| | Edward Henry Palmer rendition of Surah The Poets(ash-Shu`ara`)
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| 26:1 | | T. S. M. |
| 26:2 | | Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book; |
| 26:3 | | haply thou art vexing thyself to death that they will not be believers! |
| 26:4 | | If we please we will send down upon them from the heaven a sign, and their necks shall be humbled thereto. |
| 26:5 | | But there comes not to them any recent Reminder from the Merciful One that they do not turn away from. |
| 26:6 | | They have called (thee) liar! but there shall come to them a message of that at which they mocked. |
| 26:7 | | Have they not looked to the earth, how we caused to grow therein of every noble kind? |
| 26:8 | | verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers! |
| 26:9 | | but, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful. |
| 26:10 | | And when thy Lord called Moses (saying), 'Come to the unjust people, |
| 26:11 | | to the people of Pharaoh, will they not fear?' |
| 26:12 | | Said he, 'My Lord! verily, I fear that they will call me liar; |
| 26:13 | | and my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; send then unto Aaron, |
| 26:14 | | for they have a crime against me, and I fear that they may kill me.' |
| 26:15 | | Said He, 'Not so; but go with our signs, verily, we are with you listening. |
| 26:16 | | 'And go to Pharaoh and say, "Verily, we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds |
| 26:17 | | (to tell thee to) send with us the children of Israel."' |
| 26:18 | | And he said, 'Did we not bring thee up amongst us as a child? and thou didst dwell amongst us for years of thy life; |
| 26:19 | | and thou didst do thy deed which thou hast done, and thou art of the ungrateful!' |
| 26:20 | | Said he, 'I did commit this, and I was of those who erred. |
| 26:21 | | 'And I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord granted me judgment, and made me one of His messengers; |
| 26:22 | | and this is the favour thou hast obliged me with, that thou hast enslaved the children of Israel!' |
| 26:23 | | Said Pharaoh, 'Who is the Lord of the worlds?' |
| 26:24 | | Said he, 'The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if ye are but sure.' |
| 26:25 | | Said he to those about him, 'Do ye not listen |
| 26:26 | | Said he, 'Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore!' |
| 26:27 | | Said he, 'Verily, your apostle who is sent to you is surely mad!' |
| 26:28 | | Said he, 'The Lord of the east and of the west, and of what is between the two, if ye had but sense!' |
| 26:29 | | Said he, 'If thou dost take a god besides Me I will surely make thee one of the imprisoned!' |
| 26:30 | | Said he, 'What, if I come to thee with something obvious?' |
| 26:31 | | Said he, 'Bring it, if thou art of those who tell the truth!' |
| 26:32 | | And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent! |
| 26:33 | | and he plucked out his hand, and, behold, it was white to the spectators! |
| 26:34 | | He said to the chiefs around him, 'Verily, this is a knowing sorcerer, |
| 26:35 | | he desires to turn you out of your land! what is it then ye bid?' |
| 26:36 | | They said, 'Give him and his brother some hope, and send into the cities to collect |
| 26:37 | | and bring to thee every knowing sorcerer.' |
| 26:38 | | And the sorcerers assembled at the appointed time on a stated day, |
| 26:39 | | and it was said to the people, 'Are ye assembled? |
| 26:40 | | haply we may follow the sorcerers if we gain the upper hand.' |
| 26:41 | | And when the sorcerers came they said to Pharaoh, 'Shall we, verily, have a hire if we gain the upper hand?' |
| 26:42 | | Said he, 'Yes; and, verily, ye shall then be of those who are nigh (my throne).' |
| 26:43 | | And Moses said to them, 'Throw down what ye have to throw down.' |
| 26:44 | | So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, 'By Pharaoh's might, verily, we it is who shall gain the upper hand!' |
| 26:45 | | And Moses threw down his rod, and, lo, it swallowed up what they falsely devised! |
| 26:46 | | And the sorcerers threw themselves down, adoring. |
