Surah Al-Qasas

Verse 28:1

طٰسٓمّٓ ۟

Ṭaa-seeen-Meeem.

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

Verse 28:2

تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِیْنِ ۟

Tilka ʹAayaatul Kitaabil mubeen.

These are the verses of the clear Book.

Verse 28:3

نَتْلُوْا عَلَیْكَ مِنْ نَّبَاِ مُوْسٰی وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

Natloo ʻalayka min nabaʹi Moosaa wa-Firʻawna bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i liq̣awmiñy yuʹminoon.

We narrate to you ˹O Prophet˺ part of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for people who believe.

Verse 28:4

اِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ اَهْلَهَا شِیَعًا یَّسْتَضْعِفُ طَآىِٕفَةً مِّنْهُمْ یُذَبِّحُ اَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَیَسْتَحْیٖ نِسَآءَهُمْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna firʻawna ʻalaa fil ʹarḍi wa-jaʻala ʹahlahaa shiyaʻañy yastaḍʻifu ṭaaaʹifatam minhum yuẓabbiḥu ʹabnaaaʹahum wa-yastaḥyee nisaaaʹahum: ʹinnahoo kaana minal mufsideen.

Indeed, Pharaoh ˹arrogantly˺ elevated himself in the land and divided its people into ˹subservient˺ groups, one of which he persecuted, slaughtering their sons and keeping their women. He was truly one of the corruptors.

Verse 28:5

وَنُرِیْدُ اَنْ نَّمُنَّ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ اَىِٕمَّةً وَّنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوٰرِثِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-nureedu ʹan namunna ʻalal laẓeenas tuḍʻifoo fil ʹarḍi wa-najʻalahum ʹaʹimmatañw Wanajʻalahumul waaris̤een,

But it was Our Will to favour those who were oppressed in the land, making them models ˹of faith˺ as well as successors;

Verse 28:6

وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَنُرِیَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامٰنَ وَجُنُوْدَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَحْذَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-numakkina lahum fil ʹarḍi wa-nuriya Firʻawna wa-Haamaana wa-junoodahumaa minhum maa kaanoo yaḥẓaroon.

and to establish them in the land; and through them show Pharaoh, Hamân, and their soldiers ˹the fulfilment of˺ what they feared.

Verse 28:7

وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اُمِّ مُوْسٰۤی اَنْ اَرْضِعِیْهِ ۚ فَاِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَیْهِ فَاَلْقِیْهِ فِی الْیَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِیْ وَلَا تَحْزَنِیْ ۚ اِنَّا رَآدُّوْهُ اِلَیْكِ وَجَاعِلُوْهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilaaa ʹummi Moosaaa ʹan ʹarḍiʻeeh: faʹiẓaa khifti ʻalayhi faʹalq̣eehi fil yammi wa-laa takhaafee walaa taḥzanee: ʹinnaa raaaddoohu ʹilayki wa-jaaʻiloohu milnal mursaleen.

We inspired the mother of Moses: “Nurse him, but when you fear for him, put him then into the river, and do not fear or grieve. We will certainly return him to you, and make him one of the messengers.”

Verse 28:8

فَالْتَقَطَهٗۤ اٰلُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِیَكُوْنَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَّحَزَنًا ؕ اِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامٰنَ وَجُنُوْدَهُمَا كَانُوْا خٰطِـِٕیْنَ ۟

Faltaq̣aṭahooo ʹaalu Firʻawna liyakoona lahum ʻaduwwañw Waḥazanaa: ʹInna Firʻawna wa-Haamaana wa-junooda-humaa kaanoo khaaṭiʹeen.

And ˹it so happened that˺ Pharaoh’s people picked him up, only to become their enemy and source of grief. Surely Pharaoh, Hamân, and their soldiers were sinful.

Verse 28:9

وَقَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَیْنٍ لِّیْ وَلَكَ ؕ لَا تَقْتُلُوْهُ ۖۗ عَسٰۤی اَنْ یَّنْفَعَنَاۤ اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalatim raʹatu Firʻawna q̣urratu ʻaynil lee wa-lak: laa- taq̣tuloohu ʻasaaa ʹañy yañfaʻanaaa ʹaw nattakhiẓahoo waladañw wahum laa- yashʻuroon!

Pharaoh’s wife said ˹to him˺, “˹This baby is˺ a source of joy for me and you. Do not kill him. Perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son.” They were unaware ˹of what was to come˺.

Verse 28:10

وَاَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ اُمِّ مُوْسٰی فٰرِغًا ؕ اِنْ كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِیْ بِهٖ لَوْلَاۤ اَنْ رَّبَطْنَا عَلٰی قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹaṣbaḥa fuʹaadu ʹummi Moosaa faarig̣aa: ʹiñ kaadat latubdee bihee law laaa ʹarrabaṭnaa ʻalaa q̣albihaa litakoona minal Muʹmineen.

And the heart of Moses’ mother ached so much that she almost gave away his identity, had We not reassured her heart in order for her to have faith ˹in Allah’s promise˺.

Verse 28:11

وَقَالَتْ لِاُخْتِهٖ قُصِّیْهِ ؗ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهٖ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣aalat liʹukhtihee q̣uṣṣeeh. Fabaṣurat bihee ʻañ junubiñw wahum laa- yashʻuroon.

And she said to his sister, “Keep track of him!” So she watched him from a distance, while they were unaware.

Verse 28:12

وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَیْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰۤی اَهْلِ بَیْتٍ یَّكْفُلُوْنَهٗ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهٗ نٰصِحُوْنَ ۟

wa-ḥarramnaa ʻalayhil maraaḍiʻa miñ q̣ablu faq̣aalat hal ʹadullukum ʻalaaa ʹahli baytiñy yakfuloonahoo lakum wa-hum lahoo naaṣiḥoon?...

And We had caused him to refuse all wet-nurses at first, so his sister suggested, “Shall I direct you to a family who will bring him up for you and take good care of him?”

Verse 28:13

فَرَدَدْنٰهُ اِلٰۤی اُمِّهٖ كَیْ تَقَرَّ عَیْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ اَنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Faradadnaahu ʹilaaa ʹummihee kay taq̣arra ʻaynuhaa wa-laa taḥzana wa-litaʻlama ʹanna waʻdal laahi ḥaq̣q̣uñw walaakinna ʹaks̤arahum laa- yaʻlamoon.

This is how We returned him to his mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and not grieve, and that she would know that Allah’s promise is ˹always˺ true. But most people do not know.

