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28. And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you,
then say, 'Praise to AllŒh who has saved us from the wrongdoing
people.'
29. And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and
You are the best to accommodate [us].' "
30. Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our
servants].
31. Then We produced after them a generation of others.
32. And We sent among them a messenger887 from themselves,
[saying], "Worship AllŒh; you have no deity other than Him;
then will you not fear Him?"
33. And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied
the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury
in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves.
He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.
34. And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would
then be losers.
35. Does he promise you that when you have died and become
dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?
36. How far, how far, is that which you are promised.888
37. It [i.e., life] is not but our worldly life – we die and live, but
we will not be resurrected.
38. He is not but a man who has invented a lie about AllŒh, and
we will not believe him."
39. He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
40. [AllŒh] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."
41. So the shriek889 seized them in truth,890 and We made them as
[plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.
888889889870iPiS..eereo..e,,pfhbhooyeowtrtinHgdo´hitsdtet,oatnwor tih1nao1nj:udw6s7aitm.iscpsee.ronbt atoblteheit tribe of ÔAad.
is.
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42. Then We produced after them other generations.
43. No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they
remain [thereafter].
44. Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there
came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made
them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them
narrations.891 So away with a people who do not believe.
45. Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs
and a clear authority
46. To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were arrogant and
were a haughty people.
47. They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while
their people are for us in servitude?"
48. So they denied them and were of those destroyed.
49. And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they892
would be guided.
50. And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and
sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and
flowing water.
51. [AllŒh said], "O messengers, eat from the good foods and work
righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Knowing.
52. And indeed this, your religion, is one religion,893 and I am
your Lord, so fear Me."
53. But they [i.e., the people] divided their religion among them into
portions [i.e., sects] – each faction, in what it has,894 rejoicing.
54. So leave them in their confusion for a time.
55. Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children
888899994123TSiO.eehf.ee,bfhCeoilhsioetitolfndsro,yrteoeonprtioonlfei2osI1ssn:ors9an,2escl.u.fostrommasn, keticn.d.
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56. Is [because] We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do
not perceive.895
57. Indeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord
58. And they who believe in the signs of their Lord
59. And they who do not associate anything with their Lord
60. And they who give what they give while their hearts are
fearful896 because they will be returning to their Lord –
61. It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others]
therein.
62. And We charge no soul except [with that within] its capacity,
and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will
not be wronged.
63. But their hearts are covered with confusion over this, and they
have [evil] deeds besides that [i.e., disbelief] which they are
doing,
64. Until when We seize their affluent ones with punishment,897 at
once they are crying [to AllŒh] for help.
65. Do not cry out today. Indeed, by Us you will not be helped.
66. My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning
back on your heels
67. In arrogance regarding it,898 conversing by night, speaking evil.
68. Then have they not reflected over the word [i.e., the QurÕŒn],
or has there come to them that which had not come to their
forefathers?
69. Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him
disacknowledging?
70. Or do they say, "In him is madness"? Rather, he brought them
the truth, but most of them, to the truth, are averse.
888999675TILnheswattotthrhleedilrgyodloeifeded,tshbinenofgotsrbegeitvhaceecnpetupontaitshbhelemm. einnt this world are but a trial for them.
of the Hereafter. Although general,
898Tthheedreesvcreilpattiioonni.ncOlurd"ehsismp,e"ciif.iec.a, ltlhyethPeroppuhniesth(men)t. of the Quraysh by famine.
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71. But if the Truth [i.e., AllŒh] had followed their inclinations,
the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have
been ruined. Rather, We have brought them their message,899
but they, from their message, are turning away.
72. Or do you, [O Muúammad], ask them for payment? But the
reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.
73. And indeed, you invite them to a straight path.
74. But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are
deviating from the path.
75. And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon
them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression,
wandering blindly.
76. And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but
they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate,
[and will continue thus]
77. Until when We have opened before them a door of severe
punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair.
78. And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and
hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful.
79. And it is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and
to Him you will be gathered.
80. And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the
alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason?
81. Rather,900 they say like what the former peoples said.
82. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones,
are we indeed to be resurrected?
83. We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before;
this is not but legends of the former peoples."
84. Say, [O Muúammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever
is in it, if you should know?"
899090OInrst"eraedmoinfduenrd."erstanding or reasoning.
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85. They will say, "To AllŒh." Say, "Then will you not remember?"
86. Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great
Throne?"
87. They will say, "[They belong] to AllŒh." Say, "Then will you
not fear Him?"
88. Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things – and He protects
while none can protect against Him – if you should know?"
89. They will say, "[All belongs] to AllŒh." Say, "Then how are
you deluded?"
90. Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars.
91. AllŒh has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him
any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have
taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to
overcome others. Exalted is AllŒh above what they describe
[concerning Him].
92. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He
above what they associate [with Him].
93. Say, [O Muúammad], "My Lord, if You should show me that
which they are promised,
94. My Lord, then do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
95. And indeed, We are Able to show you what We have promised
them.
96. Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most
knowing of what they describe.
97. And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements
of the devils,
98. And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."
99. [For such is the state of the disbelievers] until, when death
comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back
100. That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind."901
901Or "in that which I neglected."
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No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier
until the Day they are resurrected.
101. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among
them that Day, nor will they ask about one another.
102. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] – it is
they who are the successful.
103. But those whose scales are light – those are the ones who have
lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally.
104. The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut
smiles.902
105. [It will be said], "Were not My verses recited to you and you
used to deny them?"
106. They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and
we were a people astray.
107. Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil],
we would indeed be wrongdoers."
108. He will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.
109. Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord,
we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and
You are the best of the merciful.'
110. But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you
forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
111. Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient
endurance – that they are the attainers [of success]."
112. [AllŒh] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number
of years?"
113. They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those
who enumerate."
