Surat ash-Shu'ara' - The Poets

Hizb 38

26. Surat ash-Shu'ara' - The Poets

In the Name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

105 The people of Nuh denied the Messengers.

106 When their brother Nuh said to them,

'Will you not have taqwa?

107 I am a faithful Messenger to you,

108 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

109 I do not ask you for any wage for it.,

My wage is the responsibility of no one

but the Lord of all the worlds.

110 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.'

111 they said, 'Why should we believe you

when the vilest people follow you?'

112 He said, 'What do I know

about what they have been doing?

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113 Their reckoning is the concern of my Lord alone

if you were but aware.'

114 I am not going to chase away the muminun.

115 I am only a clear warner.'

116 They said, 'Nuh, if you do not desist you will be stoned.'

117 He said, 'My Lord, my people have denied me

118 so make a clear judgement between me and them

and rescue me and the muminun who are with me.'

119 So We rescued him and those with him in the loaded ship.

120 He said, 'Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

121 There is certainly a Sign in that,

yet most of them are not muminun.'

122 Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

123 'Ad denied the Messengers

124 when their brother Hud said to them,

'Will you not have taqwa?

125 I am a faithful Messenger to you.

126 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

127 I do not ask you for any wage for it.

My wage is the responsibility of no one

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but the Lord of all the worlds.

128 Do you build a tower on every hilltop,

just to amuse yourselves,

129 and construct great fortresses,

hoping to live for ever,

130 and when you attack,

attack as tyrants do?

131 So have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

132 Have taqwa of Him

who has supplied you with what you know,

133 supplied you with livestock and children

134 and gardens and clear springs.

135 I fear for you the punishment of a terrible Day.'

136 They said, 'It makes no difference to us

whether you preach or do not preach.

137 This is only what the previous peoples did.

138 We are not going to be punished.'

139 So they denied him and We destroyed them.

There is certainly a Sign in that,

yet most of them are not believers.

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140 Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

141 Thamud denied the Messengers,

142 when their brother Salih said to them,

'Will you not have taqwa?

143 I am a faithful Messenger to you

144 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

145 I do not ask you for any wage for it.

My wage is the responsibility of no one .

but the Lord of all the worlds.

146 Are you going to be left secure amid what is here,

147 amid gardens and clear springs,

148 and cultivated fields ,

and palms with supple spathes?

149 Will you continue hewing houses from the mountains

with exultant skill?

150 So have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

151 Do not obey the orders of the profligate,

152 those who corrupt the earth and do not put things right.'

153 They said, 'You are merely someone bewitched.

154 You are nothing but a human being like ourselves,

so produce a Sign if you are telling the truth.'

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155 He said, 'Here is a she-camel. .

She has a time for drinking

and you have a time for drinking -

on specified days.

156 Do not do anything to harm her .

or the punishment of a terrible day .

will come down on you.'

157 But they hamstrung her .

and woke up full of remorse.

158 for the punishment did come down them.

There is certainly a Sign in that,

yet most of them are not believers.

159 Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

160 The people of Lut denied the Messengers,

161 when their brother Lut said to them,

'Will you not have taqwa?

162 I am a faithful Messenger to you.

163 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

164 I do not ask you for any wage for it.

My wage is the responsibility of no one ,

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but the Lord of all the worlds.

165 Of all beings, do you lie with males,

166 leaving the wives Allah has created for you?

You are a people who have overstepped the limits.'

167 They said, 'Lut, if you do not desist you will be expelled.'

168 He said, 'I am someone who detests the deed you perpetrate.

169 My Lord, rescue me and my family from what they are doing.'

170 Therefore We rescued him and all his family -

171 except for an old woman who remained behind.

172 Then We utterly destroyed the rest.

173 and made a Rain come pouring down upon them.

How evil is the rain of those who are warned!

174 There is certainly a Sign in that,

yet most of them are not believers.

175 Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

176 The Companions of the Thicket denied the Messengers,

177 when Shu'ayb said to them,

'Will you not have taqwa?

178 I am a faithful Messenger to you.

179 so have taqwa of Allah and obey me.

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180 I do not ask you for any wage for it.

My wage is the responsibility of no one

but the Lord of all the worlds.

181 Give full measure.

Do not skimp.

182 Weigh with a level balance.

183 Do not diminish people's goods

and do not go about the earth, corrupting it.