Verse 28:14

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗ وَاسْتَوٰۤی اٰتَیْنٰهُ حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa balag̣a ʹashuddahoo wastawaaa ʹaataynaahu ḥukmañw waʻilmaa: wa-kaẓaalika najzil Muḥsineen.

And when he reached full strength and maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

Verse 28:15

وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِیْنَةَ عَلٰی حِیْنِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ اَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِیْهَا رَجُلَیْنِ یَقْتَتِلٰنِ ؗۗ هٰذَا مِنْ شِیْعَتِهٖ وَهٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهٖ ۚ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِیْ مِنْ شِیْعَتِهٖ عَلَی الَّذِیْ مِنْ عَدُوِّهٖ ۙ فَوَكَزَهٗ مُوْسٰی فَقَضٰی عَلَیْهِ ؗۗ قَالَ هٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّیْطٰنِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-dakhalal Madeenata ʻalaa ḥeeni g̣aflatim min ʹahlihaa fawajada feeha rajulayni yaq̣tatilaani haaẓaa miñ sheeʻatihee wa-haaẓaa min ʻaduwwih. Fastag̣aas̤ahul laẓee miñ sheeʻatihee ʻalal laẓee min ʻaduwwihee fawakazahoo Moosaa faq̣aḍaa ʻalayh. Q̣aala haaẓaa min ʻamalish shayṭaan: ʹinnahoo ʻaduwwum muḍillum mubeen!

˹One day˺ he entered the city unnoticed by its people. There he found two men fighting: one of his own people, and the other of his enemies. The man from his people called to him for help against his foe. So Moses punched him, causing his death. Moses cried, “This is from Satan’s handiwork. He is certainly a sworn, misleading enemy.”

Verse 28:16

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِیْ فَاغْفِرْ لِیْ فَغَفَرَ لَهٗ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹinnee z̤̣alamtu nafsee fag̣fir lee fag̣afara lah: innahoo Huwal G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

He pleaded, “My Lord! I have definitely wronged my soul, so forgive me.” So He forgave him, ˹for˺ He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 28:17

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَاۤ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ فَلَنْ اَكُوْنَ ظَهِیْرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbi bimaaa ʹanʻamta ʻalayya falan ʹakoona z̤̣aheeral lilmujrimeen.

Moses pledged, “My Lord! For all Your favours upon me, I will never side with the wicked.”

Verse 28:18

فَاَصْبَحَ فِی الْمَدِیْنَةِ خَآىِٕفًا یَّتَرَقَّبُ فَاِذَا الَّذِی اسْتَنْصَرَهٗ بِالْاَمْسِ یَسْتَصْرِخُهٗ ؕ قَالَ لَهٗ مُوْسٰۤی اِنَّكَ لَغَوِیٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Faʹaṣbaḥa fil Madeenati khaaaʹifañy yataraq̣q̣abu faʹiẓal laẓis tañṣarahoo bil-ʹamsi yastaṣrikhuh. Q̣aala lahoo Moosaaa ʹinnaka lag̣awiyyum mubeen!

And so Moses became fearful, watching out in the city, when suddenly the one who sought his help the day before cried out to him again for help. Moses rebuked him, “Indeed, you are clearly a trouble-maker.”

Verse 28:19

فَلَمَّاۤ اَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ یَّبْطِشَ بِالَّذِیْ هُوَ عَدُوٌّ لَّهُمَا ۙ قَالَ یٰمُوْسٰۤی اَتُرِیْدُ اَنْ تَقْتُلَنِیْ كَمَا قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا بِالْاَمْسِ ۖۗ اِنْ تُرِیْدُ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ جَبَّارًا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَا تُرِیْدُ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِیْنَ ۟

Falammaaa ʹan ʹaraada ʹañy yabṭisha billaẓee huwa ʻaduwwul lahumaa q̣aala yaa-Moosaaa ʹatureedu ʹañ taq̣tulanee kamaa q̣atalta nafsam bil-ʹams? ʹIñ tureedu ʹillaaa ʹañ takoona jabbaarañ fil ʹarḍi wa-maa tureedu ʹañ takoona minal Muṣliḥeen!

Then when Moses was about to lay his hands on their foe, the enemy said, “O Moses! Do you intend to kill me as you killed a man yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land. You do not intend to make peace!”

Verse 28:20

وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ اَقْصَا الْمَدِیْنَةِ یَسْعٰی ؗ قَالَ یٰمُوْسٰۤی اِنَّ الْمَلَاَ یَاْتَمِرُوْنَ بِكَ لِیَقْتُلُوْكَ فَاخْرُجْ اِنِّیْ لَكَ مِنَ النّٰصِحِیْنَ ۟

Wa-jaaaʹa rajulum min ʹaq̣ṣal Madeenati yasʻaa. Q̣aala yaa-Moosaaa ʹinnal malaʹa yaʹ-tamiroona bika liyaq̣tulooka fakhruj ʹinnee laka minan naaṣiḥeen.

And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.”

Verse 28:21

فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآىِٕفًا یَّتَرَقَّبُ ؗ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِیْ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Fakharaja minhaa khaaaʹifañy yataraq̣q̣ab: Q̣aala Rabbi najjinee minal q̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

So Moses left the city in a state of fear and caution, praying, “My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 28:22

وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْیَنَ قَالَ عَسٰی رَبِّیْۤ اَنْ یَّهْدِیَنِیْ سَوَآءَ السَّبِیْلِ ۟

Wa-lammaa tawajjaha tilq̣aaaʹa Madyana q̣aala ʻasaa Rabbeee ʹañy yahdiyanee sawaaaʹas sabeel.

And as he made his way towards Midian, he said, “I trust my Lord will guide me to the right way.”

Verse 28:23

وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدْیَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَیْهِ اُمَّةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ یَسْقُوْنَ ؗ۬ وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمُ امْرَاَتَیْنِ تَذُوْدٰنِ ۚ قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُمَا ؕ قَالَتَا لَا نَسْقِیْ حَتّٰی یُصْدِرَ الرِّعَآءُ ٚ وَاَبُوْنَا شَیْخٌ كَبِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-lammaa warada maaaʹa Madyana wajada ʻalayhi ʹummatam minan naasi yasq̣oona wa-wajada miñ doonihimum raʹatayni taẓoodaan. Q̣aala maa- khaṭbukumaa? Q̣aalataa laa- nasq̣ee ḥattaa yuṣdirar riʻaaaʹu wa-ʹaboonaa shaykhuñ kabeer.

When he arrived at the well of Midian, he found a group of people watering ˹their herds˺. Apart from them, he noticed two women holding back ˹their herd˺. He asked ˹them˺, “What is the problem?” They replied, “We cannot water ˹our animals˺ until the ˹other˺ shepherds are done, for our father is a very old man.”

