27:1  T. S. These are the signs of the Quran and a clear Book.

27:2  It is a guidance and good news for the believers

27:3  who observe the Salat and give the Zakat, and of the Hereafter, they are certain.

27:4  For those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have adorned their work for them, and thus they wander blindly.

27:5  Those are the ones who will have the worst punishment, and in the Hereafter, they will be the greatest losers.

27:6  You are receiving the Quran from One who is Wise, Knowledgeable.

27:7  Moses said to his family, "I have glimpsed a fire. I will bring you some news from it or bring you a burning ember so that you may warm yourself."

27:8  Then, when he came to it, he was called: "Those who are in the fire and those around it have been blessed. Glory to God, Lord of the Worlds.

27:9  O Moses, it is I, God, the Dignified, the Wise.

27:10  Throw down your staff." When he saw it moving as if it were a jinn, he turned and fled and did not turn back. "O Moses, do not fear. Messengers are not to be afraid in My presence,

27:11  except one who has transgressed, then replaced good in place of bad, then indeed, I am Forgiver, Merciful.

27:12  Put your hand in your pocket; it will emerge white without blemish; one of nine signs to Pharaoh and his people. They are a wicked people indeed."

27:13  Then, when Our clearly visible signs came to them, they said, "This is clear magic."

27:14  They rejected them due to their transgression and arrogance, even though in themselves they were certain about them. So look what the outcome of the corruptors was.

27:15  We granted David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise be to God who preferred us over many of His believing servants."

27:16  Solomon was David's heir. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of the birds, and we have been given all kinds of things. This is indeed a clear favour."

27:17  And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn, humans, and birds, paraded in ranks.

27:18  When they came upon the valley of the ants, one ant said, "O you ants, enter your homes so that Solomon and his soldiers do not crush you without realising it."

27:19  So he smiled, laughing at what she said, and said, "My Lord, enable me to give thanks for Your blessings which You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do good deeds that You approve of, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants."

27:20  He inspected the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?

27:21  I will punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he comes to me with clear justification."

27:22  He did not stay away long. He then said, "I have encompassed that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with assured news.

27:23  I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given of all things, and she possesses a great throne.

27:24  I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of God. The devil adorned their work for them and repelled them from the path so that they would not be guided,

27:25  and so that they do not prostrate to God who brings out what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and who knows what you conceal and what you declare.

27:26  God: there is no god except Him, the Lord of the Great Throne."

27:27  He said, "We will see if you have been truthful or you were of the liars.

27:28  Go with this Book of mine and deliver it to them, then turn away from them and see how they will respond."

27:29  She said, "O commanders, a Noble Book has been delivered to me.

27:30  It is from Solomon, and it is in the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

27:31  'Do not exalt yourself above Me, and come to Me as Submitters.' "

27:32  She said, "O commanders, advise me in this matter of mine, for I will not decide on any matter unless you are witness to it."

27:33  They said, "We possess strength, and we possess great might. The decision is yours, so see what you will command."

27:34  She said, "When kings enter a village, they corrupt it and cause the dignified among its people to become humiliated. That is what they do.

27:35  I will send them a gift, then I will see what the envoys return with."

27:36  When he reached Solomon, he said, "Are you providing me with wealth? What God has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who should delight in your gift.

27:37  Return to them. We will come down upon them with soldiers the like of which they have not encountered before. We will expel them from it humiliated, and they will be belittled."

27:38  He said, "O commanders, which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me as Submitters?"

27:39  A crafty one among the jinn said, "I can bring it to you before you rise from your place. I am strong and trustworthy enough for it."

27:40  The one who possessed knowledge from the Book said, "I can bring it to you before you blink." So when he saw it settled before him, he said, "This is a favour from my Lord to test me as to whether I will be appreciative or unappreciative. Whoever is appreciative is appreciative for his own good. As for the one who is unappreciative; indeed, my Lord is Rich, Generous."

27:41  He said, "Disguise her throne for her, and let us see if she will be guided or will be one of those who will not be guided."

27:42  When she arrived, it was said, "Is your throne like this?" She said, "It looks as though this is it." "We were given the knowledge before her and were already Submitters.

27:43  What she worshipped besides God impeded her. She was from a disbelieving people."

27:44  She was told, "Enter the palace." So when she saw it, she thought there was a pool of water, and she uncovered her legs. He said, "It is a palace paved with crystal." She said, "My Lord, I have wronged myself. I have submitted with Solomon to God, the Lord of the Worlds."

27:45  And We sent to Thamoud their brother Saleh: "Worship God," but they turned into two feuding factions.

27:46  He said, "My people, why do you hasten towards the bad before the good? If only you would ask God for forgiveness so that you may be granted mercy!"

