Surah Ash-Shuara

Verse 26:1

طٰسٓمّٓ ۟

Ṭaa-Seeen-Meeem.

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

Verse 26:2

تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِیْنِ ۟

Tilka ʹAayaatul Kitaabil mubeen.

These are the verses of the clear Book.

Verse 26:3

لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ اَلَّا یَكُوْنُوْا مُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Laʻallaka baakhiʻun nafsaka ʹallaa yakoonoo Muʹmineen.

Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief.

Verse 26:4

اِنْ نَّشَاْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اٰیَةً فَظَلَّتْ اَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خٰضِعِیْنَ ۟

ʹIn nashaʹ nunazzil ʻalayhim minas samaaaʹi ʹAayatañ faz̤̣allat ʹaʻnaaq̣uhum lahaa khaaḍiʻeen.

If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it.

Verse 26:5

وَمَا یَاْتِیْهِمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ اِلَّا كَانُوْا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa yaʹteehim miñ Ẓikrim minar Raḥmaani muḥdas̤in ʹillaa kaanoo ʻanhu muʻriḍeen.

Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it.

Verse 26:6

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوْا فَسَیَاْتِیْهِمْ اَنْۢبٰٓؤُا مَا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟

Faq̣ad kaẓẓaboo fasayaʹteehim ʹambaaaʹu maa- kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon!

They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule.

Verse 26:7

اَوَلَمْ یَرَوْا اِلَی الْاَرْضِ كَمْ اَنْۢبَتْنَا فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِیْمٍ ۟

ʹA-walam yaraw ʹilal ʹarḍi kam ʹambatnaa feehaa miñ kulli zawjiñ kareem?

Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it?

Verse 26:8

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:9

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:10

وَاِذْ نَادٰی رَبُّكَ مُوْسٰۤی اَنِ ائْتِ الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹiẓ naadaa Rabbuka Moosaaa ʹaniʹ til q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen,

˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—

Verse 26:11

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ؕ اَلَا یَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Q̣awma Firʻawn: ʹalaa yattaq̣oon?

the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹Allah˺?”

Verse 26:12

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ اَنْ یُّكَذِّبُوْنِ ۟ؕ

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʹañy yukaẓẓiboon:

He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me.

Verse 26:13

وَیَضِیْقُ صَدْرِیْ وَلَا یَنْطَلِقُ لِسَانِیْ فَاَرْسِلْ اِلٰی هٰرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yaḍeeq̣u ṣadree wa-laa yañṭaliq̣u lisaanee faʹarsil ʹilaa Haaroon.

And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

Verse 26:14

وَلَهُمْ عَلَیَّ ذَنْۢبٌ فَاَخَافُ اَنْ یَّقْتُلُوْنِ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-lahum ʻalayya ẓambuñ faʹakhaafu ʹañy yaq̣tuloon.

Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”

Verse 26:15

قَالَ كَلَّا ۚ فَاذْهَبَا بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُّسْتَمِعُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala kallaa! faẓhabaa biʹAayaatinaaa ʹinnaa maʻakum mustamiʻoon.

Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening.

Verse 26:16

فَاْتِیَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُوْلَاۤ اِنَّا رَسُوْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹtiyaa Firʻawna faq̣oolaaa ʹinnaa Rasoolu Rabbil ʻaalameen,

Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds,

Verse 26:17

اَنْ اَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۟ؕ

ʹAn ʹarsil maʻanaa Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel.

˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

Verse 26:18

قَالَ اَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِیْنَا وَلِیْدًا وَّلَبِثْتَ فِیْنَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala ʹalam nurabbika feenaa waleedañw walabis̤ta feenaa min ʻumurika sineen?

Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?

Verse 26:19

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِیْ فَعَلْتَ وَاَنْتَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-faʻalta faʻlatakal latee faʻalta wa-ʹañta minal kaafireen!

Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

Verse 26:20

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَاۤ اِذًا وَّاَنَا مِنَ الضَّآلِّیْنَ ۟ؕ

Q̣aala faʻaltuhaaa ʹiẓañw Waʹana minaḍ ḍaaalleen.

Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance.

Verse 26:21

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِیْ رَبِّیْ حُكْمًا وَّجَعَلَنِیْ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟

Fafarartu miñkum lam-maa khiftukum fawahaba lee Rabbee ḥukmañw wajaʻalanee minal mursaleen.

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

Verse 26:22

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَیَّ اَنْ عَبَّدْتَّ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۟ؕ

Wa-tilka niʻmatuñ tamunnuhaa ʻalayya ʹan ʻabbatta Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel!

How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

Verse 26:23

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Q̣aala Firʻawnu wa-maa Rabbul ʻaalameen?

Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

Verse 26:24

قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا ؕ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّوْقِنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-maa baynahumaa, ʹiñ kuñtum Mooq̣ineen.

Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

Verse 26:25

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهٗۤ اَلَا تَسْتَمِعُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala liman ḥawlahooo ʹalaa tastamiʻoon?

Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

Verse 26:26

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ اٰبَآىِٕكُمُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbukum wa-Rabbu ʹaabaaaʹikumul ʹawwaleen!

Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

Verse 26:27

قَالَ اِنَّ رَسُوْلَكُمُ الَّذِیْۤ اُرْسِلَ اِلَیْكُمْ لَمَجْنُوْنٌ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinna rasoolakumul laẓeee ʹursila ʹilaykum lamajnoon!

Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

Verse 26:28

قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا ؕ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbul mashriq̣i wal-mag̣ribi wa-maa baynahumaa! ʹiñ kuñtum taʻq̣iloon!

Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

Verse 26:29

قَالَ لَىِٕنِ اتَّخَذْتَ اِلٰهًا غَیْرِیْ لَاَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُوْنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala laʹinit takhaẓta ʹilaahan g̣ayree laʹajʻalannaka minal masjooneen!

Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

Verse 26:30

قَالَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَیْءٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ۚ

Q̣aala ʹawalaw jiʹtuka bishayʹim mubeen?

Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

Verse 26:31

قَالَ فَاْتِ بِهٖۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala faʹti biheee ʹiñ kuñta minaṣ ṣaadiq̣een!

Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

Verse 26:32

فَاَلْقٰی عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِیَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟ۚۖ

Faʹalq̣aa ʻaṣaahu faʹiẓaa hiya s̤uʻbaanum mubeen!

So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

Verse 26:33

وَّنَزَعَ یَدَهٗ فَاِذَا هِیَ بَیْضَآءُ لِلنّٰظِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-nazaʻa yadahoo faʹiẓaa hiya bayḍaaaʹu linnaaz̤̣ireen!

Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.

Verse 26:34

قَالَ لِلْمَلَاِ حَوْلَهٗۤ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَسٰحِرٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala lilmalaʹi ḥawlahooo ʹinna haazaa lasaaḥirun ʻaleem:

Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician,

Verse 26:35

یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یُّخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهٖ ۖۗ فَمَاذَا تَاْمُرُوْنَ ۟

Yureedu ʹañy yukhrijakum min ʹarḍikum̃ bisiḥrihee famaaẓaa taʹmuroon?

who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

Verse 26:36

قَالُوْۤا اَرْجِهْ وَاَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِی الْمَدَآىِٕنِ حٰشِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aalooo ʹarjih wa-ʹakhaahu wabʻas̤ fil Madaaaʹini ḥaashireen―

They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

Verse 26:37

یَاْتُوْكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِیْمٍ ۟

Yaʹtooka bikulli saḥ-ḥaarin ʻaleem.

to bring you every skilled magician.”

Verse 26:38

فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِیْقَاتِ یَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۟ۙ

Fajumiʻas saḥaratu limeeq̣aati Yawmim maʻloom,

So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day.

Verse 26:39

وَّقِیْلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّجْتَمِعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣eela linnaasi hal ʹañtum mujtamiʻoon,

And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering,

Verse 26:40

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ اِنْ كَانُوْا هُمُ الْغٰلِبِیْنَ ۟

Laʻallanaa nattabiʻus saḥarata ʹiñ kaanoo humul g̣aalibeen?

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

Verse 26:41

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوْا لِفِرْعَوْنَ اَىِٕنَّ لَنَا لَاَجْرًا اِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغٰلِبِیْنَ ۟

Falammaa jaaaʹas saḥaratu q̣aaloo li-Firʻawna ʹaʹinna lanaa laʹajran ʹiñ kunnaa naḥnul g̣aalibeen?

When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”

Verse 26:42

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَاِنَّكُمْ اِذًا لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala naʻam wa-ʹinnakum ʹiẓal laminal muq̣arrabeen.

He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”

Verse 26:43

قَالَ لَهُمْ مُّوْسٰۤی اَلْقُوْا مَاۤ اَنْتُمْ مُّلْقُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala lahum Moosaaa ʹalq̣oo maaa ʹañtum mulq̣oon!

Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”

Verse 26:44

فَاَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِیَّهُمْ وَقَالُوْا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغٰلِبُوْنَ ۟

Faʹalq̣aw ḥibaalahum wa-ʻiṣiyyahum wa-q̣aaloo biʻizzati Firʻawna ʹinnaa lanaḥnul g̣aaliboon!

So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”

Verse 26:45

فَاَلْقٰی مُوْسٰی عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِیَ تَلْقَفُ مَا یَاْفِكُوْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Faʹalq̣aa Moosaa ʻaṣaahu faʹiẓaa hiya talq̣afu maa- yaʹfikoon!

Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion!

Verse 26:46

فَاُلْقِیَ السَّحَرَةُ سٰجِدِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹulq̣iyas saḥaratu saajideen.

So the magicians fell down, prostrating.

Verse 26:47

قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa bi-Rabbil ʻaalameen.