Verse 28:24

فَسَقٰی لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلّٰۤی اِلَی الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ لِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتَ اِلَیَّ مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَقِیْرٌ ۟

Fasaq̣aa lahumaa s̤umma tawallaaa ʹilaz̤̣ z̤̣illi faq̣aala Rabbi ʹinnee limaaa añzalta ʹilayya min khayriñ faq̣eer!..

So he watered ˹their herd˺ for them, then withdrew to the shade and prayed, “My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”

Verse 28:25

فَجَآءَتْهُ اِحْدٰىهُمَا تَمْشِیْ عَلَی اسْتِحْیَآءٍ ؗ قَالَتْ اِنَّ اَبِیْ یَدْعُوْكَ لِیَجْزِیَكَ اَجْرَ مَا سَقَیْتَ لَنَا ؕ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهٗ وَقَصَّ عَلَیْهِ الْقَصَصَ ۙ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ ۫ۥ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Fajaaaʹathu ʹiḥdaahumaa tamshee ʻalas tiḥyaaaʹ, Q̣aalat ʹinna ʹabee yadʻooka liyajziyaka ʹajra maa- saq̣ayta lanaa. Falammaa jaaaʹahoo wa-q̣aṣṣa ʻalayhil q̣aṣaṣa q̣aala laa- takhaf: najawta minal q̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Then one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully. She said, “My father is inviting you so he may reward you for watering ˹our animals˺ for us.” When Moses came to him and told him his whole story, the old man said, “Have no fear! You are ˹now˺ safe from the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 28:26

قَالَتْ اِحْدٰىهُمَا یٰۤاَبَتِ اسْتَاْجِرْهُ ؗ اِنَّ خَیْرَ مَنِ اسْتَاْجَرْتَ الْقَوِیُّ الْاَمِیْنُ ۟

Q̣aalat ʹiḥdaahumaa yaaaʹabatis taʹjirh; ʹinna khayra manis taʹjartal q̣awiyyul ʹameen.

One of the two daughters suggested, “O my dear father! Hire him. The best man for employment is definitely the strong and trustworthy ˹one˺.”

Verse 28:27

قَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اُرِیْدُ اَنْ اُنْكِحَكَ اِحْدَی ابْنَتَیَّ هٰتَیْنِ عَلٰۤی اَنْ تَاْجُرَنِیْ ثَمٰنِیَ حِجَجٍ ۚ فَاِنْ اَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ ۚ وَمَاۤ اُرِیْدُ اَنْ اَشُقَّ عَلَیْكَ ؕ سَتَجِدُنِیْۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinneee ʹureedu ʹan ʹuñkiḥaka ʹiḥdab natayya haatayni ʻalaaa ʹañ taʹjuranee s̤amaaniya ḥijaj; faʹin ʹatmamta ʻashrañ famin ʻiñdik. Wa-maaa ʹureedu ʹan ʹashuq̣q̣a ʻalayk: satajiduneee ʹiñ shaaaʹal laahu minaṣ Ṣaaliḥeen.

The old man proposed, “I wish to marry one of these two daughters of mine to you, provided that you stay in my service for eight years. If you complete ten, it will be ˹a favour˺ from you, but I do not wish to make it difficult for you. Allah willing, you will find me an agreeable man.”

Verse 28:28

قَالَ ذٰلِكَ بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَكَ ؕ اَیَّمَا الْاَجَلَیْنِ قَضَیْتُ فَلَا عُدْوَانَ عَلَیَّ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی مَا نَقُوْلُ وَكِیْلٌ ۟۠

Q̣aala ẓaalika baynee wa-baynak: ʹayyamal ʹajalayni q̣aḍaytu falaa ʻudwaana ʻalayy. Wallaahu ʻalaa maa- naq̣oolu Wakeel.

Moses responded, “˹Then˺ it is ˹settled˺ between you and I. Whichever term I fulfill, there will be no ˹further˺ obligation on me. And Allah is a Witness to what we say.”

Verse 28:29

فَلَمَّا قَضٰی مُوْسَی الْاَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِاَهْلِهٖۤ اٰنَسَ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّوْرِ نَارًا ۚ قَالَ لِاَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوْۤا اِنِّیْۤ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّیْۤ اٰتِیْكُمْ مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa q̣aḍaa Moosal ʹajala wa-saara biʹahliheee ʹaanasa miñ jaanibiṭ Ṭoori naaraa. Q̣aala liʹahlihim kus̤ooo ʹinneee ʹaanastu naaral laʻalleee ʹaateekum minhaa bikhabarin ʹaw jaẓwatim minan naari laʻallakum taṣṭaloon.

When Moses had completed the term and was travelling with his family, he spotted a fire on the side of Mount Ṭûr. He said to his family, “Stay here, ˹for˺ I have spotted a fire. Perhaps from there I can bring you some directions or a torch from the fire so you may warm yourselves.”

Verse 28:30

فَلَمَّاۤ اَتٰىهَا نُوْدِیَ مِنْ شَاطِئِ الْوَادِ الْاَیْمَنِ فِی الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبٰرَكَةِ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ اَنْ یّٰمُوْسٰۤی اِنِّیْۤ اَنَا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Falammaaa ʹataahaa noodiya miñ shaaṭiʹil waadil ʹaymani fil buq̣ʻatil mubaarakati minash shajarati ʹañy yaa-Moosaaa ʹinneee ʹAnal laahu Rabbul ʻAalameen.

But when he came to it, he was called from the bush in the sacred ground to the right side of the valley: “O Moses! It is truly I. I am Allah—the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 28:31

وَاَنْ اَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ؕ فَلَمَّا رَاٰهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَاَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَّلّٰی مُدْبِرًا وَّلَمْ یُعَقِّبْ ؕ یٰمُوْسٰۤی اَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ ۫ اِنَّكَ مِنَ الْاٰمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹan ʹalq̣i ʻaṣaak! Falammaa raʹaahaa tahtazzu kaʹannahaa jaaannuñw wallaa mudbirañw walam yuʻaq̣q̣ib: Yaa-Moosaaa ʹaq̣bil wa-laa takhaf: ʹinnaka minal ʹaamineen.

Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.

Verse 28:32

اُسْلُكْ یَدَكَ فِیْ جَیْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَیْضَآءَ مِنْ غَیْرِ سُوْٓءٍ ؗ وَّاضْمُمْ اِلَیْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ فَذٰنِكَ بُرْهَانٰنِ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَاۡىِٕهٖ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِیْنَ ۟

ʹUsluk yadaka fee jaybika takhruj bayḍaaaʹa min g̣ayri soooʹ: waḍmum ʹilayka janaaḥaka minar rahbi fazaanika burhaanaani mir Rabbika ʹilaa Firʻawna wa-malaʹih: ʹinnahum kaanoo q̣awmañ faasiq̣een.

Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished. And cross your arms tightly to calm your fears. These are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs. They have truly been a rebellious people.”

Verse 28:33

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَاَخَافُ اَنْ یَّقْتُلُوْنِ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹinnee q̣ataltu minhum nafsañ faʹakhaafu ʹañy yaq̣tuloon.

Moses appealed, “My Lord! I have indeed killed a man from them, so I fear they may kill me.

Verse 28:34

وَاَخِیْ هٰرُوْنُ هُوَ اَفْصَحُ مِنِّیْ لِسَانًا فَاَرْسِلْهُ مَعِیَ رِدْاً یُّصَدِّقُنِیْۤ ؗ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ اَنْ یُّكَذِّبُوْنِ ۟

Wa-ʹakhee Haaroonu huwa ʹafṣaḥu minnee lisaanañ faʹarsilhu maʻiya rid-ʹañy yuṣaddiq̣unee; ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʹañy yukaẓẓiboon.

And my brother Aaron is more eloquent than I, so send him with me as a helper to support what I say, for I truly fear they may reject me.”

Verse 28:35

قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِاَخِیْكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطٰنًا فَلَا یَصِلُوْنَ اِلَیْكُمَا ۛۚ بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ ۛۚ اَنْتُمَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكُمَا الْغٰلِبُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala sanashuddu ʻaḍudaka biʹakheeka wa-najʻalu lakumaa sulṭaanañ falaa yaṣiloona ʹilaykumaa: biʹAayaatinaaa ʹañtumaa wa-manit tabaʻakumal g̣aaliboon.

Allah responded, “We will assist you with your brother and grant you both authority, so they cannot harm you. With Our signs, you and those who follow you will ˹certainly˺ prevail.”

Verse 28:36

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ مُّوْسٰی بِاٰیٰتِنَا بَیِّنٰتٍ قَالُوْا مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرًی وَّمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِیْۤ اٰبَآىِٕنَا الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Falammaa jaaaʹahum Moosaa biʹAayaatinaa bayyinaatiñ q̣aaloo maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaa siḥrum muftarañw wamaa samiʻnaa bihaaẓaa feee ʹaabaaaʹinal ʹawwaleen!

But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said ˹arrogantly˺, “This is nothing but conjured magic ˹tricks˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.”

Verse 28:37

وَقَالَ مُوْسٰی رَبِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ جَآءَ بِالْهُدٰی مِنْ عِنْدِهٖ وَمَنْ تَكُوْنُ لَهٗ عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُفْلِحُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aala Moosaa Rabbeee ʹaʻlamu bimañ jaaaʹa bil-Hudaa min ʻiñdihee wa-mañ takoonu lahoo ʻAaq̣ibatud daar: ʹinnahoo laa- yufliḥuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon.

Moses responded, “My Lord knows best who has come with ˹true˺ guidance from Him and will fare best in the end. Indeed, the wrongdoers will never succeed.”

Verse 28:38

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْمَلَاُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَیْرِیْ ۚ فَاَوْقِدْ لِیْ یٰهَامٰنُ عَلَی الطِّیْنِ فَاجْعَلْ لِّیْ صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّیْۤ اَطَّلِعُ اِلٰۤی اِلٰهِ مُوْسٰی ۙ وَاِنِّیْ لَاَظُنُّهٗ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aala Firʻawnu yaaaʹayyuhal malaʹu maa- ʻalimtu lakum min ʹilaahin g̣ayree: faʹawq̣id lee yaa-Haamaanu ʻalaṭ ṭeeni fajʻal lee ṣarḥal laʻalleee ʹaṭṭaliʻu ʹilaaa ʹilaahi Moosaa wa-ʹinnee laʹaz̤̣unnuhoo minal kaaẓibeen!

Pharaoh declared, “O chiefs! I know of no other god for you but myself. So bake bricks out of clay for me, O Hamân, and build a high tower so I may look at the God of Moses, although I am sure he is a liar.”

Verse 28:39

وَاسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُوْدُهٗ فِی الْاَرْضِ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ اِلَیْنَا لَا یُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Wastakbara huwa wa-junooduhoo fil ʹarḍi big̣ayril ḥaq̣q̣i waz̤̣annooo ʹannahum ʹilaynaa laa- yurjaʻoon!

And so he and his soldiers behaved arrogantly in the land with no right, thinking they would never be returned to Us.

Verse 28:40

فَاَخَذْنٰهُ وَجُنُوْدَهٗ فَنَبَذْنٰهُمْ فِی الْیَمِّ ۚ فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Faʹakhaẓnaahu wa-junoo-dahoo fanabaẓnaahum fil yamm: fañz̤̣ur kayfa kaana ʻAaq̣ibatuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

So We seized him and his soldiers, casting them into the sea. See then what was the end of the wrongdoers!

Verse 28:41

وَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَىِٕمَّةً یَّدْعُوْنَ اِلَی النَّارِ ۚ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ لَا یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalnaahum ʹaʹimmatañy yadʻoona ʹilan Naar; Wa-Yawmal Q̣iyaamati laa- yuñṣaroon.

We made them leaders inviting ˹others˺ to the Fire. And on the Day of Judgment they will not be helped.

Verse 28:42

وَاَتْبَعْنٰهُمْ فِیْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْیَا لَعْنَةً ۚ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ هُمْ مِّنَ الْمَقْبُوْحِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ʹatbaʻnaahum fee haaẓihid dunyaa Laʻnah; wa-Yawmal Q̣iyaamati hum minal maq̣booḥeen.

We caused a curse to follow them in this world. And on the Day of Judgment they will be among the outcasts.

Verse 28:43

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَاۤ اَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُوْنَ الْاُوْلٰی بَصَآىِٕرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًی وَّرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Moosal Kitaaba mim baʻdi maaa ʹahlaknal q̣uroonal ʹoolaa Baṣaaaʹira linnaasi wa-Hudañw wa-Raḥmatal laʻallahum yataẓakkaroon.

Indeed, We gave Moses the Scripture—after destroying earlier nations—as an insight for the people, a guide, and mercy so perhaps they would be mindful.

