1Ta. Sin. Mim These are the signs of the lucid Book.

3Haply thou wearest thyself away with grief because they will not believe.

4Were it our will we could send down to them a sign from Heaven, before which they would humbly bow.

5But from each fresh warning that cometh to them from the God of Mercy they have only turned aside.

6And treated it as a lie: But tidings shall reach them which they shall not laugh to scorn.

7Have they not beheld the earth–how we have caused every kind of noble plant to spring up therein?

8Verily, in this is a sign: but most of them believe not.

9And assuredly, thy Lord!–He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

10And remember when thy Lord called to Moses, "Go to the wicked people.

11The people of Pharaoh. What! will they not fear me?"

12He said, "My Lord, in sooth I fear lest they treat me as a liar.

13And my breast is straitened, and I am slow of speech: send therefore to Aaron to be my helpmate.

14For they have a charge against me, and I fear lest they put me to death."

15He said, "Surely not. Go ye therefore with our signs: we will be with you and will hearken.

16And go to Pharaoh and say: 'Verily we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds–

17Send forth with us the children of Israel."'

18He said, "Did we not rear thee among us when a child? And hast thou not passed years of thy life among us?

19And yet what a deed is that which thou hast done! Thou art one of the ungrateful."

20He said, "I did it indeed, and I was one of those who erred: And I fled from you because I feared you; but my Lord hath given me wisdom and hath made me one of his Apostles.

22And is this the favour thou hast conferred on me, that thou hast enslaved the children of Israel?"

23Said Pharaoh, "Who then is the Lord of the Worlds?"

24He said, "The Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth and of all that is between them, if only ye believe it."

25Said Pharaoh to those around him, "Hear ye this?"

26"Your Lord," said Moses, "and the Lord of your sires of old."

27"In sooth, your Apostle whom He hath sent to you," said Pharaoh, "is certainly possessed."

28He said, "Lord is He of the East and of the West, and of all that is between them, if ye can understand."

29He said, "If ye take any God beside me, I will surely put thee in ward."

30Said Moses, "What! if I shew thee that which shall be a proof of my mission?"

31He said, "Forth with it then, if thou speakest truth."

32Then threw he down his staff, and lo! an undoubted serpent.

33And he drew out his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders.

34He said to his nobles around him. "This truly is a right cunning sorcerer.

35Fain would he drive you out of your land by his Sorcery. But what do ye suggest?"

36They said, "Put him and his brother off awhile, and send summoners to all the cities.

37Who shall bring to thee every cunning magician."

38So the magicians were mustered at a set time, on a solemn day.

39And it was said to the people, "Are ye all assembled?"

40–"Yes! and we will follow the magicians if they gain the day."

41And when the magicians were arrived they said to Pharaoh, "Shall we have a reward if we gain the day?"

42He said, "Yes. And verily in that case ye shall be of those who are near my person."

43Moses said to them, "Throw down what ye have to throw."

44So they cast down their ropes and rods, and said, "By Pharaoh's might we shall surely win."

45Then Moses threw down his rod, and lo! it swallowed up their cheating wonders.

46Then the magicians threw themselves down in worship.

47They said, "We believe on the Lord of the Worlds.

48The Lord of Moses and of Aaron."

49Said Pharaoh, "Have ye then believed on him ere I gave you leave? He truly is your master who hath taught you magic. But bye and bye ye shall surely know my power.

49I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you all crucified."

50They said, "It cannot harm us, for to our Lord shall we return.

51Assuredly we trust that our Lord will forgive us our sins, since we are of the first who believe."

52Then revealed we this order to Moses: "Go forth by night with my servants, for ye will be pursued."

53And Pharaoh sent summoners through the cities:–

54"These Israelites," said they, "are a scanty band.

55Yet are they enraged against us–

56But we truly are numerous, wary."

57Thus we caused them to quit gardens and fountains.

58And treasures and splendid dwellings.

59So was it; and we gave them to the children of Israel for an heritage.

60Then at sunrise the Egyptians followed them.

61And when the hosts came in view of one another, the comrades of Moses said, "We are surely overtaken."

62He said, "By no means:–for my Lord is with me–He will guide me."