They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

Verse 26:48

رَبِّ مُوْسٰی وَهٰرُوْنَ ۟

Rabbi Moosaa wa-Haaroon.

the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

Verse 26:49

قَالَ اٰمَنْتُمْ لَهٗ قَبْلَ اَنْ اٰذَنَ لَكُمْ ۚ اِنَّهٗ لَكَبِیْرُكُمُ الَّذِیْ عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ ۚ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ؕ۬ لَاُقَطِّعَنَّ اَیْدِیَكُمْ وَاَرْجُلَكُمْ مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَّلَاُوصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Q̣aala ʹaamañtum lahoo q̣abla ʹan ʹaaẓana lakum? ʹInnahoo lakabeerukumul laẓee ʻallamakumus siḥr! Falasawfa taʻlamoon! Laʹuq̣aṭṭiʻanna ʹaydiyakum wa-ʹarjulakum min khilaafiñw walaʹuṣallibannakum ʹajmaʻeen!

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

Verse 26:50

قَالُوْا لَا ضَیْرَ ؗ اِنَّاۤ اِلٰی رَبِّنَا مُنْقَلِبُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Q̣aaloo laa- ḍayra ʹinnaaa ʹilaa Rabbinaa muñq̣aliboon!

They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.

Verse 26:51

اِنَّا نَطْمَعُ اَنْ یَّغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطٰیٰنَاۤ اَنْ كُنَّاۤ اَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ؕ۠

ʹInnaa naṭmaʻu ʹañy yag̣fira lanaa Rabbunaa khaṭaayaanaaa ʹañ kunnaaa ʹawwalal Muʹmineen!

We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”

Verse 26:52

وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسٰۤی اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَادِیْۤ اِنَّكُمْ مُّتَّبَعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilaa Moosaaa ʹan ʹasri biʻibaadeee ʹinnakum muttabaʻoon.

And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

Verse 26:53

فَاَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِی الْمَدَآىِٕنِ حٰشِرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Faʹarsala Firʻawnu fil Madaaaʹini ḥaashireen.

Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities,

Verse 26:54

اِنَّ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِیْلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInna haaaʹulaaaʹi lashirẓimatuñ q̣aleeloon,

˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people,

Verse 26:55

وَاِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآىِٕظُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹinnahum lanaa lag̣aaaʹiz̤̣oon;

who have really enraged us,

Verse 26:56

وَاِنَّا لَجَمِیْعٌ حٰذِرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹinnaa lajameeʻun ḥaaẓiroon.

but we are all on the alert.”

Verse 26:57

فَاَخْرَجْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّعُیُوْنٍ ۟ۙ

Faʹakhrajnaahum miñ jannaatiñw waʻuyoon,

So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs,

Verse 26:58

وَّكُنُوْزٍ وَّمَقَامٍ كَرِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-kunooziñw Wamaq̣aamiñ kareem;

treasures, and splendid residences.

Verse 26:59

كَذٰلِكَ ؕ وَاَوْرَثْنٰهَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۟ؕ

Kaẓaalik: wa-ʹawras̤naahaa Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel.

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel.

Verse 26:60

فَاَتْبَعُوْهُمْ مُّشْرِقِیْنَ ۟

Faʹatbaʻoohum mushriq̣een.

And so they pursued them at sunrise.

Verse 26:61

فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَ الْجَمْعٰنِ قَالَ اَصْحٰبُ مُوْسٰۤی اِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Faalammaa taraaaʹal jamʻaani q̣aala ʹAṣḥaabu Moosaaa ʹinnaa lamudrakoon.

When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”

Verse 26:62

قَالَ كَلَّا ۚ اِنَّ مَعِیَ رَبِّیْ سَیَهْدِیْنِ ۟

Q̣aala kallaa! ʹInna maʻiya Rabbee sayahdeen!

Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”

Verse 26:63

فَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسٰۤی اَنِ اضْرِبْ بِّعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ ؕ فَانْفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟ۚ

Faʹawḥaynaaa ʹilaa Moosaaa ʹaniḍ rib biʻaṣaakal baḥr. Fañfalaq̣a fakaana kullu firq̣iñ kaṭṭawdil ʻaz̤̣eem.

So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain.

Verse 26:64

وَاَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْاٰخَرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹazlafnaa s̤ammal ʹaakhareen.

We drew the pursuers to that place,

Verse 26:65

وَاَنْجَیْنَا مُوْسٰی وَمَنْ مَّعَهٗۤ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹañjaynaa Moosaa wa-mam maʻahooo ʹajmaʻeen;

and delivered Moses and those with him all together.

Verse 26:66

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا الْاٰخَرِیْنَ ۟ؕ

S̤umma ʹag̣raq̣nal ʹaakhareen.

Then We drowned the others.

Verse 26:67

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:68

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:69

وَاتْلُ عَلَیْهِمْ نَبَاَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ ۟ۘ

Watlu ʻalayhim nabaʹa ʹIbraaheem.

Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham,

Verse 26:70

اِذْ قَالَ لِاَبِیْهِ وَقَوْمِهٖ مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aala liʹabeehi wa-q̣awmihee maa- taʻbudoon?

when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”

Verse 26:71

قَالُوْا نَعْبُدُ اَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عٰكِفِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo naʻbudu ʹaṣnaamañ fanaz̤̣allu lahaa ʻaakifeen.

They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”

Verse 26:72

قَالَ هَلْ یَسْمَعُوْنَكُمْ اِذْ تَدْعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala hal yasmaʻoonakum ʹiẓ tadʻoon.

Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?

Verse 26:73

اَوْ یَنْفَعُوْنَكُمْ اَوْ یَضُرُّوْنَ ۟

ʹAw yañfaʻoonakum ʹaw yaḍurroon?

Or can they benefit or harm you?”

Verse 26:74

قَالُوْا بَلْ وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا كَذٰلِكَ یَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo bal wajadnaaa ʹaabaaaʹanaa kaẓaalika yafʻaloon.

They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”

Verse 26:75

قَالَ اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala ʹafaraʹaytum maa kuñtum taʻbudoon,

Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—

Verse 26:76

اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمُ الْاَقْدَمُوْنَ ۟ؗۖ

ʹAñtum wa-ʹaabaaaʹukumul ʹaq̣damoon,

you and your ancestors?

Verse 26:77

فَاِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّیْۤ اِلَّا رَبَّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹinnahum ʻaduwwul leee ʹillaa Rabbal ʻaalameen;

They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:78

الَّذِیْ خَلَقَنِیْ فَهُوَ یَهْدِیْنِ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓee khalaq̣anee fa-Huwa yahdeen;

˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me.

Verse 26:79

وَالَّذِیْ هُوَ یُطْعِمُنِیْ وَیَسْقِیْنِ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓee Huwa yuṭʻimunee wa-yasq̣een,

˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink.

Verse 26:80

وَاِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ یَشْفِیْنِ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa mariḍtu fa-Huwa yashfeen:

And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick.

Verse 26:81

وَالَّذِیْ یُمِیْتُنِیْ ثُمَّ یُحْیِیْنِ ۟ۙ

wallaẓee yumeetunee s̤umma yuḥyeen;

And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life.

Verse 26:82

وَالَّذِیْۤ اَطْمَعُ اَنْ یَّغْفِرَ لِیْ خَطِیْٓـَٔتِیْ یَوْمَ الدِّیْنِ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeee ʹaṭmaʻu añy yag̣fira lee khaṭeeeʹatee Yawmad Deen...

And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”

Verse 26:83

رَبِّ هَبْ لِیْ حُكْمًا وَّاَلْحِقْنِیْ بِالصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Rabbi hab lee ḥukmañw waʹalḥiq̣nee biṣ-Ṣaaliḥeen;

“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous.

Verse 26:84

وَاجْعَلْ لِّیْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِی الْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wajʻal lee lisaana ṣidq̣iñ fil ʹaakhireen;

Bless me with honourable mention among later generations.

Verse 26:85

وَاجْعَلْنِیْ مِنْ وَّرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِیْمِ ۟ۙ

Wajʻalnee miñw waras̤ati Jannatin Naʻeem.

Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss.

Verse 26:86

وَاغْفِرْ لِاَبِیْۤ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّآلِّیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wag̣fir liʹabeee ʹinnahoo kaana minaḍ ḍaaalleen;

Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided.

Verse 26:87

وَلَا تُخْزِنِیْ یَوْمَ یُبْعَثُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laa tukhzinee Yawma yubʻas̤oon;

And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—

Verse 26:88

یَوْمَ لَا یَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَّلَا بَنُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yawma laa- yañfaʻu maaluñw walaa banoon,

the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit.

Verse 26:89

اِلَّا مَنْ اَتَی اللّٰهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِیْمٍ ۟ؕ

Illaa man ʹatal laaha biq̣albiñ saleem.

Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”

Verse 26:90

وَاُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹuzlifatil Jannatu lil-Muttaq̣een,

˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing,

Verse 26:91

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِیْمُ لِلْغٰوِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-burrizatil Jaḥeemu lilg̣aaween;

and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant.

Verse 26:92

وَقِیْلَ لَهُمْ اَیْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣eela lahum ʹayna maa- kuñtum taʻbudoon.

And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship

Verse 26:93

مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ هَلْ یَنْصُرُوْنَكُمْ اَوْ یَنْتَصِرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Miñ doonil laah? Hal yañṣuroonakum ʹaw yañtaṣiroon?

besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”

Verse 26:94

فَكُبْكِبُوْا فِیْهَا هُمْ وَالْغَاوٗنَ ۟ۙ

Fakubkiboo feehaa hum walg̣aawoon,

Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant

Verse 26:95

وَجُنُوْدُ اِبْلِیْسَ اَجْمَعُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-junoodu ʹIbleesa ʹajmaʻoon.

and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together.

