| | Shakir rendition of Surah The Poets(ash-Shu`ara`)
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| 26:1 | | Ta Sin Mim. |
| 26:2 | | These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear. |
| 26:3 | | Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe. |
| 26:4 | | If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it. |
| 26:5 | | And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it. |
| 26:6 | | So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them. |
| 26:7 | | Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it? |
| 26:8 | | Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe. |
| 26:9 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:10 | | And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people, |
| 26:11 | | The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:12 | | He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me; |
| 26:13 | | And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me); |
| 26:14 | | And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me. |
| 26:15 | | He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing; |
| 26:16 | | Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds: |
| 26:17 | | Then send with us the children of Israel. |
| 26:18 | | (Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life? |
| 26:19 | | And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful. |
| 26:20 | | He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course; |
| 26:21 | | So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers; |
| 26:22 | | And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel? |
| 26:23 | | Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds? |
| 26:24 | | He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure. |
| 26:25 | | (Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear? |
| 26:26 | | He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old. |
| 26:27 | | Said he: Most surely your Messenger who is sent to you is mad. |
| 26:28 | | He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand. |
| 26:29 | | Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned. |
| 26:30 | | He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest? |
| 26:31 | | Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones. |
| 26:32 | | So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent, |
| 26:33 | | And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers. |
| 26:34 | | (Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician, |
| 26:35 | | Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise? |
| 26:36 | | They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities |
| 26:37 | | That they should bring to you every skillful magician. |
| 26:38 | | So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day, |
| 26:39 | | And it was said to the people: Will you gather together? |
| 26:40 | | Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers. |
| 26:41 | | And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers? |
| 26:42 | | He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near. |
| 26:43 | | Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast. |
| 26:44 | | So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious. |
| 26:45 | | Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told. |
| 26:46 | | And the magicians were thrown down prostrate; |
| 26:47 | | They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds: |
| 26:48 | | The Lord of Musa and Haroun. |
| 26:49 | | Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all. |
| 26:50 | | They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back; |
| 26:51 | | Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers. |
| 26:52 | | And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued. |
| 26:53 | | So Firon sent heralds into the cities; |
| 26:54 | | Most surely these are a small company; |
| 26:55 | | And most surely they have enraged us; |
| 26:56 | | And most surely we are a vigilant multitude. |
| 26:57 | | So We turned them out of gardens and springs, |
| 26:58 | | And treasures and goodly dwellings, |
| 26:59 | | Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel. |
| 26:60 | | Then they pursued them at sunrise. |
| 26:61 | | So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken. |
| 26:62 | | He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out. |
| 26:63 | | Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound. |
| 26:64 | | And We brought near, there, the others. |
| 26:65 | | And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them. |
| 26:66 | | Then We drowned the others. |
| 26:67 | | Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:68 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:69 | | And recite to them the story of Ibrahim. |
| 26:70 | | When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship? |
| 26:71 | | They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries. |
| 26:72 | | He said: Do they hear you when you call? |
| 26:73 | | Or do they profit you or cause you harm? |
| 26:74 | | They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so. |
| 26:75 | | He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping: |
| 26:76 | | You and your ancient sires. |
| 26:77 | | Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds; |
| 26:78 | | Who created me, then He has shown me the way: |
| 26:79 | | And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink: |
| 26:80 | | And when I am sick, then He restores me to health |
| 26:81 | | And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life; |
| 26:82 | | And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment. |
| 26:83 | | My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good |
| 26:84 | | And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity |
| 26:85 | | And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss |
| 26:86 | | And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray; |
| 26:87 | | And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised |
| 26:88 | | The day on which property will not avail, nor sons |
| 26:89 | | Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil). |
| 26:90 | | And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil), |
| 26:91 | | And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones, |
| 26:92 | | And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship; |
| 26:93 | | Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves? |
| 26:94 | | So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones, |
| 26:95 | | And the hosts of the Shaitan, all. |
| 26:96 | | They shall say while they contend therein: |
| 26:97 | | By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error, |
| 26:98 | | When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds; |
| 26:99 | | And none but the guilty led us astray; |
| 26:100 | | So we have no intercessors, |
| 26:101 | | Nor a true friend; |
| 26:102 | | But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers. |
| 26:103 | | Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:104 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:105 | | The people of Nuh rejected the messengers. |
| 26:106 | | When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:107 | | Surely I am a faithful messenger to you; |
| 26:108 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me |
| 26:109 | | And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds: |
| 26:110 | | So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me. |
| 26:111 | | They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you? |
| 26:112 | | He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do? |
| 26:113 | | Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive |
