Ash-Shu'araa

Ta-seen-meem

Ṭā, Seen, Meem.

Tilka ayatu alkitabialmubeen

These are the verses of the clear Book.

LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka allayakoonoo mu/mineen

Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

In nasha/ nunazzil AAalayhim mina assama-iayatan fathallat aAAnaquhum lahakhadiAAeen

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.

Wama ya/teehim min thikrin minaarrahmani muhdathin illa kanooAAanhu muAArideen

And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

Faqad kaththaboo fasaya/teehim anbaoma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

Awa lam yaraw ila al-ardi kamanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareem

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Wa-ith nada rabbukamoosa ani i/ti alqawma aththalimeen

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -

Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoon

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"

Qala rabbi innee akhafu anyukaththiboon

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

Wayadeequ sadree walayantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroon

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.

Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafuan yaqtuloon

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

Qala kalla fathhababi-ayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoon

[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

Fa/tiya firAAawna faqoola innarasoolu rabbi alAAalameen

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

An arsil maAAana banee isra-eel

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

Qala alam nurabbika feenawaleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineen

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAaltawaanta mina alkafireen

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."

Qala faAAaltuha ithanwaana mina addalleen

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukumfawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleen

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayyaan AAabbadta banee isra-eel

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameen

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

Qala rabbu assamawatiwal-ardi wama baynahuma in kuntummooqineen

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

Qala liman hawlahu alatastamiAAoon

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

Qala rabbukum warabbu aba-ikumual-awwaleen

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

Qala inna rasoolakumu allatheeorsila ilaykum lamajnoon

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

Qala rabbu almashriqi walmaghribiwama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloon

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

Qala la-ini ittakhathta ilahanghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneen

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

Qala awa law ji/tuka bishay-in mubeen

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

Qala fa/ti bihi in kunta mina assadiqeen

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

Faalqa AAasahu fa-ithahiya thuAAbanun mubeen

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

WanazaAAa yadahu fa-itha hiya baydaolinnathireen

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

Qala lilmala-i hawlahu inna hathalasahirun AAaleem

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikumbisihrihi famatha ta/muroon

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

Qaloo arjih waakhahu wabAAathfee almada-ini hashireen

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

Ya/tooka bikulli sahharin AAaleem

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

FajumiAAa assaharatu limeeqatiyawmin maAAloom

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

Waqeela linnasi hal antummujtamiAAoon

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.

LaAAallana nattabiAAu assaharatain kanoo humu alghalibeen

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

Falamma jaa assaharatuqaloo lifirAAawna a-inna lana laajran in kunnanahnu alghalibeen

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

Qala naAAam wa-innakum ithanlamina almuqarrabeen

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

Qala lahum moosa alqoo maantum mulqoon

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahumwaqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnualghaliboon

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

Faalqa moosa AAasahufa-itha hiya talqafu ma ya/fikoon

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

Faolqiya assaharatu sajideen

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

Qaloo amanna birabbialAAalameen

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

Rabbi moosa waharoon

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

Qala amantum lahu qabla an athanalakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu assihrafalasawfa taAAlamoona laoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakummin khilafin walaosallibannakum ajmaAAeen

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

Qaloo la dayra innaila rabbina munqaliboon

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lanarabbuna khatayana an kunnaawwala almu/mineen

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

Waawhayna ila moosaan asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoon

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

Faarsala firAAawnu fee almada-ini hashireen

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

Inna haola-i lashirthimatunqaleeloon

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

Wa-innahum lana lagha-ithoon

And indeed, they are enraging us,

Wa-inna lajameeAAun hathiroon

And indeed, we are a cautious society..."

Faakhrajnahum min jannatinwaAAuyoon

So We removed them from gardens and springs

Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareem

And treasures and honorable station -

Kathalika waawrathnahabanee isra-eel

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeen

So they pursued them at sunrise.