Verse 28:44

وَمَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِیِّ اِذْ قَضَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسَی الْاَمْرَ وَمَا كُنْتَ مِنَ الشّٰهِدِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-maa kuñta bijaanibil G̣arbiyyi ʹiẓ q̣aḍaynaaa ʹilaa Moosal ʹAmra wa-maa kuñta minash shaahideen.

You were not there ˹O Prophet˺ on the western side of the mountain when We entrusted the Commandments to Moses, nor were you present ˹in his time˺.

Verse 28:45

وَلٰكِنَّاۤ اَنْشَاْنَا قُرُوْنًا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ ثَاوِیًا فِیْۤ اَهْلِ مَدْیَنَ تَتْلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتِنَا ۙ وَلٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laakinnaaa ʹañshaʹnaa q̣uroonañ fataṭaawala ʻalayhimul ʻumur; wa-maa kuñta s̤aawiyañ feee ʹahli Madyana tatloo ʻalayhim ʹAayaatinaa wa-laakinnaa kunnaa mursileen.

But We ˹later˺ raised ˹several˺ generations, and the ages took their toll on them. Nor were you living among the people of Midian, rehearsing Our revelations with them. But it is We Who have sent ˹this revelation to you˺.

Verse 28:46

وَمَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الطُّوْرِ اِذْ نَادَیْنَا وَلٰكِنْ رَّحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّاۤ اَتٰىهُمْ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa kuñta bijaanibiṭ Ṭoori ʹiẓ naadaynaa wa-laakir Raḥmatam mir Rabbika lituñẓira q̣awmam maaa ʹataahum min naẓeerim miñ q̣ablika laʻallahum yataẓakkaroon.

And you were not at the side of Mount Ṭûr when We called out ˹to Moses˺. But ˹you have been sent˺ as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so perhaps they may be mindful.

Verse 28:47

وَلَوْلَاۤ اَنْ تُصِیْبَهُمْ مُّصِیْبَةٌ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُوْا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَاۤ اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَیْنَا رَسُوْلًا فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰیٰتِكَ وَنَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lawlaaa ʹañ tuṣeebahum muṣeebatum bimaa q̣addamat ʹaydeehim fayaq̣ooloo Rabbanaa Law-laaa ʹarsalta ʹilaynaa rasoolañ fanattabiʻa ʹAayaatika wa-nakoona minal Muʹmineen!

Also so they would not say, if struck by an affliction for what their hands have done: “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations and become believers.”

Verse 28:48

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوْا لَوْلَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مِثْلَ مَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی ؕ اَوَلَمْ یَكْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ قَالُوْا سِحْرٰنِ تَظٰهَرَا ۥ۫ وَقَالُوْۤا اِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa jaaaʹahumul Ḥaq̣q̣u min ʻiñdinaa q̣aaloo law-laaa ʹootiya mis̤la maaa ʹootiya Moosaa? ʹAwalam yakfuroo bimaaa ʹootiya Moosaa miñ q̣abl? Q̣aaloo siḥraani taz̤̣aaharaa! Wa-q̣aalooo ʹinnaa bikulliñ kaafiroon!

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, “If only he was given the like of what Moses had been given.” Did they not deny what had been given to Moses earlier? They claimed, “Both ˹Scriptures˺ are works of magic, supporting each other!” Adding, “We truly deny both.”

Verse 28:49

قُلْ فَاْتُوْا بِكِتٰبٍ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ هُوَ اَهْدٰی مِنْهُمَاۤ اَتَّبِعْهُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul faʹtoo bi-Kitaabim min ʻiñdil laahi huwa ʹahdaa minhumaaa ʹattabiʻhu ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een!

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring then a scripture from Allah which is a better guide than these two so I may follow it, if your claim is true.”

Verse 28:50

فَاِنْ لَّمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ اَنَّمَا یَتَّبِعُوْنَ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ ؕ وَمَنْ اَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ بِغَیْرِ هُدًی مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Faʹil lam yastajeeboo laka faʻlam ʹannamaa yattabiʻoona ʹahwaaaʹahum: wa-man ʹaḍallu mimmanit tabaʻa hawaahu big̣ayri hudam minal laah? ʹInnal laaha laa- yahdil q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

So if they fail to respond to you, then know that they only follow their desires. And who could be more astray than those who follow their desires with no guidance from Allah? Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Verse 28:51

وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ الْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-laq̣ad waṣṣalnaa lahumul Q̣awla laʻallahum yataẓakkaroon.

Indeed, We have steadily delivered the Word ˹of Allah˺ to the people so they may be mindful.

Verse 28:52

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ هُمْ بِهٖ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaataynaahumul Kitaaba miñ q̣ablihee hum̃ bihee yuʹminoon;

˹As for˺ those ˹faithful˺ to whom We had given the Scripture before this ˹Quran˺, they do believe in it.

Verse 28:53

وَاِذَا یُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِمْ قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِهٖۤ اِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa yutlaa ʻalayhim q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa biheee ʹinnahul Ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbinaaa ʹinnaa kunnaa miñ q̣ablihee Muslimeen.

When it is recited to them, they declare, “We believe in it. This is definitely the truth from our Lord. We had already submitted ˹even˺ before this.”

Verse 28:54

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یُؤْتَوْنَ اَجْرَهُمْ مَّرَّتَیْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوْا وَیَدْرَءُوْنَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّیِّئَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ یُنْفِقُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹika yuʹtawna ʹajrahum marratayni bimaa ṣabaroo wa-yadraʹoona bil-ḥasanatis sayyiʹata wa-mimmaa razaq̣naahum yuñfiq̣oon.

These ˹believers˺ will be given a double reward for their perseverance, responding to evil with good, and for donating from what We have provided for them.

Verse 28:55

وَاِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ اَعْرَضُوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوْا لَنَاۤ اَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ اَعْمَالُكُمْ ؗ سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمْ ؗ لَا نَبْتَغِی الْجٰهِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa samiʻul lag̣wa ʹaʻraḍoo ʻanhu wa-q̣aaloo lanaaa ʹaʻmaalunaa wa-lakum ʹaʻmaalukum; Salaamun ʻalaykum: laa- nabtag̣il jaahileen.

When they hear slanderous talk, they turn away from it, saying, “We are accountable for our deeds and you for yours. Peace ˹is our only response˺ to you! We want nothing to do with those who act ignorantly.”

Verse 28:56

اِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِیْ مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِیْنَ ۟

ʹInnaka laa- tahdee man ʹaḥbabta wa-laakinnal laaha yahdee mañy yashaaaʹ: wa-Huwa ʹaʻlamu bil-muhtadeen.

You surely cannot guide whoever you like ˹O Prophet˺, but it is Allah Who guides whoever He wills, and He knows best who are ˹fit to be˺ guided.