63And we revealed this order to Moses, "Strike the sea with thy rod." And it clave asunder, and each part became like a huge mountain.

64Then made we the others to draw on.

65And we saved Moses, and those who were with him, all.

66But we drowned the others.

67Truly in this was a sign; but most of them did not believe.

68But verily thy Lord,–He is the Mighty, the Merciful!

69And recite to them the story of Abraham.

70When he said to his Father and to his people, "What worship ye?"

71They said, "We worship idols, and constant is our devotion to them."

72He said, "Can they hear you when ye cry to them?

73Or help you or do you harm?"

74They said, "But we found our Fathers do the like."

75He said, "How think ye? They whom ye worship.

76Ye and your fathers of early days.

77Are my foes: but not so the Lord of the Worlds.

78Who hath created me, and guideth me.

79Who giveth me food and drink.

80And when I am sick, he healeth me.

81And who will cause me to die and again quicken me.

82And who, I hope, will forgive me my sins in the day of reckoning.

83My Lord! bestow on me wisdom and join me to the just.

84And give me a good name among posterity.

85And make me one of the heirs of the garden of delight.

86And forgive my father, for he was one of the erring.

87And put me not to shame on the day when mankind shall be raised up.

88The day when neither wealth nor children shall avail.

89Save to him who shall come to God with a sound heart.

90When Paradise shall be brought near the pious.

91And Hell shall lay open for those who have gone astray.

92And it shall be said to them, 'Where are they whom ye worshipped.

93Beside God? Can they harm you or help themselves?'

94And they shall be cast into it–the seducers and the seduced.

95And all the host of Eblis.

96They shall say, as they wrangle therein together.

97'By God, we were in a plain error.

98When we equalled you with the Lord of the Worlds.

99And none misled us but the wicked.

100And we have none to plead for us.

101Nor friend who careth for us.

102Could we but return, we would be of the believers."'

103Verily, in this was a sign: but most of them believed not.

104And truly thy Lord!–He is the Mighty, the Merciful!

105The people of Noah gainsaid the Apostles.

106When their brother Noah said to them, "Will ye not fear God?

107Of a truth am I your faithful Apostle.

108Fear God then and obey me.

109I ask of you no reward for this, for my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone.

110Fear God then and obey me."

111They said, "Shall we believe on thee when the meanest only are thy followers?"

112He said, "But I have no knowledge of that they did.

113To my Lord only must their account be given: would that ye understood this!

114And I will not thrust away those who believe.

115For I am only one charged with plain warnings."

116They said, "Now unless thou desist, O Noah, one of the stoned shalt thou surely be."

117He said, "Lord! my people treat me as a liar.

118Decide thou therefore a decision between me and them, and rescue me and the faithful who are with me."

119So we saved him and those who were with him in the fully-laden ark.

120And afterwards we drowned the rest.

121Herein truly was a sign, but most of them believed not.

122But thy Lord!–He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

123The Adites treated their Apostles as liars.

124When their brother Houd said to them, "Will ye not fear God?

125I am your Apostle, worthy of all credit.

126Fear God then and obey me.

127I ask for no reward for this; for my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone.

128What! build ye landmarks on all heights in mere pastime?

129And raise ye structures to be your lasting abodes?

130And when ye put forth your power do ye put it forth with harshness?

131Fear ye God then and obey me.

132And fear ye Him who hath plenteously betowed on you ye well know what.

133Plenteously bestowed on you flocks and children.

134And gardens and fountains.

135Indeed I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous day."

136They said, "It is the same to us whether thou warn or warn us not.

137This is but a tale of the ancients.

138And we are not they who shall be punished."

139And they charged him with imposture; and we destroyed them. In this was a sign: but most of them believed not.

140But thy Lord!–He is the Mighty, the Merciful!

141The Themoudites also treated their Apostles as liars.

142When their brother Saleh said to them, "Will ye not fear God?

143I am your Apostle worthy of all credit.

144Fear God, then, and obey me.

145I ask of you no reward for this: my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone.

146Shall ye be left secure amid these things here?

147Amid gardens and fountains.

148And corn-fields and palm-trees, with flower-sheathing branches?