Verse 26:96

قَالُوْا وَهُمْ فِیْهَا یَخْتَصِمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aaloo wa-hum feehaa yakhtaṣimoon;

There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols,

Verse 26:97

تَاللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنَّا لَفِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ۙ

Tallaahi ʹiñ kunnaa lafee ḍalaalim mubeen.

“By Allah! We were clearly mistaken,

Verse 26:98

اِذْ نُسَوِّیْكُمْ بِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ nusawweekum̃ bi-Rabbil ʻAalameen.

when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:99

وَمَاۤ اَضَلَّنَاۤ اِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹaḍallanaaa ʹillal mujrimoon.

And none led us astray other than the wicked.

Verse 26:100

فَمَا لَنَا مِنْ شَافِعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Famaa lanaa miñ shaafiʻeen,

Now we have none to intercede for us,

Verse 26:101

وَلَا صَدِیْقٍ حَمِیْمٍ ۟

Wa-laa ṣadeeq̣in ḥameem.

nor a close friend.

Verse 26:102

فَلَوْ اَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Falaw ʹanna lanaa karratañ fanakoona minal Muʹmineen!

If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”

Verse 26:103

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:104

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:105

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوْحِ لْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Kaẓẓabat q̣awmu Nooḥinil mursaleen.

The people of Noah rejected the messengers

Verse 26:106

اِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ اَخُوْهُمْ نُوْحٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahum ʹakhoohum Nooḥun ʹalaa tattaq̣oon?

when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 26:107

اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnee lakum rasoolun ʹameen:

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 26:108

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:109

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-maaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi min ʹajr; ʹin ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbil ʻAalameen.

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:110

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ؕ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.”

Verse 26:111

قَالُوْۤا اَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْاَرْذَلُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Q̣aalooo ʹanuʹminu laka wattabaʻakal ʹarẓaloon?

They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”

Verse 26:112

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِیْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Q̣aala wa-maa ʻilmee Bimaa- kaanoo yaʻmaloon?

He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?

Verse 26:113

اِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّیْ لَوْ تَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIn ḥisaabuhum ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbee law tashʻuroon.

Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!

Verse 26:114

وَمَاۤ اَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-maaa ʹana biṭaaridil Muʹmineen.

I am not going to expel the believers.

Verse 26:115

اِنْ اَنَا اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟ؕ

In ʹana ʹillaa mubeen. naẓeerum

I am only sent with a clear warning.”

Verse 26:116

قَالُوْا لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ یٰنُوْحُ لَتَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُوْمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Q̣aaloo laʹil lam tañtahi yaa-Nooḥu latakoonanna minal marjoomeen.

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”

Verse 26:117

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنَّ قَوْمِیْ كَذَّبُوْنِ ۟ۚۖ

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹinna q̣awmee kaẓẓaboon.

Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me.

Verse 26:118

فَافْتَحْ بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَّنَجِّنِیْ وَمَنْ مَّعِیَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Faftaḥ baynee wa-baynahum fat-hañw wanajjinee wa-mam maʻiya minal Muʹmineen.

So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”

Verse 26:119

فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُ وَمَنْ مَّعَهٗ فِی الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Faʹañjaynaahu wa-mam maʻahoo fil fulkil mashḥoon.

So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark.

Verse 26:120

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبٰقِیْنَ ۟ؕ

S̤umma ʹag̣raq̣naa baʻdul baaq̣een.

Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

Verse 26:121

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah; wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:122

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹInna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:123

كَذَّبَتْ عَادُ لْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Kaẓẓabat ʻAadunil mursaleen,

The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers

Verse 26:124

اِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ اَخُوْهُمْ هُوْدٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahum ʹakhoohum Hoodun ʹalaa tattaq̣oon?

when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 26:125

اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnee lakum rasoolun ʹameen.

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 26:126

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:127

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi min ʹajr; ʹin ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbil ʻAalameen.

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:128

اَتَبْنُوْنَ بِكُلِّ رِیْعٍ اٰیَةً تَعْبَثُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAtabnoona bikulli reeʻin ʹaayatañ taʻbas̤oon?

˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,

Verse 26:129

وَتَتَّخِذُوْنَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-tattakhiẓoona maṣaaniʻa laʻallakum takhludoon?

and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,

Verse 26:130

وَاِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹiẓaa baṭashtum̃ baṭashtum jabbaareen?

and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

Verse 26:131

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:132

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِیْۤ اَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wattaq̣ul laẓeee ʹamaddakum̃ bimaa taʻlamoon.

Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:

Verse 26:133

اَمَدَّكُمْ بِاَنْعَامٍ وَّبَنِیْنَ ۟ۚۙ

ʹAmaddakum̃ biʹanʻaamiñw wabaneen,

He provided you with cattle, and children,

Verse 26:134

وَجَنّٰتٍ وَّعُیُوْنٍ ۟ۚ

Wa-jannaatiñw Waʻuyoon.

and gardens, and springs.