Verse 28:57

وَقَالُوْۤا اِنْ نَّتَّبِعِ الْهُدٰی مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ اَرْضِنَا ؕ اَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَّهُمْ حَرَمًا اٰمِنًا یُّجْبٰۤی اِلَیْهِ ثَمَرٰتُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ رِّزْقًا مِّنْ لَّدُنَّا وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalooo ʹin nattabiʻil hudaa maʻaka nutakhaṭṭaf min ʹarḍinaa. ʹAwalam numakkil lahum Ḥaraman ʹaaminañy yujbaaa ʹilayhi s̤amaraatu kulli shayʹir rizq̣am mil ladunnaa wa-laakinna ʹaks̤arahum laa- yaʻlamoon.

They say ˹to the Prophet˺, “If we were to follow ˹true˺ guidance with you, we would certainly be snatched away from our land.” Have We not established for them a safe haven ˹in Mecca˺ to which fruits of all kinds are brought as a provision from Us? But most of them do not know ˹this favour˺.

Verse 28:58

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَعِیْشَتَهَا ۚ فَتِلْكَ مَسٰكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَنْ مِّنْ بَعْدِهِمْ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ؕ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوٰرِثِیْنَ ۟

Wa-kam ʹahlaknaa miñ q̣aryatim baṭirat maʻeeshatahaa! Fatilka masaakinuhum lam tuskam mim baʻdihim ʹillaa q̣aleelaa! Wa-kunnaa Naḥnul waaris̤een!

˹Imagine˺ how many societies We have destroyed that had been spoiled by their ˹comfortable˺ living! Those are their residences, never inhabited after them except passingly. And We ˹alone˺ were the Successor.

Verse 28:59

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرٰی حَتّٰی یَبْعَثَ فِیْۤ اُمِّهَا رَسُوْلًا یَّتْلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِی الْقُرٰۤی اِلَّا وَاَهْلُهَا ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa kaana Rabbuka muhlikal q̣uraa ḥattaa yabʻas̤a feee ʹummihaa rasoolañy yatloo ʻalayhim ʹAayaatinaa; wa-maa kunnaa muhlikil q̣uraaa ʹillaa wa-ʹahluhaa z̤̣aalimoon.

Your Lord would never destroy a society until He had sent to its capital a messenger, reciting Our revelations to them. Nor would We ever destroy a society unless its people persisted in wrongdoing.

Verse 28:60

وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَزِیْنَتُهَا ۚ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-maaa ʹooteetum miñ shayʹiñ famataaʻul ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-zeenatuhaa; wa-maa ʻiñdal laahi khayruñw waʹabq̣aa: ʹafalaa taʻq̣iloon?

Whatever ˹pleasure˺ you have been given is no more than ˹a fleeting˺ enjoyment and adornment of this worldly life. But what is with Allah is far better and more lasting. Will you not then understand?

Verse 28:61

اَفَمَنْ وَّعَدْنٰهُ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ لَاقِیْهِ كَمَنْ مَّتَّعْنٰهُ مَتَاعَ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ثُمَّ هُوَ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِیْنَ ۟

ʹAfamañw waʻadnaahu waʻdan ḥasanañ fahuwa laaq̣eehi kamam mattaʻnaahu mataaʻal ḥayaatid dunyaa s̤umma huwa Yawmal Q̣iyaamati minal muḥḍareen?

Can those to whom We have made a fine promise—which they will see fulfilled—be like those who We have allowed to enjoy the pleasures of this worldly life, but on the Day of Judgment will be brought ˹for punishment˺?

Verse 28:62

وَیَوْمَ یُنَادِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُ اَیْنَ شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ كُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawma yunaadeehim fayaq̣oolu ʹayna shurakaaaʹiyal laẓeena kuñtum tazʻumoon?

˹Watch for˺ the Day He will call to them, “Where are those you claimed were My associate-gods?”

Verse 28:63

قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ حَقَّ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هٰۤؤُلَآءِ الَّذِیْنَ اَغْوَیْنَا ۚ اَغْوَیْنٰهُمْ كَمَا غَوَیْنَا ۚ تَبَرَّاْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ ؗ مَا كَانُوْۤا اِیَّانَا یَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aalal laẓeena ḥaq̣q̣a ʻalayhimul q̣awlu Rabbanaa haaaʹulaaaʹil laẓeena ʹag̣waynaa: ʹag̣waynaahum kamaa g̣awaynaa: tabarraʹnaaa ʹilayka maa- kaanooo ʹiyyaanaa yaʻbudoon.

Those ˹misleaders˺ against whom the decree ˹of torment˺ is justified will cry, “Our Lord! These ˹followers˺ are the ones we caused to deviate. We led them into deviance, for we ourselves were deviant. We disassociate ourselves ˹from them˺ before You. It was not us that they used to worship.”

Verse 28:64

وَقِیْلَ ادْعُوْا شُرَكَآءَكُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَهُمْ وَرَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ ۚ لَوْ اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣eelad ʻoo shurakaaaʹakum fadaʻawhum falam yastajeeboo lahum wa-raʹawul ʻaẓaaba law ʹannahum kaanoo yahtadoon!

It will be said ˹to the disbelievers˺, “Call upon your associate-gods ˹for help˺.” So they will call them, but will receive no response. And they will face the punishment, wishing they had been ˹rightly˺ guided!

Verse 28:65

وَیَوْمَ یُنَادِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُ مَاذَاۤ اَجَبْتُمُ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawma yunaadeehim fayaq̣oolu maa-ẓaaa ʹajabtumul mursaleen?

And ˹watch for˺ the Day He will call to them, asking, “What response did you give to the messengers?”

Verse 28:66

فَعَمِیَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الْاَنْۢبَآءُ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ فَهُمْ لَا یَتَسَآءَلُوْنَ ۟

Faʻamiyat ʻalayhimul ʹambaaaʹu Yawmaʹiẓiñ fahum laa- yatasaaaʹaloon!

They will be too dumbstruck on that Day to ask one another ˹for answers˺.

Verse 28:67

فَاَمَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَعَسٰۤی اَنْ یَّكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُفْلِحِیْنَ ۟

Faʹammaa mañ taaba wa-ʹaamana wa-ʻamila ṣaaliḥañ faʻasaaa ʹañy yakoona minal Mufliḥeen.

As for those who repent, believe, and do good ˹in this world˺, it is right to hope that they will be among the successful.