184 Have taqwa of Him

who created you and the earlier creatures.'

185 They said, 'You are merely someone bewitched.

186 You are nothing but a human being like ourselves.

We think you are a liar.

187 So make lumps from heaven fall down on us

if you are telling the truth.'

188 He said, 'My Lord knows best what you are doing.'

189 They denied him and the punishment

of the Day of Shadow came down on them.

It was indeed the punishment of a terrible Day.

190 There is certainly a Sign in that,

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yet most of them are not believers.

191 Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

192 Truly it is revelation

sent down by the Lord of all the worlds.

193 The Faithful Ruh brought it down

194 to your heart

so you would be one of the Warners

195 in a clear Arabic tongue.

196 It is certainly in the scriptures of the previous peoples.

197 Is it not indeed a Sign for them that

the scholars of the tribe of Israel have knowledge of it?.

198 If We had sent it down to a non-Arab

199 who had then recited it to them,

they still would not believe in it.

200 That is how We thread it

into the hearts of the evildoers.

201 They will not believe in it

until they see the painful punishment.

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202 It will come upon them suddenly

when they are not expecting it.

203 They will say, 'Can we be granted a reprieve?'

204 Do they want to hasten Our punishment?

205 Do you think, if We let them enjoy themselves for years

206 and then what they were promised comes to them,

207 that what they enjoyed will be of any use to them?

208 We have never destroyed a city

without giving it prior warning

209 as a reminder.

We were never unjust.

210 The shaytans did not bring it down.

It does not befit them

and they are not capable of it.

211 They are debarred from hearing it.

212 So do not call on any other god along with Allah

or you will be among those who will be punished.

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213 Warn your near relatives.

214 and take the believers who follow you under your wing.

215 If they disobey you, say, 'I am free of what you do.'

216 Put your trust in the Almighty, the Most Merciful,

217 He who sees you when you stand up to pray

218 and your movements with those who prostrate.

219 He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

220 Shall I tell you upon whom the shaytans descend?

221 They descend on every evil liar.

222 They give them a hearing

and most of them are liars.

223 And as for poets,

it is the misled who follow them.

224 Do you not see how they ramble on in every style

225 and say things which they do not do,

226 except those who believe and do right actions

and remember Allah repeatedly

and defend themselves after they have been wronged?

Those who do wrong will soon know

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the kind of reversal they will receive!

27. Surat an-Naml - The Ant

In the Name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

1 Ta Sin

Those are the Signs of the Qur'an and a Clear Book.

2 It is guidance and good news for the believers,

3 those who establish the prayer and pay zakat

and are certain about the Next World.

4 As for those who do not believe in the Next World,

We have made their actions appear good to them

and they wander about blindly.

5 Such people will receive an evil punishment

and will be the greatest losers in the Next World

6 You receive the Qur'an directly

from One who is All Wise, All Knowing.

7 When Musa said to his people, 'I can make out a fire.

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I will bring you news from it or at least a burning brand.

so that hopefully you will be able to warm yourselves.'

8 But when he reached it, a voice called out to him,

'Blessed be him who is by the Fire

and all those who are around it.

Glory be to Allah,

the Lord of all the worlds!

9 Musa, I am Allah,

the Almighty, the All-Wise.

10 Throw down your staff.'

Then when he saw it slithering like a snake

he turned and fled and did not turn back again.

'Have no fear, Musa.

In My Presence the Messengers have no fear -

11 except for one who did wrong

and then changed evil into good -

'for I am Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful..

12 Put your hand inside your shirt front.

It will emerge pure white,

yet quite unharmed -

one of nine Signs to Pharaoh and his people.

They are a people of deviators.'

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13 When Our Signs came to them in all their clarity,

they said, 'This is downright magic,'

14 and they repudiated them wrongly and haughtily,

in spite of their own certainty about them.

See the final fate of the corrupters.

15 We gave knowledge to Dawud and Sulayman who said,

'Praise be to Allah who has favoured us

over many of His slaves who are believers.'

16 Sulayman was Dawud's heir.

He said, 'Mankind!

We have been taught the speech of birds

and we have been given everything.!

This is indeed clear favour.'

17 Sulayman's troops,

made up of jinn and men and birds,

were assembled for him,

paraded in tight ranks.,

18 Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants,

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an ant said, 'Ants, enter your dwellings

so that Sulayman and his troops

do not crush you unwittingly.'