114. He will say, "You stayed not but a little – if only you had known.
902Their lips having been contracted by scorching until the teeth are exposed.
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115. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to
Us you would not be returned?"
116. So exalted is AllŒh, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity
except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.
117. And whoever invokes besides AllŒh another deity for which he
has no proof – then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed,
the disbelievers will not succeed.
118. And, [O Muúammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy,
and You are the best of the merciful."
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S´rah an-N´r903
BismillŒhir-RaúmŒnir-Raúeem
1. [This is] a s´rah which We have sent down and made [that within
it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that
you might remember.
2. The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual
intercourse904 – lash each one of them with a hundred lashes,905
and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion [i.e., law] of
AllŒh,906 if you should believe in AllŒh and the Last Day. And
let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
3. The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or
polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator907 or a
polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made
unlawful to the believers.
4. And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce
four witnesses – lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept
from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly
disobedient,
5. Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed,
AllŒh is Forgiving and Merciful.
6. And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no
witnesses except themselves – then the witness of one of them908
990043EAint-hNe´r rb:yLvigohlut.ntary confession of the offender or the testimony of four
male witnesses to having actually seen the act take place. Otherwise,
905tThheereruclainngbeinntohicsovnevriscetioisna. pplicable to unmarried fornicators. Execution
906bi.ye.,stDonoinngotislectonsyfimrmpaedthiynftohre sunnah for convicted adulterers. anything
a guilty person move you to alter
907Ionrdclauindeedd by AllŒh, for in His law is protection of society as a whole. be
in this ruling is the adulterer as well. Such persons cannot
908mThaerrhieudsbtoanbdesliwevheorshauvnelebsseetnhebyethraavyeedre. pented and reformed.
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[shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by AllŒh that indeed, he
is of the truthful.
7. And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of AllŒh be upon
him if he should be among the liars.
8. But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four
testimonies [swearing] by AllŒh that indeed, he is of the liars.
9. And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of AllŒh be upon her
if he was of the truthful.
10. And if not for the favor of AllŒh upon you and His mercy...909
and because AllŒh is Accepting of repentance and Wise.
11. Indeed, those who came with falsehood910 are a group among you.
Do not think it bad for you; rather, it is good for you. For every
person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from
the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion
thereof911 – for him is a great punishment [i.e., Hellfire].
12. Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing
women think good of themselves [i.e., one another] and say,
"This is an obvious falsehood"?
13. Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses?
And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they,
in the sight of AllŒh, who are the liars.
14. And if it had not been for the favor of AllŒh upon you and His
mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been
touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great
punishment
15. When you received it with your tongues912 and said with your
909The phrase omitted is estimated to be "...you would have surely been
punished, destroyed or scandalized," or "...you would have suffered many
910Rdiefffiecrurilnt gsittuoattihoensi.n"cident when the Prophet's wife ÔÕishah was falsely
991112aiR.ceac.t,uhÔseAerdbtdhbuaylnltŒhhyeobhuiynrpÔeoUacrbrsai,tyeiys.e., .l,eandoetrtohfintkhienhgyapboocurittews.hat you had heard but
hastening to repeat it carelessly.
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mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it
was insignificant while it was, in the sight of AllŒh, tremendous.
16. And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to
speak of this. Exalted are You, [O AllŒh]; this is a great slander"?
17. AllŒh warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct],
ever, if you should be believers.
18. And AllŒh makes clear to you the verses [i.e., His rulings], and
AllŒh is Knowing and Wise.
19. Indeed, those who like that immorality913 should be spread [or
publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful
punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And AllŒh knows914
and you do not know.
20. And if it had not been for the favor of AllŒh upon you and His
mercy...915 and because AllŒh is Kind and Merciful.
21. O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan.
And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan – indeed, he enjoins
immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of AllŒh
upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure,
ever, but AllŒh purifies whom He wills, and AllŒh is Hearing
and Knowing.
22. And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to
give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants
for the cause of AllŒh, and let them pardon and overlook.
Would you not like that AllŒh should forgive you? And AllŒh
is Forgiving and Merciful.
23. Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing
women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they
will have a great punishment
24. On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will
bear witness against them as to what they used to do.
999111435TSSpeheeecfhiofioidctdanelolnyte,asutopnelvcaetwrssfoeufl1as0le.lxtuhainl gresl:atwiohnast.is beneficial and what is harmful.
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25. That Day, AllŒh will pay them in full their true [i.e., deserved]
recompense, and they will know that it is AllŒh who is the
manifest Truth [i.e., perfect in justice].
26. Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to
evil words. And good words are for good men, and good men
are [an object] of good words.916 Those [good people] are
declared innocent of what they [i.e., slanderers] say. For them
is forgiveness and noble provision.
27. O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your
own houses until you ascertain welcome and greet917 their
inhabitants. That is best for you; perhaps you will be reminded
[i.e., advised].
28. And if you do not find anyone therein, do not enter them until
permission has been given you. And if it is said to you, "Go
back,"918 then go back; it is purer for you. And AllŒh is Knowing
of what you do.
29. There is no blame upon you for entering houses not inhabited
in which there is convenience919 for you. And AllŒh knows
what you reveal and what you conceal.
30. Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision920 and
guard their private parts.921 That is purer for them. Indeed,
AllŒh is Acquainted with what they do.
31. And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision922
and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment923
916Another accepted interpretation is "Evil women are for evil men, and evil
men are for evil women. And good women are for good men, and good
991187BOmyrentahaesriewmfoiolrardrgsoe"xoApdsr-wessaoslmiŒomennu.s"Ôhaolawyiknugmt"ha("t Ptehaecoecbceupuapnotns you"). prepared to
are not
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woman beautifies herself of clothing, jewelry, etc.