| 26:47 | | Said they, 'We believe in the Lord of the worlds, |
| 26:48 | | the Lord of Moses and Aaron!' |
| 26:49 | | Said he, 'Do ye believe in Him ere I give you leave? Verily, he is your chief who has taught you sorcery, but soon ye shall know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, and I will crucify you all together!' |
| 26:50 | | They said, 'No harm; verily, unto our Lord do we return! |
| 26:51 | | verily, we hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, for we are the first of believers!' |
| 26:52 | | And we inspired Moses, 'Journey by night with my servants; verily, ye are pursued.' |
| 26:53 | | And Pharaoh sent into the cities to collect; |
| 26:54 | | 'Verily, these are a small company. |
| 26:55 | | And, verily, they are enraged with us; |
| 26:56 | | but we are a multitude, wary! |
| 26:57 | | 'Turn them out of gardens and springs, |
| 26:58 | | and treasuries, and a noble station!' - |
| 26:59 | | thus, - and we made the children of Israel to inherit them. |
| 26:60 | | And they followed them at dawn; |
| 26:61 | | and when the two hosts saw each other, Moses' companions said, 'Verily, we are overtaken!' |
| 26:62 | | Said he, 'Not so; verily, with me is my Lord, He will guide me.' |
| 26:63 | | And we inspired Moses, 'Strike with thy rod the sea;' and it was cleft asunder, and each part was like a mighty mountain. |
| 26:64 | | And then we brought the others. |
| 26:65 | | And we saved Moses and those with him all together; |
| 26:66 | | then we drowned the others; |
| 26:67 | | and that is a sign: but most of them will never be believers! |
| 26:68 | | And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful. |
| 26:69 | | And recite to them the story of Abraham; |
| 26:70 | | when he said to his father and his people, 'What do ye serve?' |
| 26:71 | | They said, 'We serve idols, and we are still devoted to them. |
| 26:72 | | He said, 'Can they hear you when ye call, |
| 26:73 | | or profit you, or harm?' |
| 26:74 | | They said, 'No; but we found our fathers doing thus.' |
| 26:75 | | He said, 'Have ye considered what ye have been serving, |
| 26:76 | | ye and your fathers before you? |
| 26:77 | | Verily, they are foes to me, save only the Lord of the worlds, |
| 26:78 | | who created me and guides me, |
| 26:79 | | and who gives me food and drink. |
| 26:80 | | And when I am sick He heals me; |
| 26:81 | | He who will kill me, and then bring me to life; |
| 26:82 | | and who I hope will forgive me my sins on the day of judgment! |
| 26:83 | | Lord, grant me judgment, and let me reach the righteous; |
| 26:84 | | and give me a tongue of good report amongst posterity; |
| 26:85 | | and make me of the heirs of the paradise of pleasure; |
| 26:86 | | and pardon my father, verily, he is of those who err; |
| 26:87 | | and disgrace me not on the day when they are raised up again; |
| 26:88 | | the day when wealth shall profit not, nor sons, |
| 26:89 | | but only he who comes to God with a sound heart. |
| 26:90 | | And paradise shall be brought near to the pious; |
| 26:91 | | and hell shall be brought forth to those who go astray, |
| 26:92 | | and it shall be said to them, "Where is what ye used to worship |
| 26:93 | | beside God? can they help you, or get help themselves? " |
| 26:94 | | And they shall fall headlong into it, they and those who have gone astray, |
| 26:95 | | and the hosts of Iblis all together! |
| 26:96 | | 'They shall say, while they quarrel therein, |
| 26:97 | | "By God! we were surely in an obvious error, |
| 26:98 | | when we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds! |
| 26:99 | | but it was only sinners who led us astray. |
| 26:100 | | But we have no intercessors |
| 26:101 | | and no warm friend; |
| 26:102 | | but had we a turn we would be of the believers."' - |
| 26:103 | | Verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers; |
| 26:104 | | and, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful. |
| 26:105 | | The people of Noah said the apostles were liars, |
| 26:106 | | when their brother Noah said to them, 'Will ye not fear? |
| 26:107 | | verily, I am a faithful apostle to you; |
