Sura 26: Al Shuaara:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

[Shakir 26:1] Ta Sin Mim.
[Yusufali 26:1] Ta. Sin. Mim.
[Pickthal 26:1] Ta. Sin. Mim.
[Shakir 26:2] These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
[Yusufali 26:2] These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
[Pickthal 26:2] These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
[Shakir 26:3] Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:3] It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers.
[Pickthal 26:3] It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
[Shakir 26:4] If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
[Yusufali 26:4] If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.
[Pickthal 26:4] If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
[Shakir 26:5] And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.
[Yusufali 26:5] But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.
[Pickthal 26:5] Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
[Shakir 26:6] So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
[Yusufali 26:6] They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!
[Pickthal 26:6] Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
[Shakir 26:7] Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
[Yusufali 26:7] Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?
[Pickthal 26:7] Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein?
[Shakir 26:8] Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
[Yusufali 26:8] Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:8] Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:9] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:9] And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:9] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:10] And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
[Yusufali 26:10] Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity,-
[Pickthal 26:10] And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
[Shakir 26:11] The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:11] "The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"
[Pickthal 26:11] The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:12] He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
[Yusufali 26:12] He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:
[Pickthal 26:12] He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
[Shakir 26:13] And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);
[Yusufali 26:13] "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.
[Pickthal 26:13] And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
[Shakir 26:14] And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.
[Yusufali 26:14] "And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."
[Pickthal 26:14] And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
[Shakir 26:15] He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
[Yusufali 26:15] Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).
[Pickthal 26:15] He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
[Shakir 26:16] Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds:
[Yusufali 26:16] "So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;
[Pickthal 26:16] And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
[Shakir 26:17] Then send with us the children of Israel.
[Yusufali 26:17] "'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"
[Pickthal 26:17] (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
[Shakir 26:18] (Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
[Yusufali 26:18] (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?
[Pickthal 26:18] (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
[Shakir 26:19] And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
[Yusufali 26:19] "And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"
[Pickthal 26:19] And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
[Shakir 26:20] He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
[Yusufali 26:20] Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.
[Pickthal 26:20] He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
[Shakir 26:21] So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers;
[Yusufali 26:21] "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:21] Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).
[Shakir 26:22] And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
[Yusufali 26:22] "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"
[Pickthal 26:22] And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
[Shakir 26:23] Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
[Yusufali 26:23] Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"
[Pickthal 26:23] Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
[Shakir 26:24] He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
[Yusufali 26:24] (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure."
[Pickthal 26:24] (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
[Shakir 26:25] (Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
[Yusufali 26:25] (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"
[Pickthal 26:25] (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?
[Shakir 26:26] He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
[Yusufali 26:26] (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"
[Pickthal 26:26] He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
[Shakir 26:27] Said he: Most surely your Messenger who is sent to you is mad.
[Yusufali 26:27] (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"
[Pickthal 26:27] (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
[Shakir 26:28] He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
[Yusufali 26:28] (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"
[Pickthal 26:28] He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
[Shakir 26:29] Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
[Yusufali 26:29] (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"
[Pickthal 26:29] (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
[Shakir 26:30] He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
[Yusufali 26:30] (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"
[Pickthal 26:30] He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
[Shakir 26:31] Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
[Yusufali 26:31] (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
[Pickthal 26:31] (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
[Shakir 26:32] So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
[Yusufali 26:32] So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
[Pickthal 26:32] Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
[Shakir 26:33] And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
[Yusufali 26:33] And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!
[Pickthal 26:33] And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
[Shakir 26:34] (Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
[Yusufali 26:34] (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed:
[Pickthal 26:34] (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
[Shakir 26:35] Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
[Yusufali 26:35] "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?"
[Pickthal 26:35] Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
[Shakir 26:36] They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
[Yusufali 26:36] They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-
[Pickthal 26:36] They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
[Shakir 26:37] That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
[Yusufali 26:37] "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
[Pickthal 26:37] Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
[Shakir 26:38] So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
[Yusufali 26:38] So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known,
[Pickthal 26:38] So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
[Shakir 26:39] And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
[Yusufali 26:39] And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled?-
[Pickthal 26:39] And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?