| 26:114 | | And I am not going to drive away the believers; |
| 26:115 | | I am naught but a plain warner. |
| 26:116 | | They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death. |
| 26:117 | | He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie! |
| 26:118 | | Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers. |
| 26:119 | | So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark. |
| 26:120 | | Then We drowned the rest afterwards |
| 26:121 | | Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:122 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:123 | | Ad gave the lie to the messengers. |
| 26:124 | | When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:125 | | Surely I am a faithful messenger to you; |
| 26:126 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me: |
| 26:127 | | And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds |
| 26:128 | | Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do: |
| 26:129 | | And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may |
| 26:130 | | And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants; |
| 26:131 | | So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me |
| 26:132 | | And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know. |
| 26:133 | | He has given you abundance of cattle and children |
| 26:134 | | And gardens and fountains; |
| 26:135 | | Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day |
| 26:136 | | They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers |
| 26:137 | | This is naught but a custom of the ancients; |
| 26:138 | | And we are not going to be punished. |
| 26:139 | | So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:140 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:141 | | Samood gave the lie to the messengers |
| 26:142 | | When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:143 | | Surely I am a faithful messenger to you |
| 26:144 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me: |
| 26:145 | | And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds: |
| 26:146 | | Will you be left secure in what is here; |
| 26:147 | | In gardens and fountains, |
| 26:148 | | And cornfields and palm-trees having fine spadices? |
| 26:149 | | And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly; |
| 26:150 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me; |
| 26:151 | | And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant, |
| 26:152 | | Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright. |
| 26:153 | | They said: You are only of the deluded ones; |
| 26:154 | | You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful. |
| 26:155 | | He said: This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time; |
| 26:156 | | And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you. |
| 26:157 | | But they hamstrung her, then regretted; |
| 26:158 | | So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:159 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:160 | | The people of Lut gave the lie to the messengers. |
| 26:161 | | When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:162 | | Surely I am a faithful messenger to you; |
| 26:163 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me: |
| 26:164 | | And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds; |
| 26:165 | | What! do you come to the males from among the creatures |
| 26:166 | | And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits. |
| 26:167 | | They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled. |
| 26:168 | | He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your |
| 26:169 | | My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do. |
| 26:170 | | So We delivered him and his followers all, |
| 26:171 | | Except an old woman, among those who remained behind. |
| 26:172 | | Then We utterly destroyed the others. |
| 26:173 | | And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned. |
| 26:174 | | Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:175 | | And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:176 | | The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the messengers. |
| 26:177 | | When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)? |
| 26:178 | | Surely I am a faithful messenger to you; |
| 26:179 | | Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me: |
| 26:180 | | And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds; |
| 26:181 | | Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish; |
| 26:182 | | And weigh (things) with a right balance, |
| 26:183 | | And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief. |
| 26:184 | | And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations. |
| 26:185 | | They said: You are only of those deluded; |
| 26:186 | | And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars. |
| 26:187 | | Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful. |
| 26:188 | | He said: My Lord knows best what you do. |
| 26:189 | | But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day. |
| 26:190 | | Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe. |
| 26:191 | | And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful. |
| 26:192 | | And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. |
| 26:193 | | The Faithful Spirit has descended with it, |
| 26:194 | | Upon your heart that you may be of the warners |
| 26:195 | | In plain Arabic language. |
| 26:196 | | And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients. |
| 26:197 | | Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it? |
| 26:198 | | And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners |
| 26:199 | | So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein. |
| 26:200 | | Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty. |
| 26:201 | | They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment. |
| 26:202 | | And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive; |
| 26:203 | | Then they will say: Shall we be respited? |
| 26:204 | | What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment? |
| 26:205 | | Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years, |
| 26:206 | | Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened, |
| 26:207 | | That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them? |
| 26:208 | | And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners, |
| 26:209 | | To remind, and We are never unjust. |
| 26:210 | | And the Shaitans have not come down with it. |
| 26:211 | | And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it). |
| 26:212 | | Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it. |
| 26:213 | | So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished. |
| 26:214 | | And warn your nearest relations, |
| 26:215 | | And be kind to him who follows you of the believers. |
| 26:216 | | But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do. |
| 26:217 | | And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful, |
| 26:218 | | Who sees you when you stand up. |
| 26:219 | | And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah. |
| 26:220 | | Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing. |
| 26:221 | | Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend? |
| 26:222 | | They descend upon every lying, sinful one, |
| 26:223 | | They incline their ears, and most of them are liars. |
| 26:224 | | And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them. |
| 26:225 | | Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley? |
| 26:226 | | And that they say that which they do not do, |
| 26:227 | | Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back. |