Verse 28:68

وَرَبُّكَ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ وَیَخْتَارُ ؕ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِیَرَةُ ؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ وَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Rabbuka yakhluq̣u maa- yashaaaʹu wayakhtaar: maa- kaana lahumul khiyarah: Subḥaanal laahi wa-taʻaalaa ʻammaa yushrikoon!

Your Lord creates and chooses whatever He wills—the choice is not theirs. Glorified and Exalted is Allah above what they associate ˹with Him˺!

Verse 28:69

وَرَبُّكَ یَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُوْرُهُمْ وَمَا یُعْلِنُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Rabbuka yaʻlamu maa- tukinnu ṣudooruhum wa-maa yuʻlinoon.

And your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and what they reveal.

Verse 28:70

وَهُوَ اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِی الْاُوْلٰی وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ؗ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَاِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laahu laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo. Lahul Ḥamdu fil ʹoolaa wal-ʹaakhirah: wa-lahul Ḥukmu wa-ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

He is Allah. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. All praise belongs to Him in this life and the next. All authority is His. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 28:71

قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ اِنْ جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْكُمُ الَّیْلَ سَرْمَدًا اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ مَنْ اِلٰهٌ غَیْرُ اللّٰهِ یَاْتِیْكُمْ بِضِیَآءٍ ؕ اَفَلَا تَسْمَعُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹaraʹaytum ʹiñ jaʻalal laahu ʻalaykumul Layla sarmadan ʹilaa Yawmil Q̣iyaamati man ʹilaahun g̣ayrul laahi yaʹ-teekum̃ biḍiyaaaʹ? ʹAfalaa tasmaʻoon?

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Imagine if Allah were to make the night perpetual for you until the Day of Judgment, which god other than Allah could bring you sunlight? Will you not then listen?”

Verse 28:72

قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ اِنْ جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْكُمُ النَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ مَنْ اِلٰهٌ غَیْرُ اللّٰهِ یَاْتِیْكُمْ بِلَیْلٍ تَسْكُنُوْنَ فِیْهِ ؕ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹaraʹaytum ʹiñ jaʻalal laahu ʻalaykumun Nahaara sarmadan ʹilaa Yawmil Q̣iyaamati man ʹilaahun g̣ayrul laahi yaʹteekum̃ bi-Layliñ taskunoona feeh? ʹAfalaa tubṣiroon?

Ask ˹them also˺, “Imagine if Allah were to make the day perpetual for you until the Day of Judgment, which god other than Allah could bring you night to rest in? Will you not then see?”

Verse 28:73

وَمِنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّیْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوْا فِیْهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-mir Raḥmatihee jaʻala lakumul Layla wan-Nahaara litaskunoo feehi wa-litabtag̣oo miñ Faḍlihee wa-laʻallakum tashkuroon.

It is out of His mercy that He has made for you the day and night so that you may rest ˹in the latter˺ and seek His bounty ˹in the former˺, and perhaps you will be grateful.

Verse 28:74

وَیَوْمَ یُنَادِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُ اَیْنَ شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ كُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawma yunaadeehim fayaq̣oolu ʹayna shurakaaaʹiyal laẓeena kuñtum tazʻumoon?

And ˹watch for˺ the Day He will call to them, “Where are those you claimed were My associate-gods?”

Verse 28:75

وَنَزَعْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَهِیْدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَكُمْ فَعَلِمُوْۤا اَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلّٰهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَفْتَرُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-nazaʻnaa miñ kulli ʹummatiñ shaheedañ faq̣ulnaa haatoo burhaanakum faʻalimooo ʹannal Ḥaq̣q̣a lillaahi wa-ḍalla ʻanhum maa kaanoo yaftaroon.

And We will bring forth a witness from every faith-community and ask ˹the polytheists˺, “Show ˹Us˺ your proof.” Then they will ˹come to˺ know that the truth is with Allah ˹alone˺. And whatever ˹gods˺ they fabricated will fail them.

Verse 28:76

اِنَّ قَارُوْنَ كَانَ مِنْ قَوْمِ مُوْسٰی فَبَغٰی عَلَیْهِمْ ۪ وَاٰتَیْنٰهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوْزِ مَاۤ اِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهٗ لَتَنُوْٓاُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ اُولِی الْقُوَّةِ ۗ اِذْ قَالَ لَهٗ قَوْمُهٗ لَا تَفْرَحْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna Q̣aaroona kaana miñ q̣awmi Moosaa fabag̣aa ʻalayhim: wa-ʹaataynaahu minal kunoozi maaa ʹinna mafaatiḥahoo latanoooʹu bilʻuṣbati ʹulil q̣uwwah. ʹIẓ q̣aala lahoo q̣awmuhoo laa- tafraḥ ʹinnal laah laa- yuḥibbul fariḥeen.

Indeed, Korah was from the people of Moses, but he behaved arrogantly towards them. We had granted him such treasures that even their keys would burden a group of strong men. ˹Some of˺ his people advised him, “Do not be prideful! Surely Allah does not like the prideful.

Verse 28:77

وَابْتَغِ فِیْمَاۤ اٰتٰىكَ اللّٰهُ الدَّارَ الْاٰخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنْسَ نَصِیْبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا وَاَحْسِنْ كَمَاۤ اَحْسَنَ اللّٰهُ اِلَیْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ ۟

Wabtag̣i feemaaa ʹaataakal laahud Daaral ʹAakhirata wa-laa tañsa naṣeebaka minad dunyaa wa-ʹaḥsin kamaaa ʹaḥsanal laahu ʹilayka wa-laa tabg̣il fasaada fil ʹarḍ: ʹinnal laaha laa- yuḥibbul mufsideen.

Rather, seek the ˹reward˺ of the Hereafter by means of what Allah has granted you, without forgetting your share of this world. And be good ˹to others˺ as Allah has been good to you. Do not seek to spread corruption in the land, for Allah certainly does not like the corruptors.”

Verse 28:78

قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُهٗ عَلٰی عِلْمٍ عِنْدِیْ ؕ اَوَلَمْ یَعْلَمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ اَهْلَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مِنَ الْقُرُوْنِ مَنْ هُوَ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَّاَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا ؕ وَلَا یُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ ذُنُوْبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinnamaaa ʹooteetuhoo ʻalaa ʻilmin ʻiñdee. ʹAwalam yaʻlam ʹannal laaha q̣ad ʹahlaka miñ q̣ablihee minal q̣urooni man huwa ʹashaddu minhu q̣uwwatañw waʹaks̤aru jamʻaa? Wa-laa yusʹalu ʻañ ẓunoobihimul mujrimoon.