Falamma taraa aljamAAaniqala as-habu moosa innalamudrakoon

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbeesayahdeen

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

Faawhayna ila moosaani idrib biAAasaka albahra fanfalaqafakana kullu firqin kattawdi alAAatheem

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

Waazlafna thamma al-akhareen

And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].

Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahuajmaAAeen

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

Thumma aghraqna al-akhareen

Then We drowned the others.

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Watlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheem

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi mataAAbudoon

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"

Qaloo naAAbudu asnamanfanathallu laha AAakifeen

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ithtadAAoon

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroon

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

Qaloo bal wajadna abaanakathalika yafAAaloon

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

Qala afaraaytum ma kuntumtaAAbudoon

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

Antum waabaokumu al-aqdamoon

You and your ancient forefathers?

Fa-innahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabbaalAAalameen

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,

Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeen

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.

Wallathee huwa yutAAimuneewayasqeen

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.

Wa-itha maridtu fahuwayashfeen

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

Wallathee yumeetunee thummayuhyeen

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

Wallathee atmaAAu anyaghfira lee khatee-atee yawma addeen

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."

Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqneebissaliheen

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

WajAAal lee lisana sidqinfee al-akhireen

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later generations.

WajAAalnee min warathati jannati annaAAeem

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.

Waghfir li-abee innahu kanamina addalleen

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.

Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoon

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -

Yawma la yanfaAAu malun walabanoon

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children

Illa man ata Allahabiqalbin saleem

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."

Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeen

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaween

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntumtaAAbudoon

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

Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakumaw yantasiroon

Other than Allāh? Can they help you or help themselves?"

Fakubkiboo feeha hum walghawoon

So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the deviators

Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoon

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoon

They will say while they dispute therein,

Tallahi in kunna lafeedalalin mubeen

"By Allāh, we were indeed in manifest error

Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameen

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

Wama adallana illaalmujrimoon

And no one misguided us except the criminals.

Fama lana min shafiAAeen

So now we have no intercessors

Wala sadeeqin hameem

And not a devoted friend.

Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoonamina almu/mineen

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers..."

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Kaththabat qawmu noohinalmursaleen

The people of Noah denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohunala tattaqoon

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

Innee lakum rasoolun ameen

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin inajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameen

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me."

Qaloo anu/minu laka wattabaAAakaal-arthaloon

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

Qala wama AAilmee bimakanoo yaAAmaloon

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

In hisabuhum illa AAalarabbee law tashAAuroon

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

Wama ana bitaridialmu/mineen

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

In ana illa natheerunmubeen

I am only a clear warner."

Qaloo la-in lam tantahi yanoohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeen

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththaboon

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

Faftah baynee wabaynahum fathanwanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almu/mineen

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu feealfulki almashhoon

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeen

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Kaththabat AAadun almursaleen

ʿAad denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohumhoodun ala tattaqoon

When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

Innee lakum rasoolun ameen

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin inajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameen

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatantaAAbathoon

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

Watattakhithoona masaniAAalaAAallakum takhludoon

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

Wa-itha batashtum batashtumjabbareen

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wattaqoo allathee amaddakumbima taAAlamoon

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

Amaddakum bi-anAAamin wabaneen

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

Wajannatin waAAuyoon

And gardens and springs.

Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathabayawmin AAatheem

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

Qaloo sawaon AAalaynaawaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheen

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

In hatha illa khuluqual-awwaleen

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeen

And we are not to be punished."

Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahuminna fee thalika laayatan wama kanaaktharuhum mu/mineen

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleen

Thamūd denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihunala tattaqoon

When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

Innee lakum rasoolun ameen

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin inajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameen

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Atutrakoona fee ma hahunaamineen

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

Fee jannatin waAAuyoon

Within gardens and springs

WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuhahadeem

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

Watanhitoona mina aljibalibuyootan fariheen

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wala tuteeAAoo amraalmusrifeen

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

Allatheena yufsidoona fee al-ardiwala yuslihoon

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareen

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

Ma anta illa basharun mithlunafa/ti bi-ayatin in kunta mina assadiqeena

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

Qala hathihi naqatunlaha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloom

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

Wala tamassooha bisoo-infaya/khuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheem

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

FaAAaqarooha faasbahoonadimeen

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

Faakhathahumu alAAathabu innafee thalika laayatan wama kanaaktharuhum mu/mineen

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Kaththabat qawmu lootinalmursaleen

The people of Lot denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootunala tattaqoon

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

Innee lakum rasoolun ameen

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin inajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameen

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Ata/toona aththukranamina alAAalameen

Do you approach males among the worlds

Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakumrabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoon

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."