Verse 26:135

اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَیْكُمْ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟ؕ

ʹInneee ʹakhaafu ʻalaykum ʻAẓaaba Yawmin ʻaz̤̣eem.

I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

Verse 26:136

قَالُوْا سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْنَاۤ اَوَعَظْتَ اَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِّنَ الْوٰعِظِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aaloo sawaaaʹun ʻalaynaaa ʹa-waʻaz̤̣ta ʹam lam takum minal waaʻiz̤̣een!

They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not.

Verse 26:137

اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا خُلُقُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹIn haaẓaaa ʹillaa khuluq̣ul ʹawwaleen,

This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

Verse 26:138

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-maa naḥnu bimuʻaẓẓabeen!

And we will never be punished.”

Verse 26:139

فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Fakaẓẓaboohu faʹahlaknaahum. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:140

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:141

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُوْدُ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Kaẓẓabat s̤amoodul mursaleen.

The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers

Verse 26:142

اِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ اَخُوْهُمْ صٰلِحٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahum ʹakhoohum Ṣaaliḥun ʹalaa tattaq̣oon?

when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 26:143

اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnee lakum rasoolun ʹameen.

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 26:144

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:145

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi min ʹajr: ʹin ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbil ʻAalameen.

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:146

اَتُتْرَكُوْنَ فِیْ مَا هٰهُنَاۤ اٰمِنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAtutrakoona Fee maa- haahunaaa ʹaamineen,

Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:

Verse 26:147

فِیْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّعُیُوْنٍ ۟ۙ

Fee jannaatiñw waʻuyoon,

amid gardens and springs,

Verse 26:148

وَّزُرُوْعٍ وَّنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِیْمٌ ۟ۚ

Wa-zurooʻiñw Wanakhliñ ṭal-ʻuhaa haḍeem?

and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;

Verse 26:149

وَتَنْحِتُوْنَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُیُوْتًا فٰرِهِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-tanḥitoona minal jibaali buyootañ faariheen?

to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?

Verse 26:150

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon;

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:151

وَلَا تُطِیْعُوْۤا اَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laa tuṭeeʻooo ʹamral musrifeen,

And do not follow the command of the transgressors,

Verse 26:152

الَّذِیْنَ یُفْسِدُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَا یُصْلِحُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yufsidoona fil ʹarḍi wa-laa yuṣliḥoon.

who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”

Verse 26:153

قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Q̣aalooo ʹinnamaaa ʹañta minal musaḥḥareen!

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

Verse 26:154

مَاۤ اَنْتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا ۖۚ فَاْتِ بِاٰیَةٍ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Maaa ʹañta ʹillaa basharum mis̤lunaa: faʹti biʹAayatin ʹiñ kuñta minaṣ Ṣaadiq̣een!

You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”

Verse 26:155

قَالَ هٰذِهٖ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَّلَكُمْ شِرْبُ یَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۟ۚ

Q̣aala haẓihee naaq̣atul lahaa shirbuñw walakum shirbu yawmim maʻloom.

Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.

Verse 26:156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوْهَا بِسُوْٓءٍ فَیَاْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Walaa tamassoohaa bisoooʹiñ fayaʹkhuẓakum ʻAẓaabu yawmin ʻaz̤̣eem.

And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”

Verse 26:157

فَعَقَرُوْهَا فَاَصْبَحُوْا نٰدِمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʻaq̣aroohaa faʹaṣbaḥoo naadimeen.

But they killed her, becoming regretful.

Verse 26:158

فَاَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Faʹakhaẓahumul ʻAẓaab. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:159

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʹAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:160

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوْطِ لْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Kaẓẓabat q̣awmu Looṭinil mursaleen.

The people of Lot rejected the messengers

Verse 26:161

اِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ اَخُوْهُمْ لُوْطٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahum ʹakhoohum Looṭun ʹalaa tattaq̣oon?

when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 26:162

اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnee lakum rasoolun ʹameen.

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 26:163

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:164

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi min ʹajr: ʹIn ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbil ʻAalameen.

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:165

اَتَاْتُوْنَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAtaʹtoonaẓ ẓukraana minal ʻaalameen,

Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men,

Verse 26:166

وَتَذَرُوْنَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِّنْ اَزْوَاجِكُمْ ؕ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ عٰدُوْنَ ۟

Wataẓaroona maa- khalaq̣a lakum Rabbukum min ʹazwaajikum? bal ʹañtum q̣awmun ʻaadoon!

leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

Verse 26:167

قَالُوْا لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ یٰلُوْطُ لَتَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْمُخْرَجِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo laʹil lam tañtahi yaa-Looṭu latakoonanna minal mukhrajeen!