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except that which [necessarily] appears thereof924 and to wrap
[a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose
their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their
fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons,
their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their
women, that which their right hands possess [i.e., slaves], or
those male attendants having no physical desire,925 or children
who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And
let them not stamp their feet to make known what they
conceal of their adornment. And turn to AllŒh in repentance,
all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
32. And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among
your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, AllŒh
will enrich them from His bounty, and AllŒh is all-Encompassing
and Knowing.
33. But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain
[from sexual relations] until AllŒh enriches them from His bounty.
And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation]
from among whom your right hands possess926 – then make a
contract with them if you know there is within them goodness
and give them from the wealth of AllŒh which He has given you.
And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire
chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly
life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, AllŒh
is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.
34. And We have certainly sent down to you distinct verses927 and
examples from those who passed on before you and an
admonition for those who fear AllŒh.
924i.e., the outer garments or whatever might appear out of necessity, such as
992256iaR.eep.fa,ertrthrioonfsgetthoselaafnvaecabsenwoorhrmtohaedlehcsoainnreddistt.oionpuinrcwhahsicehtahemiranfrieseddeovmoidfroofmsetxhueailr feeling.
owners
927if.oer.,aruplriincgesaagnredeodrduipnoanncbeys,bionthp.articular those in this s´rah.
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35. AllŒh is the Light928 of the heavens and the earth. The example
of His light929 is like a niche within which is a lamp;930 the
lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star
lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor
of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched
by fire. Light upon light. AllŒh guides to His light whom He
wills. And AllŒh presents examples for the people, and AllŒh
is Knowing of all things.
36. [Such niches are] in houses [i.e., mosques] which AllŒh has
ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned [i.e.,
praised] therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and
the evenings931
37. [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the
remembrance of AllŒh and performance of prayer and giving
of zakŒh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will
[fearfully] turn about –
38. That AllŒh may reward them [according to] the best of what
they did and increase them from His bounty. And AllŒh gives
provision to whom He wills without account [i.e., limit].
39. But those who disbelieved – their deeds are like a mirage in a
lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he
comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds AllŒh before him,
and He will pay him in full his due; and AllŒh is swift in account.
40. Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which
is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are
clouds – darknesses, some of them upon others. When one
puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to
whom AllŒh has not granted light – for him there is no light.
41. Do you not see that AllŒh is exalted by whomever is within
999923329810LTiH.ehiit.see, rgttaheulerilmdysa,onu"uacsreecbdeiunhranenthirdneegbcheawesnatiorcrtkweof,e"efrrwaothobfielecilihgitehhivsetirnathngaefdsteeeersrnnsvleoaignonhcnt.eteoonrfmeaveenlantm.inpg..
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the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread
[in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer
and exalting [Him], and AllŒh is Knowing of what they do.
42. And to AllŒh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth,
and to AllŒh is the destination.
43. Do you not see that AllŒh drives clouds? Then He brings
them together; then He makes them into a mass, and you see
the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the
sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes
with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The
flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight.
44. AllŒh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson
for those who have vision.
45. AllŒh has created every [living] creature from water. And of
them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those
that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four.
AllŒh creates what He wills. Indeed, AllŒh is over all things
competent.
46. We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And AllŒh guides
whom He wills to a straight path.
47. But they [i.e., the hypocrites] say, "We have believed in AllŒh
and in the Messenger, and we obey"; then a party of them turns
away after that. And those are not believers.
48. And when they are called to [the words of] AllŒh and His
Messenger to judge between them, at once a party of them
turns aside [in refusal].
49. But if the right is theirs, they come to him in prompt obedience.
50. Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do
they fear that AllŒh will be unjust to them, or His Messenger?
Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].
51. The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called
to AllŒh and His Messenger to judge between them is that they
say, "We hear and we obey." And those are the successful.
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52. And whoever obeys AllŒh and His Messenger and fears AllŒh
and is conscious of Him – it is those who are the attainers.
53. And they swear by AllŒh their strongest oaths that if you
ordered them, they would go forth [in AllŒh's cause]. Say,
"Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known.932 Indeed, AllŒh
is Acquainted with that which you do."
54. Say, "Obey AllŒh and obey the Messenger; but if you turn
away – then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has
been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been
charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided.
And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility
for] clear notification."
55. AllŒh has promised those who have believed among you and done
righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to
authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before
them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their
religion which He has preferred for them and that He will
surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they
worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever
disbelieves933 after that – then those are the defiantly disobedient.
56. And establish prayer and give zakŒh and obey the Messenger –
that you may receive mercy.
57. Never think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to AllŒh]
upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire – and how wretched
the destination.
58. O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands
possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among
you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times:
before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing
[for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three
times of privacy934 for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon
999333243iLi..eeit..e,, rdtahelelnyih,eys"petoxhcperoiftsaeuvsro'erp"rooeftreA"nblsleeŒihnogforoubdneocdeoisveennroceetdl.ii"svkenboywHnistoobrdeianalniec.e.
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them beyond these [periods], for they continually circulate among
you – some of you, among others. Thus does AllŒh make clear
to you the verses [i.e., His ordinances]; and AllŒh is Knowing
and Wise.
59. And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask
permission [at all times] as those before them have done.
Thus does AllŒh make clear to you His verses; and AllŒh is
Knowing and Wise.
60. And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for
marriage – there is no blame upon them for putting aside their
outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly
refrain [from that] is better for them. And AllŒh is Hearing
and Knowing.
61. There is not upon the blind [any] constraint nor upon the lame
constraint nor upon the ill constraint nor upon yourselves when
you eat from your [own] houses or the houses of your fathers
or the houses of your mothers or the houses of your brothers
or the houses of your sisters or the houses of your father's
brothers or the houses of your father's sisters or the houses of
your mother's brothers or the houses of your mother's sisters
or [from houses] whose keys you possess or [from the house]
of your friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat
together or separately. But when you enter houses, give greetings
of peace935 upon each other – a greeting from AllŒh, blessed
and good. Thus does AllŒh make clear to you the verses [of
ordinance] that you may understand.