19 He smiled, laughing at its words, and said,

'My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing

You have bestowed on me and on my parents,

and keep me acting rightly, pleasing You,

and admit me, by Your mercy,

among Your slaves who are righteous.'

20 He inspected the birds and said,

'How is it that I do not see the hoopoe?

Or is it absent without leave?

21 I will certainly punish it most severely

or slaughter it

if it does not bring me clear authority.'

22 However, it was not long delayed, and then it said,

'I have comprehended something you have not

and bring you accurate intelligence from Sheba.

23 I found a woman ruling over them

who has been given everything.

She possesses a mighty throne.

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24 I found both her and her people

prostrating to the sun instead of Allah.

Shaytan has made their actions appear good to them

and debarred them from the Way

so they are not guided

25 and do not prostrate to Allah,

Who brings out what is hidden

in the heavens and the earth,

and knows what you conceal

and what you divulge.

26 Allah - there is no god but Him -

the Lord of the Mighty Throne.'

27 He said, 'We will soon see ,

if you have told the truth

or are a liar.

28 Take this letter of mine

and deliver it to them

and then withdraw from them a little

and see how they respond.'

29 She said, 'Council, a noble letter

has been delivered to me.

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30 It is from Sulayman and says:

"In the name of Allah,

All Merciful, Most Merciful.

31 Do not rise up against me,

but come to me in submission."'

32 She said, 'Council, give me your opinion about this matter.

It is not my habit to make a final decision

until I have heard what you have to say.'

33 They said, 'We possess strength and we possess great force.

34 But the matter is in your hands

so consider what you command.'

35 She said, 'When kings enter a city, they lay waste to it

and make its mightiest inhabitants the most abased.

That is what they too will do.

36 I will send them a gift and then wait and see

what the messengers bring back.'

37 When it reached Sulayman he said,

'Would you give me wealth

when what Allah has given me

is better than what He has given you?

No, rather it is you who delight in your gift.

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38 Return to them.

We will come to them

with troops they cannot face

and we will expel them from it

abased and humiliated.'

39 He said, 'Council, who among you will bring me her throne

before they come to me in submission?'

40 An ifreet of the jinn said,

'I will bring it to you

before you get up from your seat.

I am strong and trustworthy enough to do it.'

41 He who possessed knowledge of the Book said,

'I will bring it to you

before your glance returns to you.'

And when he saw it standing firmly in his presence,

he said, 'This is part of my Lord's favour to test me

to see if I will give thanks or show ingratitude.

Whoever gives thanks only does so to his own gain.

Whoever is ungrateful, my Lord is Rich Beyond Need, Generous.'

42 He said, 'Disguise her throne.

We shall see whether she is guided

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or someone who is not guided.'

43 Then when she came, she was asked,

'Is your throne like this?'

She said, 'It is exactly like it.'

'We were given knowledge before her

and were already Muslims,

44 but what she worshipped besides Allah impeded her.

She was from an unbelieving people.'

45 She was told, 'Enter the courtyard,' but when she saw it

she supposed it to be a pool and bared her legs.

He said, 'It is a courtyard paved with glass.'

46 She said, 'My Lord, I have wronged myself.

but I have submitted with Sulayman

to the Lord of all the worlds.'

47 To Thamud We sent their brother Salih

telling them to worship Allah,

and straightaway they divided in two,

arguing with one another.

48 He said, 'My people, why are you so anxious

to hasten on the bad before the good?

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If only you would ask forgiveness from Allah,

so that mercy might perhaps be shown to you.'

49 They said, 'We see you, and those with you, as an evil omen.'

He said, 'No, your evil omen is with Allah;

you are merely a people undergoing a trial.'

50 There was a group of nine men in the city

causing corruption in the land

and not putting things right.

51 They said, 'Let us make an oath to one another by Allah

that we will fall on him and his family in the night

and then say to his protector, "We did not witness

the destruction of his family and we are telling the truth."'

52 They hatched a plot and We hatched a plot

while they were not aware.

53 So look at the end result of all their plotting.

We utterly destroyed them and their whole people!

54 These are the ruins of their houses because of the wrong they did.

There is certainly a Sign in that for people with knowledge.

55 We rescued those who believed and who had taqwa.

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