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

Verse 26:168

قَالَ اِنِّیْ لِعَمَلِكُمْ مِّنَ الْقَالِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Q̣aala ʹinnee liʻamalikum minal q̣aaleen.

Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.

Verse 26:169

رَبِّ نَجِّنِیْ وَاَهْلِیْ مِمَّا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Rabbi najjinee wa-ʹahlee mimmaa yaʻmaloon!

My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

Verse 26:170

فَنَجَّیْنٰهُ وَاَهْلَهٗۤ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Fanajjaynaahu wa-ʹahlahooo ʹajmaʻeen,

So We saved him and all of his family,

Verse 26:171

اِلَّا عَجُوْزًا فِی الْغٰبِرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIllaa ʻajoozañ fil g̣aabireen.

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

Verse 26:172

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْاٰخَرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

S̤umma dammarnal ʹaakhareen.

Then We utterly destroyed the rest,

Verse 26:173

وَاَمْطَرْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ مَّطَرًا ۚ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنْذَرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹamṭarnaa ʻalayhim maṭaraa: fasaaaʹa maṭarul muñẓareen!

pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!

Verse 26:174

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:175

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:176

كَذَّبَ اَصْحٰبُ لْـَٔیْكَةِ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Kaẓẓaba ʹAṣḥaabul ʹAykatil mursaleen.

The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

Verse 26:177

اِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَیْبٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahum Shuʻaybun ʹalaa tattaq̣oon?

when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 26:178

اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnee lakum rasoolun ʹameen.

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 26:179

فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 26:180

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ ۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi min ʹajr: ʹin ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalaa Rabbil ʻAalameen.

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 26:181

اَوْفُوا الْكَیْلَ وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAwful kayla wa-laa takoonoo minal mukhsireen.

Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

Verse 26:182

وَزِنُوْا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِیْمِ ۟ۚ

Wazinoo bilq̣isṭaasil mustaq̣eem.

Weigh with an even balance,

Verse 26:183

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشْیَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-laa tabkhasun naasa ʹashyaaaʹahum wa-laa taʻs̤aw fil ʹarḍi mufsideen.

and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

Verse 26:184

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ وَالْجِبِلَّةَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wattaq̣ul laẓee khalaq̣akum waljibillatal ʹawwaleen.

And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”

Verse 26:185

قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣aalooo ʹinnamaaa ʹañta minal musaḥḥareen!

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

Verse 26:186

وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَاِنْ نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ الْكٰذِبِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-maaa ʹañta ʹillaa basharum mis̤lunaa wa-ʹin naz̤̣unnuka laminal kaaẓibeen!

Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar.

Verse 26:187

فَاَسْقِطْ عَلَیْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Faʹasq̣iṭ ʻalaynaa kisafam minas samaaaʹi ʹiñ kuñta minaṣ ṣaadiq̣een!

So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”

Verse 26:188

قَالَ رَبِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbeee ʹaʻlamu bimaa taʻmaloon.

Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”

Verse 26:189

فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ یَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Fakaẓẓaboohu faʹakhaẓahum ʻaẓaabu Yawmiz̤̣ z̤̣ullah: ʹinnahoo kaana ʻaẓaaba Yawmin ʻAz̤̣eem.

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day.

Verse 26:190

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayah: wa-maa kaana ʹaks̤aruhum Muʹmineen.

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 26:191

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Huwal ʻAzeezur Raḥeem.

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 26:192

وَاِنَّهٗ لَتَنْزِیْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹinnahoo la-Tañzeelu Rabbil ʻAalameen.

This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds,

Verse 26:193

نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوْحُ الْاَمِیْنُ ۟ۙ

Nazala bihir Rooḥul ʹAmeen.

which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

Verse 26:194

عَلٰی قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʻAlaa q̣albika litakoona minal muñẓireen.

into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

Verse 26:195

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِیٍّ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ؕ

Bilisaanin ʻArabiyyim mubeen.

in a clear Arabic tongue.

Verse 26:196

وَاِنَّهٗ لَفِیْ زُبُرِ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinnahoo lafee Zuburil ʹawwaleen.

And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

Verse 26:197

اَوَلَمْ یَكُنْ لَّهُمْ اٰیَةً اَنْ یَّعْلَمَهٗ عُلَمٰٓؤُا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۟ؕ

ʹAwalam yakul lahum ʹAayatan ʹañy yaʻlamahoo ʻulamaaaʹu Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel?

Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel?

Verse 26:198

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنٰهُ عَلٰی بَعْضِ الْاَعْجَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-law nazzalnaahu ʻalaa baʻḍil ʹaʻjameen,

Had We revealed it to a non-Arab,

Verse 26:199

فَقَرَاَهٗ عَلَیْهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ مُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Faq̣araʹahoo ʻalayhim maa kaanoo bihee muʹmineen.

who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

Verse 26:200

كَذٰلِكَ سَلَكْنٰهُ فِیْ قُلُوْبِ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Kaẓaalika salaknaahu fee q̣uloobil mujrimeen.