62. The believers are only those who believe in AllŒh and His
Messenger and, when they are [meeting] with him for a matter
of common interest, do not depart until they have asked his
permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission, [O
Muúammad] – those are the ones who believe in AllŒh and
His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for
something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you
935Saying, "As-salŒmu Ôalaykum" ("Peace be upon you").
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will among them and ask forgiveness for them of AllŒh. Indeed,
AllŒh is Forgiving and Merciful.
63. Do not make [your] calling of the Messenger among yourselves
as the call of one of you to another. Already AllŒh knows
those of you who slip away, concealed by others. So let those
beware who dissent from his [i.e., the Prophet's] order,936 lest
fitnah937 strike them or a painful punishment.
64. Unquestionably, to AllŒh belongs whatever is in the heavens
and earth. Already He knows that upon which you [stand]938
and [knows] the Day939 when they will be returned to Him and
He will inform them of what they have done. And AllŒh is
Knowing of all things.
999333687iTM.erei.,aalnysi,onaugfrfalpilcsootsiiohtniios,ndwi–sasyethnoesrihobinass,isssutrnfiofnera,hye.otcu.r actions (whether sincere faith or
939hTyhpeomcreiasyn)inagndcatnhealcsoonbdeitrioenndoefreydou"r...saonudls[.let them beware of] the Day..."
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S´rah al-FurqŒn940
BismillŒhir-RaúmŒnir-Raúeem
1. Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant
that he may be to the worlds a warner –
2. He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth
and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in
dominion and has created each thing and determined it with
[precise] determination.
3. But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing,
while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm
or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or
resurrection.
4. And those who disbelieve say, "This [QurÕŒn] is not except a
falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it."
But they have committed an injustice and a lie.
5. And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written
down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
6. Say, [O Muúammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows
[every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is
ever Forgiving and Merciful."
7. And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks
in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel
so he would be with him a warner?
8. Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does
he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers
say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."
9. Look how they strike for you comparisons;941 but they have strayed,
so they cannot [find] a way.
940Al-FurqŒn: The Criterion, which is another name for the QurÕŒn and means
941F"trhoamt wthheiicrhodwisntiinmgaugisinhaetsiotrnusthinfroormdefratlosedheonoydaanndddriisgchrtedfriot myowu.rong."
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10. Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you
[something] better than that – gardens beneath which rivers
flow – and could make for you palaces.
11. But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those
who deny the Hour a Blaze.
12. When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they
will hear its fury and roaring.
13. And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound
in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.
14. [They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction
but cry for much destruction."
15. Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised
to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination.
16. For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally.
It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.942
17. And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they
worship besides AllŒh and will say, "Did you mislead these,
My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"
18. They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take
besides You any allies [i.e., protectors]. But You provided
comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message
and became a people ruined."
19. So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say,943 and
you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever
commits injustice944 among you – We will make him taste a
great punishment.
20. And We did not send before you, [O Muúammad], any of the
messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets.
And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others –
will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.
994432AOtr "...a promise requested [for them by the angels]." will betray their
the time of Judgement the false objects of worship
944Swpoercsihfiipcpalelrys, and deny them. with AllŒh.
association of others
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21. And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why
were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our
Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves945
and [become] insolent with great insolence.
22. The day they see the angels946 – no good tidings will there
be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say,
"Prevented and inaccessible."947
23. And We will approach [i.e., regard]948 what they have done of
deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
24. The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement
and better resting place.
25. And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with
[emerging] clouds,949 and the angels will be sent down in
successive descent.
26. True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it
will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.
27. And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret]
he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.950
28. Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one951 as a friend.
29. He led me away from the remembrance952 after it had come to
me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."953
30. And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people
have taken this QurÕŒn as [a thing] abandoned."954
945Additional meanings are "among themselves" and "over [the matter of]
999999999555444554249867130iiTiiWtOFR...h.eeeeohenei....rfe,,tm,,sethtafhaparhsiotrkevneeeiltirolnlDhnwsvoQigoegdewahunsitytiheonr.ic"wÕmidgoŒhmafnhetnaihoJtyooro,euenrmfgdnPcttdogoihehrseoetoeeghamdpluaterihhetensiihed.mtngdetaetiene.sd(nlmisglnh.esbgid).mraotho.nnimcoaeriponuaftntoAhdeelovlrfŒsihlgt.a.uniddianngcei.t, not living by it, or
preferring something else to it.
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31. And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from
among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and
a helper.
32. And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the QurÕŒn not revealed
to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby
your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.955
33. And they do not come to you with an example [i.e., argument]
except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.
34. The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell – those are
the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.
35. And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed
with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.
36. And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied
Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.
37. And the people of Noah – when they denied the messengers,956
We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign.
And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.
38. And [We destroyed] ÔAad and Tham´d and the companions of
the well957 and many generations between them.
39. And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each
We destroyed with [total] destruction.
40. And they have already come upon the town which was showered
with a rain of evil [i.e., stones]. So have they not seen it? But
they are not expecting resurrection.958
41. And when they see you, [O Muúammad], they take you not
except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one whom AllŒh has
sent as a messenger?
995556AThlseoir, "recited it with distinct recitation." denied all those who brought the
denial of Noah was as if they had
957sSaamide message from AllŒh. denied Prophet ShuÔayb or possibly those
to be a people who
958Smoenthtieoyndedo in S´rah YŒ Seen, 36:13-29. past.
not benefit from lessons of the
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42. He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been
steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know,
when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.
43. Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
Then would you be responsible for him?
44. Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are not
except like livestock.959 Rather, they are [even] more astray in
[their] way.
45. Have you not considered your Lord – how He extends the
shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary?