[Shakir 26:40] Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
[Yusufali 26:40] "That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?"
[Pickthal 26:40] (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
[Shakir 26:41] And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers?
[Yusufali 26:41] So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win?
[Pickthal 26:41] And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?
[Shakir 26:42] He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
[Yusufali 26:42] He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."
[Pickthal 26:42] He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
[Shakir 26:43] Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
[Yusufali 26:43] Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!"
[Pickthal 26:43] Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
[Shakir 26:44] So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
[Yusufali 26:44] So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!"
[Pickthal 26:44] Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
[Shakir 26:45] Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
[Yusufali 26:45] Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!
[Pickthal 26:45] Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
[Shakir 26:46] And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
[Yusufali 26:46] Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration,
[Pickthal 26:46] And the wizards were flung prostrate,
[Shakir 26:47] They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
[Yusufali 26:47] Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
[Pickthal 26:47] Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
[Shakir 26:48] The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
[Yusufali 26:48] "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
[Pickthal 26:48] The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
[Shakir 26:49] Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all.
[Yusufali 26:49] Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!"
[Pickthal 26:49] (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.
[Shakir 26:50] They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
[Yusufali 26:50] They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord!
[Pickthal 26:50] They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
[Shakir 26:51] Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
[Yusufali 26:51] "Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!"
[Pickthal 26:51] Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
[Shakir 26:52] And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
[Yusufali 26:52] By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued."
[Pickthal 26:52] And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
[Shakir 26:53] So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
[Yusufali 26:53] Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,
[Pickthal 26:53] Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
[Shakir 26:54] Most surely these are a small company;
[Yusufali 26:54] (Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,
[Pickthal 26:54] (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
[Shakir 26:55] And most surely they have enraged us;
[Yusufali 26:55] "And they are raging furiously against us;
[Pickthal 26:55] And lo! they are offenders against us.
[Shakir 26:56] And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
[Yusufali 26:56] "But we are a multitude amply fore-warned."
[Pickthal 26:56] And lo! we are a ready host.
[Shakir 26:57] So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
[Yusufali 26:57] So We expelled them from gardens, springs,
[Pickthal 26:57] Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
[Shakir 26:58] And treasures and goodly dwellings,
[Yusufali 26:58] Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;
[Pickthal 26:58] And treasures and a fair estate.
[Shakir 26:59] Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
[Yusufali 26:59] Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things.
[Pickthal 26:59] Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
[Shakir 26:60] Then they pursued them at sunrise.
[Yusufali 26:60] So they pursued them at sunrise.
[Pickthal 26:60] And they overtook them at sunrise.
[Shakir 26:61] So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
[Yusufali 26:61] And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken."
[Pickthal 26:61] And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
[Shakir 26:62] He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
[Yusufali 26:62] (Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!"
[Pickthal 26:62] He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
[Shakir 26:63] Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound.
[Yusufali 26:63] Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain.
[Pickthal 26:63] Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
[Shakir 26:64] And We brought near, there, the others.
[Yusufali 26:64] And We made the other party approach thither.
[Pickthal 26:64] Then brought We near the others to that place.
[Shakir 26:65] And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
[Yusufali 26:65] We delivered Moses and all who were with him;
[Pickthal 26:65] And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
[Shakir 26:66] Then We drowned the others.
[Yusufali 26:66] But We drowned the others.
[Pickthal 26:66] And We drowned the others.
[Shakir 26:67] Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:67] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:67] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:68] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:68] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:68] And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:69] And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
[Yusufali 26:69] And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
[Pickthal 26:69] Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
[Shakir 26:70] When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
[Yusufali 26:70] Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"
[Pickthal 26:70] When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye?
[Shakir 26:71] They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
[Yusufali 26:71] They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
[Pickthal 26:71] They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
[Shakir 26:72] He said: Do they hear you when you call?
[Yusufali 26:72] He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
[Pickthal 26:72] He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?
[Shakir 26:73] Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
[Yusufali 26:73] "Or do you good or harm?"
[Pickthal 26:73] Or do they benefit or harm you?
