26: al-Shoa'raa الشعراء

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

طٰسٓمّٓ‏(1)

Taa Sim Meem.

Taa Sim Meem.

تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِيْنِ‏(2)

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

لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ اَلَّا يَكُوْنُوْا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ‏(3)

Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.

اِنْ نَّشَاْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اٰيَةً فَظَلَّتْ اَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خٰضِعِيْنَ‏(4)

If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.

وَمَا يَاْتِيْهِمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ اِلَّا كَانُوْا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِيْنَ‏(5)

And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوْا فَسَيَاْتِيْهِمْ اَنْۢبٰٓؤُا مَا كَانُوْا بِهٖ يَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ‏(6)

So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.

اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلَى الْاَرْضِ كَمْ اَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيْمٍ‏(7)

Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?

اِنَّ فِىْ ذٰ لِكَ لَاٰيَةً‌ ؕ وَّمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ‏(8)

Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الرَّحِيْمُ‏(9)

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

وَاِذْ نَادٰى رَبُّكَ مُوْسٰۤى اَنِ ائْتِ الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَۙ‏(10)

And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ‌ؕ اَلَا يَتَّقُوْنَ‌‏(11)

The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّىْۤ اَخَافُ اَنْ يُّكَذِّبُوْنِؕ‏(12)

He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;

وَيَضِيْقُ صَدْرِىْ وَلَا يَنْطَلِقُ لِسَانِىْ فَاَرْسِلْ اِلٰى هٰرُوْنَ‏(13)

And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنْۢبٌ فَاَخَافُ اَنْ يَّقْتُلُوْنِ‌ۚ‏(14)

And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.

قَالَ كَلَّا‌ ۚ فَاذْهَبَا بِاٰيٰتِنَآ‌ اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُّسْتَمِعُوْنَ‏(15)

He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;

فَاْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُوْلَاۤ اِنَّا رَسُوْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَۙ‏(16)

Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds:

اَنْ اَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىْۤ اِسْرَآءِيْلَ ؕ‏(17)

Then send with us the children of Israel.

قَالَ اَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِيْنَا وَلِيْدًا وَّلَبِثْتَ فِيْنَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِيْنَۙ‏(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?

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِىْ فَعَلْتَ وَاَنْتَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ‏(19)

And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَاۤ اِذًا وَّاَنَا مِنَ الضَّآلِّيْنَؕ‏(20)

He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِىْ رَبِّىْ حُكْمًا وَّجَعَلَنِىْ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ‏(21)

So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles;

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ اَنْ عَبَّدْتَّ بَنِىْۤ اِسْرَآءِيْلَ ؕ‏(22)

And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَؕ‏(23)

Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?

قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاؕ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّوْقِنِيْنَ‏(24)

He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهٗۤ اَلَا تَسْتَمِعُوْنَ‏(25)

(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ اٰبَآئِكُمُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ‏(26)

He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.

قَالَ اِنَّ رَسُوْلَكُمُ الَّذِىْۤ اُرْسِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُوْنٌ‏(27)

Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad.

قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ؕ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ‏(28)

He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.

قَالَ لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ اِلٰهًا غَيْرِىْ لَاَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُوْنِيْنَ‏(29)

Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.

قَالَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِيْنٍ‌ۚ‏(30)

He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?

قَالَ فَاْتِ بِهٖۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ‏(31)

Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.

‌فَاَ لْقٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِيْنٌ‌ ۖ ‌‌ۚ‏(32)

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,

وَّنَزَعَ يَدَهٗ فَاِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنّٰظِرِيْنَ‏(33)

And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَاِ حَوْلَهٗۤ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَسٰحِرٌ عَلِيْمٌۙ‏(34)

(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,

يُّرِيْدُ اَنْ يُّخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهٖ ‌ۖ  فَمَاذَا تَاْمُرُوْنَ‌‏(35)

Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?

قَالُوْۤا اَرْجِهْ وَاَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِى الْمَدَآئِنِ حٰشِرِيْنَۙ‏(36)

They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities

يَاْتُوْكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيْمٍ‏(37)

That they should bring to you every skillful magician.

فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيْقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍۙ‏(38)

So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,