This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

Verse 26:201

لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖ حَتّٰی یَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْاَلِیْمَ ۟ۙ

Laa- yuʹminoona bihee ḥattaa yarawul ʻaẓabal ʹaleem;

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,

Verse 26:202

فَیَاْتِیَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Fayaʹtiyahum̃ bag̣tatañw wahum laa- yashʻuroon.

which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

Verse 26:203

فَیَقُوْلُوْا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنْظَرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Fayaq̣ooloo hal naḥnu muñz̤̣aroon.

Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

Verse 26:204

اَفَبِعَذَابِنَا یَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfabiʻaẓaabinaa yastaʻjiloon?

Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

Verse 26:205

اَفَرَءَیْتَ اِنْ مَّتَّعْنٰهُمْ سِنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAfaraʹayta ʹim mattaʻnaahum sineen.

Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years,

Verse 26:206

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤umma jaaaʹahum maa kaanoo yooʻadoon!

then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

Verse 26:207

مَاۤ اَغْنٰی عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یُمَتَّعُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Maaa ʹag̣naa ʻanhum maa kaanoo yumattaʻoon!

would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

Verse 26:208

وَمَاۤ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ اِلَّا لَهَا مُنْذِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹahlaknaa miñ q̣aryatin ʹillaa lahaa muñẓiroon.

We have never destroyed a society without warners

Verse 26:209

ذِكْرٰی ۛ۫ وَمَا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Ẓikraa wa-maa kunnaa z̤̣aalimeen.

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

Verse 26:210

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّیٰطِیْنُ ۟

Wa-maa tanazzalat bihish shayaaṭeen;

It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

Verse 26:211

وَمَا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لَهُمْ وَمَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-maa yambag̣ee lahum wa-maa yastaṭeeʻoon.

it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,

Verse 26:212

اِنَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُوْلُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹInnahum ʻanis samʻi lamaʻzooloon.

for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.

Verse 26:213

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَتَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُعَذَّبِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Falaa tadʻu maʻal laahi ʹilaahan ʹaakhara fatakoona minal muʻaẓẓabeen.

So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

Verse 26:214

وَاَنْذِرْ عَشِیْرَتَكَ الْاَقْرَبِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹañẓir ʻasheeratakal ʹaq̣rabeen,

And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,

Verse 26:215

وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wakhfiḍ janaaḥaka limanit tabaʻaka minal Muʹmineen.

and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

Verse 26:216

فَاِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ اِنِّیْ بَرِیْٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Faʹin ʻaṣawka faq̣ul ʹinnee bareeeʹum mimmaa taʻmaloon!

But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

Verse 26:217

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَی الْعَزِیْزِ الرَّحِیْمِ ۟ۙ

Wa-tawakkal ʻalal ʻAzeezir Raḥeem.

Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,

Verse 26:218

الَّذِیْ یَرٰىكَ حِیْنَ تَقُوْمُ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓee yaraaka ḥeena taq̣oom,

Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,

Verse 26:219

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِی السّٰجِدِیْنَ ۟

Wa-taq̣allubaka fis saajideen.

as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

Verse 26:220

اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

ʹInnahoo Huwas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 26:221

هَلْ اُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلٰی مَنْ تَنَزَّلُ الشَّیٰطِیْنُ ۟ؕ

Hal ʹunabbiʹukum ʻalaa mañ tanazzalush shayaaṭeen?

Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

Verse 26:222

تَنَزَّلُ عَلٰی كُلِّ اَفَّاكٍ اَثِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

Tanazzalu ʻalaa kulli ʹaffaakin ʹas̤eem,

They descend upon every sinful liar,

Verse 26:223

یُّلْقُوْنَ السَّمْعَ وَاَكْثَرُهُمْ كٰذِبُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Yulq̣oonas samʻa wa-ʹaks̤aruhum kaaẓiboon.

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.

Verse 26:224

وَالشُّعَرَآءُ یَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوٗنَ ۟ؕ

Washshuʻaraaaʹu yattabiʻuhumul g̣aawoon:

As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

Verse 26:225

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّهُمْ فِیْ كُلِّ وَادٍ یَّهِیْمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAlam tara ʹannahum fee kulli waadiñy yaheemoon.

Do you not see how they rant in every field,

Verse 26:226

وَاَنَّهُمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ مَا لَا یَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹannahum yaq̣ooloona maa laa- yafʻaloon?

only saying what they never do?

Verse 26:227

اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللّٰهَ كَثِیْرًا وَّانْتَصَرُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوْا ؕ وَسَیَعْلَمُ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْۤا اَیَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ یَّنْقَلِبُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹIllal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati waẓakarul laaha kas̤eerañw wañtaṣaroo mim baʻdi maa- z̤̣ulimoo. Wa-sayaʻlamul laz̤̣eena z̤̣alamooo ʹayya muñq̣alabiñy yañq̣aliboon!

Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.