[Shakir 26:74] They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
[Yusufali 26:74] They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
[Pickthal 26:74] They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
[Shakir 26:75] He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
[Yusufali 26:75] He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,-
[Pickthal 26:75] He said: See now that which ye worship,
[Shakir 26:76] You and your ancient sires.
[Yusufali 26:76] "Ye and your fathers before you?-
[Pickthal 26:76] Ye and your forefathers!
[Shakir 26:77] Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
[Yusufali 26:77] "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;
[Pickthal 26:77] Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
[Shakir 26:78] Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
[Yusufali 26:78] "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
[Pickthal 26:78] Who created me, and He doth guide me,
[Shakir 26:79] And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
[Yusufali 26:79] "Who gives me food and drink,
[Pickthal 26:79] And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
[Shakir 26:80] And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
[Yusufali 26:80] "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;
[Pickthal 26:80] And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
[Shakir 26:81] And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
[Yusufali 26:81] "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);
[Pickthal 26:81] And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
[Shakir 26:82] And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
[Yusufali 26:82] "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment.
[Pickthal 26:82] And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
[Shakir 26:83] My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
[Yusufali 26:83] "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
[Pickthal 26:83] My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
[Shakir 26:84] And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
[Yusufali 26:84] "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);
[Pickthal 26:84] And give unto me a good report in later generations.
[Shakir 26:85] And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
[Yusufali 26:85] "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
[Pickthal 26:85] And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
[Shakir 26:86] And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
[Yusufali 26:86] "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
[Pickthal 26:86] And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
[Shakir 26:87] And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
[Yusufali 26:87] "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;-
[Pickthal 26:87] And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
[Shakir 26:88] The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
[Yusufali 26:88] "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
[Pickthal 26:88] The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
[Shakir 26:89] Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
[Yusufali 26:89] "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
[Pickthal 26:89] Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
[Shakir 26:90] And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil),
[Yusufali 26:90] "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,
[Pickthal 26:90] And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
[Shakir 26:91] And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
[Yusufali 26:91] "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;
[Pickthal 26:91] And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
[Shakir 26:92] And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
[Yusufali 26:92] "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped-
[Pickthal 26:92] And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
[Shakir 26:93] Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
[Yusufali 26:93] "'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'
[Pickthal 26:93] Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
[Shakir 26:94] So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
[Yusufali 26:94] "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil,
[Pickthal 26:94] Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
[Shakir 26:95] And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
[Yusufali 26:95] "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.
[Pickthal 26:95] And the hosts of Iblis, together.
[Shakir 26:96] They shall say while they contend therein:
[Yusufali 26:96] "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:
[Pickthal 26:96] And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
[Shakir 26:97] By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
[Yusufali 26:97] "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,
[Pickthal 26:97] By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
[Shakir 26:98] When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
[Yusufali 26:98] "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;
[Pickthal 26:98] When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:99] And none but the guilty led us astray;
[Yusufali 26:99] "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
[Pickthal 26:99] It was but the guilty who misled us.
[Shakir 26:100] So we have no intercessors,
[Yusufali 26:100] "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),
[Pickthal 26:100] Now we have no intercessors
[Shakir 26:101] Nor a true friend;
[Yusufali 26:101] "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).
[Pickthal 26:101] Nor any loving friend.
[Shakir 26:102] But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
[Yusufali 26:102] "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
[Pickthal 26:102] Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
[Shakir 26:103] Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:103] Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:103] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
[Shakir 26:104] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:104] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:104] And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:105] The people of Nuh rejected the messengers.
[Yusufali 26:105] The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:105] Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
[Shakir 26:106] When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:106] Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
[Pickthal 26:106] When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:107] Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
[Yusufali 26:107] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
[Pickthal 26:107] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[Shakir 26:108] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
[Yusufali 26:108] "So fear Allah, and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:108] So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[Shakir 26:109] And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
[Yusufali 26:109] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds:
[Pickthal 26:109] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:110] So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
[Yusufali 26:110] "So fear Allah, and obey me."
[Pickthal 26:110] So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[Shakir 26:111] They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
[Yusufali 26:111] They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?"
[Pickthal 26:111] They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee?
[Shakir 26:112] He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
[Yusufali 26:112] He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?
[Pickthal 26:112] He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)?