| 26:108 | | then fear God and obey me. |
| 26:109 | | I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:110 | | So fear God and obey me.' |
| 26:111 | | They said, 'Shall we believe in thee, when the reprobates follow thee?' |
| 26:112 | | He said, 'I did not know what they were doing; |
| 26:113 | | their account is only with my Lord, if ye but perceive. |
| 26:114 | | And I am not one to drive away the believers, |
| 26:115 | | I am only a plain warner.' |
| 26:116 | | They said, 'Verily, if thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt surely be of those who are stoned!' |
| 26:117 | | Said he, 'My Lord! verily, my people call me liar; |
| 26:118 | | open between me and between them an opening, and save me and those of the believers who are with me!' |
| 26:119 | | So we saved him and those with him in the laden ark, |
| 26:120 | | then we drowned the rest; |
| 26:121 | | verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers; |
| 26:122 | | and, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful. |
| 26:123 | | And 'Ad called the apostles liars; |
| 26:124 | | when their brother Hud said to them, 'Will ye not fear? |
| 26:125 | | Verily, I am to you a faithful apostle; |
| 26:126 | | then fear God and obey me. |
| 26:127 | | I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:128 | | Do ye build on every height a landmark in sport, |
| 26:129 | | and take to works that haply ye may be immortal? |
| 26:130 | | 'And when ye assault ye assault like tyrants; |
| 26:131 | | but fear God and obey me; |
| 26:132 | | and fear Him who hath |
| 26:133 | | given you an extent of cattle and sons, |
| 26:134 | | and gardens and springs. |
| 26:135 | | Verily, fear for you the torment of a mighty day!' |
| 26:136 | | They said, 'It is the same to us if thou admonish or art not of those who do admonish; |
| 26:137 | | this is nothing but old folks' fictions, for we shall not be tormented!' |
| 26:138 | | And they called him liar! |
| 26:139 | | but we destroyed them. Verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers. |
| 26:140 | | And, verily, thy Lord is mighty, merciful. |
| 26:141 | | Thamud called the apostles liars; |
| 26:142 | | when their brother Zalih said to them, 'Do ye not fear? |
| 26:143 | | verily, I am to you a faithful apostle; |
| 26:144 | | so fear God and obey me. |
| 26:145 | | I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:146 | | Shall ye be left here in safety |
| 26:147 | | with gardens and springs, |
| 26:148 | | and corn-fields and palms, |
| 26:149 | | the spathes whereof are fine? and ye hew out of the mountains houses skillfully. |
| 26:150 | | But fear God and obey me; |
| 26:151 | | and obey not the bidding of the extravagant, |
| 26:152 | | who do evil in the earth and do not act aright!' |
| 26:153 | | They said, 'Thou art only of the infatuated; |
| 26:154 | | thou art but mortal like ourselves; so bring us a sign, if thou be of those who speak the truth!' |
| 26:155 | | He said, 'This she-camel shall have her drink and you your drink on a certain day; |
| 26:156 | | but touch her not with evil, or there will seize you the torment of a mighty day!' |
| 26:157 | | But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented; |
| 26:158 | | and the torment seized them; verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers: |
| 26:159 | | but verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful. |
| 26:160 | | The people of Lot called the apostles liars; |
| 26:161 | | when their brother Lot said to them, 'Do ye not fear? |
| 26:162 | | verily, I am to you a faithful apostle; |
| 26:163 | | then fear God and obey me. |
| 26:164 | | I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:165 | | Do ye approach males of all the world |
| 26:166 | | and leave what God your Lord has created for you of your wives? nay, but ye are people who transgress!' |
| 26:167 | | They said, 'Surely, if thou dost not desist, O Lot! thou shalt be of those who are expelled!' |
| 26:168 | | Said he, 'Verily, I am of those who hate your deed; |
| 26:169 | | my Lord! save me and my people from what they do.' |
| 26:170 | | And we saved him and his people all together, |