149And, insolent that ye are, will ye hew out your dwellings in the mountains?

150But fear God and obey me.

151And obey not the bidding of those who commit excess.

152Who act disorderly on the earth and reform it not."

153They said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched.

154Thou art only a man like us: produce now a sign if thou art a man of truth."

155He said, "This she-camel, then–drink shall there be for her, and drink shall there be for you, on a several day for each.

156But harm her not, lest the punishment of a tremendous day overtake you."

157But they ham-strung her, and repented of it on the morrow.

158For the punishment overtook them. In this truly was a sign, but most of them believed not.

159But thy Lord!–He is the Powerful, the Merciful!

160The people of Lot treated their apostles as liars.

161When their brother Lot said to them, "Will ye not fear God?

162I am your Apostle worthy of all credit.

163Fear God, then, and obey me.

164For this I ask you no reward: my reward is of the Lord of the worlds alone.

165What! with men, of all creatures, will ye have commerce?

166And leave ye your wives whom your Lord hath created for you? Ah! ye are an erring people!"

167They said, "O Lot, if thou desist not, one of the banished shalt thou surely be."

168He said, "I utterly abhor your doings.

169My Lord! deliver me and my family from what they do."

170So we delivered him and his whole family–

171Save an aged one among those who tarried–

172Then we destroyed the rest–

173And we rained a rain upon them, and fatal was the rain to those whom we had warned.

174In this truly was a sign; but most of them did not believe.

175But thy Lord! He is the Powerful, the Merciful!

176The dwellers in the forest of Madian treated the Apostles as liars.

177When Shoaib their brother said to them, "Will ye not fear God?

178I truly am your trustworthy Apostle.

179Fear God, then, and obey me.

180No reward ask I of you for this: my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone.

181Fill the measure, and be not of those who minish.

182Weigh with exact balance.

183And defraud not men in their substance, and do no wrong on the earth by deeds of licence.

184And fear Him who made you and the races of old."

185They said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched.

186Thou art but a man like us, and we deem thee liar–

187Make now a part of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art a man of truth."

188He said, "My Lord best knoweth your doings."

189And when they treated him as a liar, the chastisement of the day of cloud overtook them. This truly was the chastisement of a dreadful day!

190In this was a sign, but most of them believed not.

191But thy Lord!–He is the Mighty, the Merciful!

192Verily from the Lord of the Worlds hath this Book come down.

193The faithful spirit hath come down with it.

194Upon thy heart, that thou mightest become a warner–

195In the clear Arabic tongue.

196And truly it is foretold in the Scriptures of them of yore.

197Was it not a sign to them that the learned among the children of Israel recognised it?

198If we had sent it down unto any foreigner.

199And he had recited it to them, they had not believed.

200In such sort have we influenced the heart of the wicked ones.

201That they will not believe it till they see the grievous chastisement?

202And it shall come upon them on a sudden when they look not for it.

203And they will say, "Can we be respited?"

204What! will they seek to hasten on our chastisement?

205How thinkest thou? If after we have given them their fill for years.

206That with which they are menaced come upon them at last.

207Of what avail will their enjoyments be to them?

208We never destroyed a city which had not first its warners.

209With admonition; nor did we deal unjustly.

210The Satans were not sent down with this Koran.

211It beseemed them not, and they had not the power.

212For they are far removed from hearing it.

213Call not thou on any other god but God, lest thou be of those consigned to torment.

214But warn thy relatives of nearer kin.

215And kindly lower thy wing over the faithful who follow thee.

216And if they disobey thee, then say: "I will not be answerable for your doings;"–

217And put thy trust in Him that is the Mighty, the Merciful.

218Who seeth thee when thou standest in prayer.

219And thy demeanour amongst those who worship.

220For He heareth, knoweth all.

221Shall I tell you on whom Satan descend?

222They descend on every lying, wicked person.

223They impart what they have heard;–but most of them are liars.

224It is the POETS whom the erring follow.

225Seest thou not how they rove distraught in every valley?

226And that they say that which they do not?

227Save those who believe and do good works, and oft remember God.

227And who defend themselves when unjustly treated. But they who treat them unjustly shall find out what a lot awaiteth them.