[Shakir 26:113] Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
[Yusufali 26:113] "Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand.
[Pickthal 26:113] Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
[Shakir 26:114] And I am not going to drive away the believers;
[Yusufali 26:114] "I am not one to drive away those who believe.
[Pickthal 26:114] And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
[Shakir 26:115] I am naught but a plain warner.
[Yusufali 26:115] "I am sent only to warn plainly in public."
[Pickthal 26:115] I am only a plain warner.
[Shakir 26:116] They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
[Yusufali 26:116] They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."
[Pickthal 26:116] They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
[Shakir 26:117] He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
[Yusufali 26:117] He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.
[Pickthal 26:117] He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
[Shakir 26:118] Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
[Yusufali 26:118] "Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me."
[Pickthal 26:118] Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
[Shakir 26:119] So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
[Yusufali 26:119] So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures).
[Pickthal 26:119] And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
[Shakir 26:120] Then We drowned the rest afterwards
[Yusufali 26:120] Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.
[Pickthal 26:120] Then afterward We drowned the others.
[Shakir 26:121] Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:121] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:121] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:122] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:122] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:122] And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:123] Ad gave the lie to the messengers.
[Yusufali 26:123] The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:123] (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
[Shakir 26:124] When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:124] Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
[Pickthal 26:124] When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:125] Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
[Yusufali 26:125] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
[Pickthal 26:125] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[Shakir 26:126] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
[Yusufali 26:126] "So fear Allah and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:126] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[Shakir 26:127] And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
[Yusufali 26:127] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
[Pickthal 26:127] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:128] Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
[Yusufali 26:128] "Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?
[Pickthal 26:128] Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?
[Shakir 26:129] And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
[Yusufali 26:129] "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?
[Pickthal 26:129] And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?
[Shakir 26:130] And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
[Yusufali 26:130] "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?
[Pickthal 26:130] And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?
[Shakir 26:131] So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
[Yusufali 26:131] "Now fear Allah, and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:131] Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[Shakir 26:132] And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
[Yusufali 26:132] "Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know.
[Pickthal 26:132] Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
[Shakir 26:133] He has given you abundance of cattle and children
[Yusufali 26:133] "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,-
[Pickthal 26:133] Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
[Shakir 26:134] And gardens and fountains;
[Yusufali 26:134] "And Gardens and Springs.
[Pickthal 26:134] And gardens and watersprings.
[Shakir 26:135] Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
[Yusufali 26:135] "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
[Pickthal 26:135] Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
[Shakir 26:136] They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
[Yusufali 26:136] They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!
[Pickthal 26:136] They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
[Shakir 26:137] This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
[Yusufali 26:137] "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
[Pickthal 26:137] This is but a fable of the men of old,
[Shakir 26:138] And we are not going to be punished.
[Yusufali 26:138] "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
[Pickthal 26:138] And we shall not be doomed.
[Shakir 26:139] So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:139] So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:139] And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:140] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:140] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:140] And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:141] Samood gave the lie to the messengers
[Yusufali 26:141] The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:141] (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
[Shakir 26:142] When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:142] Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?
[Pickthal 26:142] When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:143] Surely I am a faithful messenger to you
[Yusufali 26:143] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
[Pickthal 26:143] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[Shakir 26:144] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
[Yusufali 26:144] "So fear Allah, and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:144] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[Shakir 26:145] And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
[Yusufali 26:145] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
[Pickthal 26:145] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:146] Will you be left secure in what is here;
[Yusufali 26:146] "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?-
[Pickthal 26:146] Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
[Shakir 26:147] In gardens and fountains,
[Yusufali 26:147] "Gardens and Springs,
[Pickthal 26:147] In gardens and watersprings.
[Shakir 26:148] And cornfields and palm-trees having fine spadices?
[Yusufali 26:148] "And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?
[Pickthal 26:148] And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
[Shakir 26:149] And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
[Yusufali 26:149] "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.
[Pickthal 26:149] Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?