| 26:171 | | except an old woman amongst those who lingered. |
| 26:172 | | Then we destroyed the others; |
| 26:173 | | and we rained down upon them a rain; and evil was the rain of those who were warned. |
| 26:174 | | Verily, in that is a sign; but most, of them will never be believers. |
| 26:175 | | And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful, compassionate. |
| 26:176 | | The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars; |
| 26:177 | | Sho'haib said to them, 'Will ye not fear? |
| 26:178 | | verily, I am to you a faithful apostle, |
| 26:179 | | then fear God and obey me. |
| 26:180 | | I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:181 | | Give good measure, and be not of those who diminish; |
| 26:182 | | and weigh with a fair balance, |
| 26:183 | | and do not cheat men of their goods; and waste not the land, despoiling it; |
| 26:184 | | and fear Him who created you and the races of yore!' |
| 26:185 | | Said they, 'Thou art only of the infatuated; |
| 26:186 | | and thou art only a mortal like ourselves; and, verily, we think that thou art surely of the liars; |
| 26:187 | | so make a portion of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art of those who tell the truth!' |
| 26:188 | | Said he, 'My Lord knows best what ye do!' |
| 26:189 | | but they called him liar, and the torment of the day of the shadow seized them; for it was the torment of a mighty day: |
| 26:190 | | verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers; |
| 26:191 | | but, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful! |
| 26:192 | | And, verily, it is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds; |
| 26:193 | | the Faithful Spirit came down with it |
| 26:194 | | upon thy heart, that thou shouldst be of those who warn;- |
| 26:195 | | in plain Arabic language, |
| 26:196 | | and, verily, it is (foretold) in the scriptures of yore! |
| 26:197 | | Have they not a sign, that the learned men of the children of Israel recognise it? |
| 26:198 | | Had we sent it down to any barbarian, |
| 26:199 | | and he had read it to them, they would not have believed therein. |
| 26:200 | | Thus have we made for it a way into the hearts of the sinners; |
| 26:201 | | they will not believe therein until they see the grievous woe! |
| 26:202 | | and it shall come to them suddenly while they do not perceive! |
| 26:203 | | They will say, 'Shall we be respited?- |
| 26:204 | | What! do they wish to hasten on our torment?' |
| 26:205 | | What thinkest thou? if we let them enjoy themselves for years, |
| 26:206 | | and then there come to them what they are threatened, |
| 26:207 | | that will not avail them which they had to enjoy! |
| 26:208 | | But we do not destroy any city without its having warners |
| 26:209 | | as a reminder, for we are never unjust. |
| 26:210 | | The devils did not descend therewith; |
| 26:211 | | it is not fit work for them; nor are they able to do it. |
| 26:212 | | Verily, they are deposed from listening; |
| 26:213 | | call not then with God upon other gods, or thou wilt be of the tormented; |
| 26:214 | | but warn thy clansmen who are near of kin. |
| 26:215 | | And lower thy wing to those of the believers who follow thee; |
| 26:216 | | but if they rebel against thee, say, 'Verily, I am clear of what ye do,' |
| 26:217 | | and rely thou upon the mighty, merciful One, |
| 26:218 | | who sees thee when thou dost stand up, |
| 26:219 | | and thy posturing amongst those who adore'. |
| 26:220 | | Verily, He both bears and knows! |
| 26:221 | | Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend? |
| 26:222 | | they descend upon every sinful liar, |
| 26:223 | | and impart what they have heard; but most of them are liars. |
| 26:224 | | And the poets do those follow who go astray! |
| 26:225 | | Dost thou not see that they wander distraught in every vale? |
| 26:226 | | and that they say that which they do not do? |
| 26:227 | | save those who believe, and do right, and remember God much, and defend themselves after they are wronged; but those who do wrong shall know with what a turn they shall be turned. |
