The Quran (English) — Yusuf Ali

Ta. Sin. Mim

These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear

It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers

If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility

But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom

They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at

Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein

Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity

The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah

He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood

My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron

And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me

Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call)

So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds

Send thou with us the Children of Israel

(Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life

And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)

Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error

So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers

And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel

Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds

(Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure

(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)

(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning

(Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman

(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense

(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison

(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing

(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth

So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)

And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders

(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed

His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel

They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect

And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed

So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known

And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled

That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win

So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win

He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)

Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw

So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win

Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake

Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration

Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross

They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord

Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers

By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued

Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities

(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band

And they are raging furiously against us

But we are a multitude amply fore-warned

So We expelled them from gardens, springs

Treasures, and every kind of honourable position

Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things

So they pursued them at sunrise

And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken

(Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me

Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain

And We made the other party approach thither

We delivered Moses and all who were with him

But We drowned the others

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story

Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye

They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them

He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)

Or do you good or harm

They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)

He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping

Ye and your fathers before you

For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds

Who created me, and it is He Who guides me

Who gives me food and drink

And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me

Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again)

And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment

O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous

Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations)

Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss

Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray

And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up

The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail

But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart

To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near

And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view

And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped

Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves

Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil

And the whole hosts of Iblis together

They will say there in their mutual bickerings

By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest

When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds

And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt

Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us)

Nor a single friend to feel (for us)

Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe

Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

The people of Noah rejected the messengers

Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)

I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust

So fear Allah, and obey me

No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds

So fear Allah, and obey me

They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee

He said: "And what do I know as to what they do

Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand

I am not one to drive away those who believe

I am sent only to warn plainly in public

They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)

He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me

Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me

So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures)

Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers

Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)

I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust

So fear Allah and obey me

No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds

Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves

And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)

And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power

Now fear Allah, and obey me

Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know

Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons

And Gardens and Springs

Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day

They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers

This is no other than a customary device of the ancients

And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties

So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers

Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)

I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust

So fear Allah, and obey me

No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds

Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here

Gardens and Springs

And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)

And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill

But fear Allah and obey me

And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant

Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)

They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched

Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth

He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed

Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you

But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets

But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

The people of Lut rejected the messengers

Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)

I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust

So fear Allah and obey me

No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds

Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males

And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)

They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out

He said: "I do detest your doings

O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do

So We delivered him and his family,- all

Except an old woman who lingered behind

But the rest We destroyed utterly

We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful

The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers

Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)

I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust

So fear Allah and obey me

No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds

Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud)

And weigh with scales true and upright

And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief

And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)

They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched

Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar

Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful

He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do

But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day

Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth

To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish

In the perspicuous Arabic tongue

Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples

Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)

Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs

And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it

Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners

They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty

But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not

Then they will say: "Shall we be respited

Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on

Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years

Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised

It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)

Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners

By way of reminder; and We never are unjust

No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation)

It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it)

Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it

So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty

And admonish thy nearest kinsmen

And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee

Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do

And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer)

And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves

For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things

Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend

They descend on every lying, wicked person

(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars

And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them

Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley

And that they say what they practise not

Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take