[Shakir 26:150] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
[Yusufali 26:150] "But fear Allah and obey me;
[Pickthal 26:150] Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
[Shakir 26:151] And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
[Yusufali 26:151] "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
[Pickthal 26:151] And obey not the command of the prodigal,
[Shakir 26:152] Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
[Yusufali 26:152] "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
[Pickthal 26:152] Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
[Shakir 26:153] They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
[Yusufali 26:153] They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
[Pickthal 26:153] They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
[Shakir 26:154] You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
[Yusufali 26:154] "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
[Pickthal 26:154] Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
[Shakir 26:155] He said: This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;
[Yusufali 26:155] He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.
[Pickthal 26:155] He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
[Shakir 26:156] And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
[Yusufali 26:156] "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
[Pickthal 26:156] And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
[Shakir 26:157] But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
[Yusufali 26:157] But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
[Pickthal 26:157] But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
[Shakir 26:158] So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:158] But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:158] So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:159] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:159] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:159] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:160] The people of Lut gave the lie to the messengers.
[Yusufali 26:160] The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:160] The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
[Shakir 26:161] When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:161] Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
[Pickthal 26:161] When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:162] Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
[Yusufali 26:162] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
[Pickthal 26:162] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[Shakir 26:163] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
[Yusufali 26:163] "So fear Allah and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:163] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[Shakir 26:164] And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
[Yusufali 26:164] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds.
[Pickthal 26:164] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:165] What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
[Yusufali 26:165] "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,
[Pickthal 26:165] What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
[Shakir 26:166] And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
[Yusufali 26:166] "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
[Pickthal 26:166] And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
[Shakir 26:167] They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
[Yusufali 26:167] They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"
[Pickthal 26:167] They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
[Shakir 26:168] He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your
[Yusufali 26:168] He said: "I do detest your doings."
[Pickthal 26:168] He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
[Shakir 26:169] My Lord ! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
[Yusufali 26:169] "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"
[Pickthal 26:169] My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
[Shakir 26:170] So We delivered him and his followers all,
[Yusufali 26:170] So We delivered him and his family,- all
[Pickthal 26:170] So We saved him and his household, every one,
[Shakir 26:171] Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
[Yusufali 26:171] Except an old woman who lingered behind.
[Pickthal 26:171] Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
[Shakir 26:172] Then We utterly destroyed the others.
[Yusufali 26:172] But the rest We destroyed utterly.
[Pickthal 26:172] Then afterward We destroyed the others.
[Shakir 26:173] And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
[Yusufali 26:173] We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
[Pickthal 26:173] And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
[Shakir 26:174] Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:174] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:174] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:175] And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:175] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:175] And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:176] The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the messengers.
[Yusufali 26:176] The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.
[Pickthal 26:176] The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
[Shakir 26:177] When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
[Yusufali 26:177] Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
[Pickthal 26:177] When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[Shakir 26:178] Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
[Yusufali 26:178] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
[Pickthal 26:178] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[Shakir 26:179] Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
[Yusufali 26:179] "So fear Allah and obey me.
[Pickthal 26:179] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[Shakir 26:180] And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
[Yusufali 26:180] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
[Pickthal 26:180] And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[Shakir 26:181] Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
[Yusufali 26:181] "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud).
[Pickthal 26:181] Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
[Shakir 26:182] And weigh (things) with a right balance,
[Yusufali 26:182] "And weigh with scales true and upright.
[Pickthal 26:182] And weigh with the true balance.
[Shakir 26:183] And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
[Yusufali 26:183] "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief.
[Pickthal 26:183] Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
[Shakir 26:184] And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
[Yusufali 26:184] "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)"
[Pickthal 26:184] And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
[Shakir 26:185] They said: You are only of those deluded;
[Yusufali 26:185] They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
[Pickthal 26:185] They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
[Shakir 26:186] And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
[Yusufali 26:186] "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar!
[Pickthal 26:186] Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
[Shakir 26:187] Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
[Yusufali 26:187] "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!"
[Pickthal 26:187] Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
[Shakir 26:188] He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
[Yusufali 26:188] He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."