Then We made the sun for it an indication.960
46. Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.961
47. And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing962 and
sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.963
48. And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His
mercy [i.e., rainfall], and We send down from the sky pure water
49. That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as
drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.
50. And We have certainly distributed it among them that they
might be reminded,964 but most of the people refuse except
disbelief.
51. And if We had willed, We could have sent into every city a
warner.965
52. So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with
it [i.e., the QurÕŒn] a great striving.
999999966566660935214COiiFiH...eeeoofo...rv,,,wArewsceelrhalvnhiŒotnteeehwlgwrne's,iaantoAahnlgrbedloslitŒlfshhciuhoteelyinenfwepectixois,ealiatlsobnheltvrdieadnientnagtrcfghchoeytaetlioothlvaoufediPwtayridano.etswpahinhtidaostehdotdtooonaMuw.rltikufoqneúrue.aesmmss.atmikoainndgw(ihtear)pepbvaeerrsetenhntetbyayasrcteohnleetrfdai.nsat.l
messenger for all peoples of the earth until the Day of Resurrection.
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53. And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas
[i.e., bodies of water], one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter,
and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.
54. And it is He who has created from water [i.e., semen] a human
being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage.
And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
55. But they worship rather than AllŒh that which does not benefit
them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord,
an assistant [to Satan].
56. And We have not sent you, [O Muúammad], except as a bringer
of good tidings and a warner.
57. Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment – only that whoever
wills might take to his Lord a way."
58. And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt
[AllŒh] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the
sins of His servants, Acquainted –
59. He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between
them in six days and then established Himself above the
Throne966 – the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well
informed [i.e., the Prophet ()].
60. And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful,"
they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate
to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.
61. Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed
therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.
62. And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession
for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.
63. And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk
upon the earth easily,967 and when the ignorant address them
[harshly], they say [words of] peace,968
999666768iSO.eer.e,"fsgoaeofnetttnlyyo,,t"ewi.tieot.h,2wd:1iog9rn.distyfrbeuet without arrogance.
from fault or evil.
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64. And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating
and standing [in prayer]
65. And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment
of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering;
66. Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence."
67. And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively
or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
68. And those who do not invoke with AllŒh another deity or kill
the soul which AllŒh has forbidden [to be killed], except by right,
and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever
should do that will meet a penalty.
69. Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection,
and he will abide therein humiliated –
70. Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work.
For them AllŒh will replace their evil deeds with good. And
ever is AllŒh Forgiving and Merciful.
71. And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn
to AllŒh with [accepted] repentance.
72. And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and
when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.
73. And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do
not fall upon them deaf and blind.
74. And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives
and offspring comfort to our eyes969 and make us a leader [i.e.,
example] for the righteous."
75. Those will be awarded the Chamber970 for what they patiently
endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and
[words of] peace,
76. Abiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence.
996790Ti.eh.e, a source of happiness due to their righteousness.
most elevated portion of Paradise.
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77. Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your
supplication?"971 For you [disbelievers] have denied, so it
[i.e., your denial] is going to be adherent.972
971i.e., faith and worship. An alternative meaning is "What would my Lord
972dItowwililthreymoaui.n.."with them, causing punishment to be required and imperative
upon them.
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S´rah ash-ShuÔarŒÕ973
BismillŒhir-RaúmŒnir-Raúeem
1. $Œ, Seen, Meem.974
2. These are the verses of the clear Book.
3. Perhaps, [O Muúammad], you would kill yourself with grief
that they will not be believers.
4. If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a
sign for which their necks would remain humbled.975
5. And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from
the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.
6. For they have already denied, but there will come to them the
news of that which they used to ridicule.
7. Did they not look at the earth – how much We have produced
therein from every noble kind?
8. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
9. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
10. And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to
the wrongdoing people –
11. The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear AllŒh?"
12. He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
13. And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent,
so send for Aaron.
14. And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they
will kill me."
15. [AllŒh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We
are with you, listening.
999777543SiA.ees.he,-ftShoheouytnÔawortoŒeuÕ:tlodT2bh:ee1.cPoometpse. lled to believe.
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16. Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers976 of the Lord
of the worlds,
17. [Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel." ' "
18. [Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child,
and you remained among us for years of your life?
19. And [then] you did your deed which you did,977 and you were
of the ungrateful."
20. [Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e.,
ignorant].
21. So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted
me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed
me [as one] of the messengers.
22. And is this a favor of which you remind me – that you have
enslaved the Children of Israel?"
23. Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
24. [Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that
between them, if you should be convinced."
25. [Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
26. [Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
27. [Pharaoh] said,978 "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent
to you is mad."
28. [Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between
them, if you were to reason."
29. [Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely
place you among those imprisoned."
30. [Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof]
manifest?"
976The singular form in Arabic indicates that both were sent with a single
997778Ami.ene.gs, srsaitlrgyieka.indgdrtehsesiCngoptth,owsehoprdeiseednta.s a result.
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31. [Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
32. So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent
manifest.979
33. And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the
observers.
34. [Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this
is a learned magician.
35. He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what
do you advise?"
36. They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and
send among the cities gatherers
37. Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
38. So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a
well-known day.980
39. And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
40. That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
41. And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is
there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
42. He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to
me]."
43. Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
44. So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the
might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
45. Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they
falsified.
46. So the magicians fell down in prostration [to AllŒh].
47. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
48. The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
998790ii..ee..,, clearly genuine. day of festival. See 20:58-59.
the morning of the
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49. [Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave
you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you
magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your
hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify
you all."
50. They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
51. Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because
we were the first of the believers."
52. And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants;
indeed, you will be pursued."
53. Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers981
54. [And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,
55. And indeed, they are enraging us,
56. And indeed, we are a cautious society..."
57. So We removed them from gardens and springs
58. And treasures and honorable station982 –
59. Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
60. So they pursued them at sunrise.
61. And when the two companies saw one another, the companions
of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"
62. [Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide
me."
63. Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and
it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.
64. And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].
65. And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
66. Then We drowned the others.
998812RAellcŒrhui(tesursboúfŒnaanhaurmwyatotapÔŒrelŒv)enctatuhseedemthigermatitoon of the Children of Israel.
abandon their wealth and
property in pursuit of the Israelites.
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67. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
68. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
69. And recite to them the news of Abraham,
70. When he said to his father and his people, "What do you
worship?"
71. They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
72. He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
73. Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
74. They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
75. He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
76. You and your ancient forefathers?
77. Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,983
78. Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
79. And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
80. And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
81. And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
82. And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day
of Recompense."
83. [And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with
the righteous.
84. And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later
generations.
85. And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.
86. And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.
87. And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected –
88. The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
89. But only one who comes to AllŒh with a sound heart."
983The people worshipped idols in addition to AllŒh.
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90. And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.
91. And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,
92. And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
93. Other than AllŒh? Can they help you or help themselves?"
94. So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the
deviators
95. And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
96. They will say while they dispute therein,
97. "By AllŒh, we were indeed in manifest error
98. When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
99. And no one misguided us except the criminals.
100. So now we have no intercessors
101. And not a devoted friend.
102. Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the
believers..."984
103. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
104. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
105. The people of Noah denied the messengers985
106. When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?
107. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
108. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
109. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only
from the Lord of the worlds.
110. So fear AllŒh and obey me."
111. They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by
the lowest [class of people]?"
112. He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
998845STehee conclusion of this verse is estimated as "...we would do this or that."
footnote to 25:37.
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113. Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
114. And I am not one to drive away the believers.
115. I am only a clear warner."
116. They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of
those who are stoned."
117. He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
118. Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and
save me and those with me of the believers."
119. So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
120. Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
121. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
122. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
123. ÔAad denied the messengers
124. When their brother H´d said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?
125. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
126. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
127. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only
from the Lord of the worlds.
128. Do you construct on every elevation a sign,986 amusing
yourselves,
129. And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses]
that you might abide eternally?
130. And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
131. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
132. And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
133. Provided you with grazing livestock and children
134. And gardens and springs.
986i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build
lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.
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135. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
136. They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are
not of the advisors.
137. This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
138. And we are not to be punished."
139. And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is
a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
140. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
141. Tham´d denied the messengers
142. When their brother êŒliú said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?
143. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
144. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
145. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only
from the Lord of the worlds.
146. Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
147. Within gardens and springs
148. And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
149. And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
150. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
151. And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
152. Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
153. They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
154. You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should
be of the truthful."
155. He said, "This is a she-camel.987 For her is a [time of] drink,
and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
156. And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the
punishment of a terrible day."
987Miraculously sent to them as a sign by AllŒh.
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157. But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
158. And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but
most of them were not to be believers.
159. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
160. The people of Lot denied the messengers
161. When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?
162. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
163. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
164. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only
from the Lord of the worlds.
165. Do you approach males among the worlds988
166. And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But
you are a people transgressing."
167. They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of
those evicted."
168. He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest
[it].
169. My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of]
what they do."
170. So We saved him and his family, all,
171. Except an old woman989 among those who remained behind.
172. Then We destroyed the others.
173. And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the
rain of those who were warned.
174. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
175. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
988i.e., Are there, out of all AllŒh's creatures, any besides you who commit
989Lthoist'sunwniafetu, rwalhoacht?ad collaborated with the evildoers.
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176. The companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan]
denied the messengers
177. When ShuÔayb said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?
178. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
179. So fear AllŒh and obey me.
180. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only
from the Lord of the worlds.
181. Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
182. And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.
183. And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse
on earth, spreading corruption.
184. And fear He who created you and the former creation."990
185. They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
186. You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are
among the liars.
187. So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be
of the truthful."
188. He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
189. And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black
cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible
day.
190. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
191. And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
192. And indeed, it [i.e., the QurÕŒn] is the revelation of the Lord of
the worlds.
193. The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down
194. Upon your heart, [O Muúammad] – that you may be of the
warners –
195. In a clear Arabic language.
990i.e., previous generations.
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196. And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
197. And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the
scholars of the Children of Israel?
198. And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners991
199. And he had recited it to them [perfectly],992 they would [still]
not have been believers in it.
200. Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the
criminals.
201. They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
202. And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
203. And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
204. So for Our punishment are they impatient?
205. Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
206. And then there came to them that which they were promised?
207. They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they
were provided.
208. And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
209. As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.
210. And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.993
211. It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
212. Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.994
213. So do not invoke with AllŒh another deity and [thus] be among
the punished.
214. And warn, [O Muúammad], your closest kindred.
215. And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow
you of the believers.
999999321AAi.ess.,awthmaesirnaaoscsnlee-rAfterrodambbsyAorltlhtŒheho.dsiesbwehlioevaerersn. oRt faltuheenrt, in the Arabic language.
it was brought by Gabriel,
994tAhse Trustworthy Spirit.
mentioned in 72:9.
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216. And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated
from what you are doing."
217. And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
218. Who sees you when you arise995
219. And your movement among those who prostrate.996
220. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
221. Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
222. They descend upon every sinful liar.
223. They pass on what is heard,997 and most of them are liars.
224. And the poets – [only] the deviators follow them;
225. Do you not see that in every valley they roam998
226. And that they say what they do not do? –
227. Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and
remember AllŒh often and defend [the Muslims]999 after they
were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to
know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.
999999995678SFTi.erpho.ei,msaakwmyianoosgunbrgelbtifheeodsoresaeittnhwndeihiygsohcwrtpiefmrroaeirynppwarrteaietvylhyeenyrtowaeundhd,iinlaespcyrodaoneiusgsciranreriggebaeatdailooninndn.e7.d2i:s8p-a9r.aging others
999aBcycorerpdliynigntgotwhrhoiumg.h poetry to the attacks of hostile poets.