Qaloo la-in lam tantahi yalootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeen

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."

Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleen

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimmayaAAmaloon

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."

Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeen

So We saved him and his family, all,

Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireen

Except an old woman among those who remained behind.

Thumma dammarna al-akhareen

Then We destroyed the others.

Waamtarna AAalayhim mataranfasaa mataru almunthareen

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Kaththaba as-habual-aykati almursaleen

The companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun alatattaqoon

When Shuʿayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

Innee lakum rasoolun ameen

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Fattaqoo Allaha waateeAAoon

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin inajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameen

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo minaalmukhsireen

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

Wazinoo bilqistasialmustaqeem

And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.

Wala tabkhasoo annasaashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee al-ardimufsideen

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.

Wattaqoo allathee khalaqakumwaljibillata al-awwaleen

And fear He who created you and the former creation."

Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareen

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

Wama anta illa basharunmithluna wa-in nathunnuka lamina alkathibeen

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.

Faasqit AAalayna kisafan minaassama-i in kunta mina assadiqeen

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."

Qala rabbee aAAlamu bimataAAmaloon

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

Fakaththaboohu faakhathahumAAathabu yawmi aththullati innahu kanaAAathaba yawmin AAatheem

And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.

Inna fee thalika laayatan wamakana aktharuhum mu/mineen

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu arraheem

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Wa-innahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameen

And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.

Nazala bihi arroohu al-ameen

The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down

AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireen

Upon your heart, [O Muḥammad] - that you may be of the warners -

Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeen

In a clear Arabic language.

Wa-innahu lafee zuburi al-awwaleen

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.

Awa lam yakun lahum ayatan anyaAAlamahu AAulamao banee isra-eel

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdial-aAAjameen

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoobihi mu/mineen

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.

Kathalika salaknahu feequloobi almujrimeen

Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.

La yu/minoona bihi hattayarawoo alAAathaba al-aleem

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

Faya/tiyahum baghtatan wahum layashAAuroon

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoon

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"

AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloon

So for Our punishment are they impatient?

Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineen

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

Thumma jaahum ma kanooyooAAadoon

And then there came to them that which they were promised?

Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanooyumattaAAoon

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illalaha munthiroon

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

Thikra wama kunnathalimeen

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

Wama tanazzalat bihi ashshayateen

And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.

Wama yanbaghee lahum wamayastateeAAoon

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

Innahum AAani assamAAilamaAAzooloona

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeen

So do not invoke with Allāh another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

Waanthir AAasheerataka al-aqrabeen

And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.

Wakhfid janahakalimani ittabaAAaka mina almu/mineen

And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the believers.

Fa-in AAasawka faqul innee baree-onmimma taAAmaloon

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."

Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi arraheem

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

Allathee yaraka heenataqoom

Who sees you when you arise

Wataqallubaka fee assajideen

And your movement among those who prostrate.

Innahu huwa assameeAAu alAAaleem

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Hal onabbi-okum AAala man tanazzaluashshayateen

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakinatheem

They descend upon every sinful liar.

Yulqoona assamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboon

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.

WashshuAAaraoyattabiAAuhumu alghawoon

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;

Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadinyaheemoon

Do you not see that in every valley they roam

Waannahum yaqooloona ma layafAAaloon

And that they say what they do not do? -

Illa allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati wathakaroo Allahakatheeran wantasaroo min baAAdi ma thulimoowasayaAAlamu allatheena thalamoo ayyamunqalabin yanqaliboon

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allāh often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.