[Pickthal 26:188] He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
[Shakir 26:189] But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
[Yusufali 26:189] But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
[Pickthal 26:189] But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
[Shakir 26:190] Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
[Yusufali 26:190] Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
[Pickthal 26:190] Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
[Shakir 26:191] And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
[Yusufali 26:191] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
[Pickthal 26:191] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:192] And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
[Yusufali 26:192] Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:
[Pickthal 26:192] And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
[Shakir 26:193] The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
[Yusufali 26:193] With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth-
[Pickthal 26:193] Which the True Spirit hath brought down
[Shakir 26:194] Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
[Yusufali 26:194] To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.
[Pickthal 26:194] Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
[Shakir 26:195] In plain Arabic language.
[Yusufali 26:195] In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.
[Pickthal 26:195] In plain Arabic speech.
[Shakir 26:196] And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
[Yusufali 26:196] Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
[Pickthal 26:196] And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
[Shakir 26:197] Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
[Yusufali 26:197] Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?
[Pickthal 26:197] Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
[Shakir 26:198] And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
[Yusufali 26:198] Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,
[Pickthal 26:198] And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
[Shakir 26:199] So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
[Yusufali 26:199] And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.
[Pickthal 26:199] And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
[Shakir 26:200] Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
[Yusufali 26:200] Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
[Pickthal 26:200] Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
[Shakir 26:201] They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
[Yusufali 26:201] They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;
[Pickthal 26:201] They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
[Shakir 26:202] And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
[Yusufali 26:202] But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;
[Pickthal 26:202] So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
[Shakir 26:203] Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
[Yusufali 26:203] Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
[Pickthal 26:203] Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved?
[Shakir 26:204] What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
[Yusufali 26:204] Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
[Pickthal 26:204] Would they (now) hasten on Our doom?
[Shakir 26:205] Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
[Yusufali 26:205] Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years,
[Pickthal 26:205] Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
[Shakir 26:206] Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
[Yusufali 26:206] Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised!
[Pickthal 26:206] And then cometh that which they were promised,
[Shakir 26:207] That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
[Yusufali 26:207] It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!
[Pickthal 26:207] (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them?
[Shakir 26:208] And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
[Yusufali 26:208] Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
[Pickthal 26:208] And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
[Shakir 26:209] To remind, and We are never unjust.
[Yusufali 26:209] By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
[Pickthal 26:209] For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
[Shakir 26:210] And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
[Yusufali 26:210] No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):
[Pickthal 26:210] The devils did not bring it down.
[Shakir 26:211] And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it).
[Yusufali 26:211] It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it).
[Pickthal 26:211] It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
[Shakir 26:212] Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
[Yusufali 26:212] Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.
[Pickthal 26:212] Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
[Shakir 26:213] So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
[Yusufali 26:213] So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty.
[Pickthal 26:213] Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
[Shakir 26:214] And warn your nearest relations,
[Yusufali 26:214] And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,
[Pickthal 26:214] And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
[Shakir 26:215] And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
[Yusufali 26:215] And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.
[Pickthal 26:215] And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
[Shakir 26:216] But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
[Yusufali 26:216] Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"
[Pickthal 26:216] And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
[Shakir 26:217] And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
[Yusufali 26:217] And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-
[Pickthal 26:217] And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
[Shakir 26:218] Who sees you when you stand up.
[Yusufali 26:218] Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),
[Pickthal 26:218] Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
[Shakir 26:219] And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
[Yusufali 26:219] And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,
[Pickthal 26:219] And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
[Shakir 26:220] Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
[Yusufali 26:220] For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.
[Pickthal 26:220] Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
[Shakir 26:221] Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
[Yusufali 26:221] Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend?
[Pickthal 26:221] Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
[Shakir 26:222] They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
[Yusufali 26:222] They descend on every lying, wicked person,
[Pickthal 26:222] They descend on every sinful, false one.
[Shakir 26:223] They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
[Yusufali 26:223] (Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.
[Pickthal 26:223] They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
[Shakir 26:224] And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
[Yusufali 26:224] And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
[Pickthal 26:224] As for poets, the erring follow them.
[Shakir 26:225] Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
[Yusufali 26:225] Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley?-
[Pickthal 26:225] Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
[Shakir 26:226] And that they say that which they do not do,
[Yusufali 26:226] And that they say what they practise not?-
[Pickthal 26:226] And how they say that which they do not?
[Shakir 26:227] Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back.
[Yusufali 26:227] Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take!
[Pickthal 26:227] Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!

Index