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S´rah an-Naml1000
BismillŒhir-RaúmŒnir-Raúeem
1. $Œ, Seen.1001 These are the verses of the QurÕŒn [i.e., recitation]
and a clear Book
2. As guidance and good tidings for the believers
3. Who establish prayer and give zakŒh, and of the Hereafter they
are certain [in faith].
4. Indeed, for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have
made pleasing to them their deeds, so they wander blindly.
5. Those are the ones for whom there will be the worst of
punishment, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.
6. And indeed, [O Muúammad], you receive the QurÕŒn from one
Wise and Knowing.
7. [Mention] when Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have
perceived a fire. I will bring you from there information or will
bring you a burning torch that you may warm yourselves."
8. But when he came to it, he was called, "Blessed is whoever is
at the fire and whoever is around it. And exalted is AllŒh,
Lord of the worlds.
9. O Moses, indeed it is I – AllŒh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
10. And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he
saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did
not return.1002 [AllŒh said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in
My presence the messengers do not fear.
11. Otherwise, he who wrongs, then substitutes good after evil –
indeed, I am Forgiving and Merciful.
12. And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the
111000000012SAOenre-"Nfdoaidomtnnl:oottTelhoteookA2b:n1at.sc.k."
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breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are]
among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people.
Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
13. But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said,
"This is obvious magic."
14. And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced
thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the
end of the corrupters.
15. And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge,
and they said, "Praise [is due] to AllŒh, who has favored us
over many of His believing servants."
16. And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have
been taught the language of birds, and we have been given
from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."
17. And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and
men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows
18. Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said,
"O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by
Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."
19. So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My
Lord, enable me1003 to be grateful for Your favor which You
have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do
righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your
mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."1004
20. And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not
see the hoopoe – or is he among the absent?
21. I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter
him unless he brings me clear authorization."
22. But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have
encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not
11000034OMro"rwe liittherYaolluyr, "gather within me the utmost strength and ability."
righteous servants [into Paradise]."
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encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain
news.
23. Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been
given of all things, and she has a great throne.
24. I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of
AllŒh, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and
averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided,
25. [And] so they do not prostrate to AllŒh, who brings forth what
is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what
you conceal and what you declare –
26. AllŒh – there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."
27. [Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or
were of the liars.
28. Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave
them and see what [answer] they will return."
29. She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a
noble letter.
30. Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the
name of AllŒh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
31. Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as
Muslims].' "
32. She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would
not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."1005
33. They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might,
but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
34. She said, "Indeed kings – when they enter a city, they ruin it
and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do
they do.
35. But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply]
the messengers will return."
1005i.e., are present with me or testify in my favor.
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36. So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me
with wealth? But what AllŒh has given me is better than what
He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.
37. Return to them, for we will surely come to them with soldiers
that they will be powerless to encounter, and we will surely
expel them therefrom in humiliation, and they will be debased."
38. [Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring
me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
39. A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to
you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this
[task] strong and trustworthy."
40. Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring
it to you before your glance returns to you." And when
[Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the
favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or
ungrateful. And whoever is grateful – his gratitude is only for
[the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful – then
indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."
41. He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she
will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided."
42. So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like
this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said],
"And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been
Muslims [in submission to AllŒh].
43. And that which she was worshipping other than AllŒh had
averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from
a disbelieving people."
44. She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she
thought it was a body of water1006 and uncovered her shins [to
wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is]
made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have
wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to AllŒh, Lord of
the worlds."
1006The floor was transparent, and beneath it was flowing water.
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45. And We had certainly sent to Tham´d their brother êŒliú,
[saying], "Worship AllŒh," and at once they were two parties
conflicting.
46. He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil before
[i.e., instead of] good?1007 Why do you not seek forgiveness
of AllŒh that you may receive mercy?"
47. They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with
you." He said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with AllŒh. Rather,
you are a people being tested."1008
48. And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption
in the land and not amending [its affairs].
49. They said, "Take a mutual oath by AllŒh that we will kill him by
night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor,1009
'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed,
we are truthful.' "
50. And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they
perceived not.
51. Then look how was the outcome of their plan – that We destroyed
them and their people, all.
52. So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they
had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.
53. And We saved those who believed and used to fear AllŒh.
54. And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit
immorality1010 while you are seeing?1011
55. Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women?
Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."
1007By challenging êŒliú to bring on the promised punishment rather than
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it is wrong]."
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56. But the answer of his people was not except that they said,
"Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are
people who keep themselves pure."
57. So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We
destined her to be of those who remained behind.
58. And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the
rain of those who were warned.
59. Say, [O Muúammad], "Praise be to AllŒh, and peace upon His
servants whom He has chosen. Is AllŒh better or what they
associate with Him?"
60. [More precisely], is He [not best] who created the heavens and
the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky, causing to
grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not
[otherwise] have grown the trees thereof? Is there a deity with
AllŒh?1012 [No], but they are a people who ascribe equals [to
Him].
61. Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed
within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed
between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with AllŒh?
[No], but most of them do not know.
62. Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he
calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of
the earth?1013 Is there a deity with AllŒh? Little do you
remember.
63. Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the
land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before
His mercy? Is there a deity with AllŒh? High is AllŒh above
whatever they associate with Him.
64. Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and
who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a
1012Three meanings are implied: "Is there another god who did all of this
with AllŒh?" or "Is there any deity worthy to be worshipped along with
1013AGlelnŒehr?a"tioorn"aIsfttehregreenaerdaetiitoynt.o be compared with AllŒh?"
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deity with AllŒh? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be
truthful."
65. Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except
AllŒh, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."
66. Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter.
Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning
it, blind.
67. And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust
as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of
the graves]?
68. We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before.
This is not but legends of the former peoples."