27:47  They said, "We consider you a bad omen, along with those with you." He said, "Your omen is with God. Rather, you are a people being tested."

27:48  There was in the city a clan of nine who were corrupting in the earth and who were not reforming.

27:49  They said, "Let us swear by God that we will come down on him and his family by night, then tell his allies, 'We did not witness the annihilation of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.' "

27:50  They schemed a scheme, and We schemed a scheme while they were unaware.

27:51  So look what the outcome of their scheming was; We destroyed them and all their people.

27:52  So those are their homes, ruined due to their transgression. Indeed, in that is a sign for people who know.

27:53  And We saved those who believed and were reverent.

27:54  And Lot, when he said to his people, "Are you committing immorality openly and in full view?

27:55  Indeed, you approach men lustfully instead of women! Rather, you are a people acting ignorantly."

27:56  The reply of his people was none other than to say, "Expel Lot's family from your village. Indeed, they are a people who keep themselves pure."

27:57  So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We decreed her to be one of those who stayed behind.

27:58  And We showered a rain upon them. Miserable was the rain of those who had been warned.

27:59  Say, "Praise be to God and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen." Is God better, or what they associate with Him?

27:60  Who is the One who created the heavens and the earth and brought water down for you from the sky with which We grew joyful gardens? It is not possible for you to make its trees grow. Is there a god with God? Rather, they are a people who ascribe equals.

27:61  Who is the One who rendered the earth a resting place, and made rivers run through it, and made for it stabilisers, and placed a barrier between the two seas? Is there a god with God? Rather, most of them do not know.

27:62  Who is the One who responds to the distressed when he calls upon Him, removes the adversity, and makes you successors on earth? Is there a god with God? Little do they take heed!

27:63  Who is the One who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea and who sends the winds bearing good news ahead of His mercy? Is there a god with God? Exalted is God, far above what they associate with Him.

27:64  Who is the One who initiates the creation, then repeats it, and who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Is there a god with God? Say, "Produce your proof if you are truthful."

27:65  Say, "No one in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen except God, and they are unaware as to when they will be resurrected."

27:66  No, their knowledge does not grasp the Hereafter. In fact, they harbour doubts about it. In fact, they are blind to it.

27:67  Those who disbelieved said, "When we and our fathers become dust, will we still be brought out?

27:68  We and our fathers have been promised this before. This is nothing but the tales of the previous ones."

27:69  Say, "Travel in the land and look what the outcome of the criminals was."

27:70  Do not grieve over them and do not be distressed by what they scheme.

27:71  And they say, "When will this promise come true if you are truthful?"

27:72  Say, "Perhaps some of what you wish to hasten is in fact quite close behind you."

27:73  Indeed, your Lord is Possessor of Favour for the people, but most of them do not give thanks.

27:74  And indeed, your Lord knows what their chests conceal and what they declare.

27:75  There is no hidden thing in the heaven and the earth that is not in a clear Book.

27:76  This Quran narrates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they differ.

27:77  And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers.

27:78  Indeed, your Lord will judge between them in accordance with His Law. He is the Dignified, the Knowledgeable.

27:79  So put your trust in God. You are upon the clear truth.

27:80  You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call if they turn their backs.

27:81  And you cannot guide the blind away from their misguidance. You will not make anyone hear other than those who believe in Our revelations, for they are Submitters.

27:82  When the Word is carried out upon them, We will bring out for them a creature from the earth that will speak to them; for the people have not been certain of Our signs.

27:83  On the Day We gather from every nation a group of those who denied Our signs, they will be paraded in ranks.

27:84  Until, when they have arrived, He will say, "Have you denied My revelations though you did not have proper knowledge thereof? Or what exactly were you doing?"

27:85  The Word has been carried out upon them for the transgression they had committed, and they will not speak.

27:86  Do they not see that We rendered the night for them to rest in and the day for seeing? Indeed, in that are signs for people who believe.

27:87  On the Day the horn is blown, all who are in the heavens and the earth will be horrified except those whom God wills. All will come to Him humbled.

27:88  And you see the mountains, thinking they are standing still, when in fact they are moving just like the movement of the clouds. Such is the making of God, who perfected everything. He is All-Aware of what you do.

27:89  Those who came with a good deed, they receive better than it and they are secure from the horrors of that Day.

27:90  And those who came with a bad deed, their faces were slumped over in the Fire. Are you being repaid except for what you used to do?

27:91  I have been commanded but to worship the Lord of this town that He has made haram, and to whom belongs all things. And I have been commanded to be one of the Submitters,

27:92  and to recite the Quran. Whoever is guided is guided for his own good, and to the one who goes astray, say, "I am only one of the warners."

27:93  And say, "Praise be to God. He will show you His signs so that you would know them." Your Lord is not unaware of what you do.