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ash-Shu`ara` (The Poets)
as rendered by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
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M. M. Pickthall rendition of Surah The Poets(ash-Shu`ara`)
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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 worshi
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


   


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