69. Say, [O Muúammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land
and observe how was the end of the criminals."
70. And grieve not over them or be in distress from what they
conspire.
71. And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if
you should be truthful?"
72. Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] – some of
that for which you are impatient.
73. And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty for the people, but
most of them do not show gratitude."
74. And indeed, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and
what they declare.
75. And there is nothing concealed1014 within the heaven and the
earth except that it is in a clear Register.1015
76. Indeed, this QurÕŒn relates to the Children of Israel most of
that over which they disagree.
77. And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers.
11001145LThiteerParlelyse, r"vaebdseSnlatt[efr(oaml-Ltahweúseanl-sMesa]ú."f´th), which is with AllŒh (subúŒnahu
wa taÔŒlŒ).
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78. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His [wise]
judgement. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
79. So rely upon AllŒh; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.
80. Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the
deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.
81. And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You
will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they
are Muslims [i.e., submitting to AllŒh].
82. And when the word [i.e., decree] befalls them,1016 We will
bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to
them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain
[in faith].
83. And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every
nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will
be [driven] in rows
84. Until, when they arrive [at the place of Judgement], He will say,
"Did you deny My signs while you encompassed them not in
knowledge, or what [was it that] you were doing?"
85. And the decree will befall them1017 for the wrong they did, and
they will not [be able to] speak.
86. Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest
therein and the day giving sight? Indeed in that are signs for a
people who believe.
87. And [warn of] the Day the Horn will be blown, and whoever
is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified
except whom AllŒh wills. And all will come to Him humbled.
88. And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they
will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of AllŒh,
who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Acquainted with that
which you do.
11001167AAltltŒhhe'sadpepcrroeaechwoilfl the Hour. effect upon them, and His promise will be
come into
fulfilled.
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89. Whoever comes [at Judgement] with a good deed will have
better than it, and they, from the terror of that Day, will be safe.
90. And whoever comes with an evil deed1018 – their faces will be
overturned into the Fire, [and it will be said], "Are you
recompensed except for what you used to do?"
91. [Say, O Muúammad], "I have only been commanded to worship
the Lord of this city,1019 who made it sacred and to whom
[belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims
[i.e., those who submit to AllŒh]
92. And to recite the QurÕŒn." And whoever is guided is only
guided for [the benefit of] himself; and whoever strays – say,
"I am only [one] of the warners."
93. And say, "[All] praise is [due] to AllŒh. He will show you His
signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not
unaware of what you do."
1018Without having repented. It may refer generally to any sin or more
1019sOprecreifgiicoanll,ymtoeaansisnogciMataioknkaohf another with AllŒh.
and its surroundings.
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S´rah al-Qa§a§1020
BismillŒhir-RaúmŒnir-Raúeem
1. $Œ, Seen, Meem.1021
2. These are verses of the clear Book.
3. We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth
for a people who believe.
4. Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people
into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their
[newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was
of the corrupters.
5. And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed
in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors
6. And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his
minister] HŒmŒn and their soldiers through them1022 that which
they had feared.
7. And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when
you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do
not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make
him [one] of the messengers."
8. And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so
that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief.
Indeed, Pharaoh and HŒmŒn and their soldiers were deliberate
sinners.
9. And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye
[i.e., pleasure] for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he
may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they
perceived not.1023
1111000022221230BWASely-heQmaftaoew§oaatnon§su:olotdTefhbttoheeo2Ntsh:ea1er.wrraehtsiouvmlet (or Story). and enslaved.
they had oppressed
of that.
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10. And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else].
She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We
not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
11. And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him
from a distance while they perceived not.
12. And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before,1024
so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be
responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his
upbringing] sincere?"
13. So We restored him to his mother that she might be content
and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of
AllŒh is true. But most of them [i.e., the people] do not know.
14. And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally]
mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge.
And thus do We reward the doers of good.
15. And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people1025
and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and
one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called
for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses
struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said,
"This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest,
misleading enemy."
16. He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive
me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the
Merciful.
17. He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I
will never be an assistant to the criminals."
18. And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure],
when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day
cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed,
you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
11002245Pi.eri.o, rdutoritnhgatt,hMe noosoesn had refused to nurse from any other woman.
period of rest.
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19. And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to
both of them, he1026 said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me
as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant
in the land and do not want to be of the amenders."
20. And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running.
He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over
you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to
you of the sincere advisors."
21. So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said,
"My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."
22. And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said,
"Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
23. And when he came to the water [i.e., well] of Madyan, he
found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he
found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks].
He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not
water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father
is an old man."
24. So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the
shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good
You would send down to me, in need."
25. Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness.
She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward
you for having watered for us." So when he came to him1027
and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have
escaped from the wrongdoing people."
26. One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the
best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
27. He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two
1026i.e., the Israelite, thinking that Moses meant to strike him. Some
commentators have attributed the words to the Copt; however, the
1027IPsrroapehlietet was the only one who knew of the previous occurrence.
ShuÔayb, the father of the two women.
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daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years;
but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I
do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if AllŒh
wills, from among the righteous."
28. [Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you.
Whichever of the two terms I complete – there is no injustice
to me, and AllŒh, over what we say, is Witness."
29. And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling
with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a
fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived
a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information
or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."
30. But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the
valley in a blessed spot – from the tree,1028 "O Moses, indeed I
am AllŒh, Lord of the worlds."
31. And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he
saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did
not return.1029 [AllŒh said], "O Moses, approach and fear not.
Indeed, you are of the secure.
32. Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come
out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you
[as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your
Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been
a people defiantly disobedient."
33. He said, "My Lord, indeed I killed from among them someone,
and I fear they will kill me.
34. And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so
send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that
they will deny me."
35. [AllŒh] said, "We will strengthen your arm through your brother
and grant you both supremacy so they will not reach you. [It
11002298OWrh"idchidwnaost within the fire.
look back."
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