He replied, “I have been granted all this because of some knowledge I have.” Did he not know that Allah had already destroyed some from the generations before him who were far superior to him in power and greater in accumulating ˹wealth˺? There will be no need for the wicked to be asked about their sins.

Verse 28:79

فَخَرَجَ عَلٰی قَوْمِهٖ فِیْ زِیْنَتِهٖ ؕ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ یُرِیْدُوْنَ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا یٰلَیْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَاۤ اُوْتِیَ قَارُوْنُ ۙ اِنَّهٗ لَذُوْ حَظٍّ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Fakharaja ʻalaa q̣awmihee fee zeenatih. Q̣aalal laẓeena yureedoonal Ḥayaatad Dunyaa yaalayta lanaa miṣla maaa ʹootiya Q̣aaroonu ʹinnahoo ḥaz̤̣z̤̣in laẓoo ʻaz̤̣eem!

Then he came out before his people in all his glamour. Those who desired the life of this world wished, “If only we could have something like what Korah has been given. He is truly a man of great fortune!”

Verse 28:80

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَیْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ اللّٰهِ خَیْرٌ لِّمَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ۚ وَلَا یُلَقّٰىهَاۤ اِلَّا الصّٰبِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena ʹootul ʻilma waylakum s̤awaabul laahi khayrul liman ʹaamana wa-ʻamila ṣaaliḥaa: wa-laa yulaq̣q̣aahaaa ʹillaṣ Ṣaabiroon.

But those gifted with knowledge said, “Shame on you! Allah’s reward is far better for those who believe and do good. But none will attain this except the steadfast.”

Verse 28:81

فَخَسَفْنَا بِهٖ وَبِدَارِهِ الْاَرْضَ ۫ فَمَا كَانَ لَهٗ مِنْ فِئَةٍ یَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُنْتَصِرِیْنَ ۟

Fakhasafnaa bihee wa-bidaarihil ʹarḍ; famaa kaana lahoo miñ fiʹatiñy yañṣuroonahoo miñ doonil laahi wa-maa kaana minal muñtaṣireen.

Then We caused the earth to swallow him up, along with his home. There was no one to help him against Allah, nor could he even help himself.

Verse 28:82

وَاَصْبَحَ الَّذِیْنَ تَمَنَّوْا مَكَانَهٗ بِالْاَمْسِ یَقُوْلُوْنَ وَیْكَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ وَیَقْدِرُ ۚ لَوْلَاۤ اَنْ مَّنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ؕ وَیْكَاَنَّهٗ لَا یُفْلِحُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ʹaṣbaḥal laẓeena tamannaw makaanahoo bil-ʹamsi yaq̣ooloona waykaʹannal laaha yabsuṭur rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu min ʻibaadihee wa-yaq̣dir! Law-laaa ʹam mannal laahu ʻalaynaa lakhasafa binaa! Waykaʹannahoo laa- yufliḥul kaafiroon!

And those who had craved his position the previous day began to say, “Ah! It is certainly Allah Who gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. Had it not been for the grace of Allah, He could have surely caused the earth to swallow us up! Oh, indeed! The disbelievers will never succeed.”

Verse 28:83

تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِیْنَ لَا یُرِیْدُوْنَ عُلُوًّا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ؕ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Tilkad Daarul ʹAakhiratu najʻaluhaa lillaẓeena laa- yureedoona ʻuluwwañ fil ʹarḍi wa-laa fasaadaa: wal-ʻaaq̣ibatu lil-Muttaq̣een.

That ˹eternal˺ Home in the Hereafter We reserve ˹only˺ for those who seek neither tyranny nor corruption on the earth. The ultimate outcome belongs ˹only˺ to the righteous.

Verse 28:84

مَنْ جَآءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهٗ خَیْرٌ مِّنْهَا ۚ وَمَنْ جَآءَ بِالسَّیِّئَةِ فَلَا یُجْزَی الَّذِیْنَ عَمِلُوا السَّیِّاٰتِ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Mañ jaaaʹa bilḥasanati falahoo khayrum minhaa; wa-mañ jaaaʹa bissayyiʹati falaa yujzal laẓeena ʻamilus sayyiʹaati ʹillaa maa- kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

Whoever comes with a good deed will be rewarded with what is better. And whoever comes with an evil deed, then the evildoers will only be rewarded for what they used to do.

Verse 28:85

اِنَّ الَّذِیْ فَرَضَ عَلَیْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ لَرَآدُّكَ اِلٰی مَعَادٍ ؕ قُلْ رَّبِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ مَنْ جَآءَ بِالْهُدٰی وَمَنْ هُوَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

ʹInnal laẓee faraḍa ʻalaykal Q̣ur-ʹaana laraaadduka ʹilaa Maʻaad. Q̣ur Rabbeee ʹaʻlamu mañ jaaaʹa bil-hudaa wa-man huwa fee ḍalaalim mubeen.

Most certainly, the One Who has ordained the Quran for you will ˹ultimately˺ bring you back home ˹to Mecca˺. Say, “My Lord knows best who has come with ˹true˺ guidance and who is clearly astray.”

Verse 28:86

وَمَا كُنْتَ تَرْجُوْۤا اَنْ یُّلْقٰۤی اِلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبُ اِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُوْنَنَّ ظَهِیْرًا لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟ؗ

Wa-maa kuñta tarjooo ʹañy yulq̣aaa ʹilaykal Kitaabu ʹillaa Raḥmatam mir Rabbika falaa takoonanna z̤̣aheeral lil-kaafireen.

You never expected this Book to be revealed to you, but ˹it came˺ only ˹as˺ a mercy from your Lord. So never side with the disbelievers ˹in their disbelief˺.

Verse 28:87

وَلَا یَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنْ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ بَعْدَ اِذْ اُنْزِلَتْ اِلَیْكَ وَادْعُ اِلٰی رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-laa yaṣuddunnaka ʻan ʹAayaatil laahi baʻda ʹiẓ ʹuñzilat ʹilayk: wadʻu ʹilaa Rabbika wa-laa takoonanna minal mushrikeen.

Do not let them turn you away from the revelations of Allah after they have been sent down to you. Rather, invite ˹all˺ to ˹the Way of˺ your Lord, and never be one of the polytheists.

Verse 28:88

وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ ۘ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۫ كُلُّ شَیْءٍ هَالِكٌ اِلَّا وَجْهَهٗ ؕ لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَاِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laa tadʻu maʻal laahi ʹilaahan ʹaakhar. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo. Kullu shayʹin haalikun ʹillaa Wajhah. Lahul Ḥukmu wa-ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

And do not invoke any other god with Allah. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. Everything is bound to perish except He Himself. All authority belongs to Him. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.