Sourate Hud (11) unvowelled

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Alif. Lam. Ra.i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الر

A Scripture whose signs have been made firm, then made explicit, from a Wise, Informed One: "Obey none but God; I am for you, from Him, a warner and a bearer of glad tidings; ask forgiveness of your Guardian, then turn back to Him: He will let you enjoy a fine enjoyment until an appointed term, and grant every possessor of merit his merit.i 3

كتب احكمت ءايته ثم فصلت من لدن حكيم خبير الا تعبدوا الا الله انني لكم منه نذير وبشير وان استغفروا ربكم ثم توبوا اليه يمتعكم متعا حسنا الى اجل مسمى ويوت كل ذي فضل فضله

But if you turn away, I fear for you the punishment of an immense day." 3

وان تولوا فاني اخاف عليكم عذاب يوم كبير

To God is your return, 4

الى الله مرجعكم

and He has power over everything. 4

وهو على كل شىء قدير

Is it not that they fold their chests to hide from Him?i 5

الا انهم يثنون صدورهم ليستخفوا منه

Is it not that, when they cover themselves with their garments, He knows what they keep secret and what they disclose? 5

الا حين يستغشون ثيابهم يعلم ما يسرون وما يعلنون

He knows the contents of the chests. 5

انه عليم بذات الصدور

There is no living creature on earth whose provision does not fall to God; He knows its abode and its resting-place:i 6

وما من دابة في الارض الا على الله رزقها ويعلم مستقرها ومستودعها

everything is in a clear register.i 6

كل في كتب مبين

And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, while His Edifice was founded upon the water [as primary matter], so as to test you: which of you acts best.i 7

وهو الذي خلق السموت والارض في ستة ايام وكان عرشه على الماء ليبلوكم ايكم احسن عملا

And if you say: "You will be raised after death," those who deny will surely say: "This is nothing but a manifest illusion."i 7

ولين قلت انكم مبعوثون من بعد الموت ليقولن الذين كفروا ان هذا الا سحر مبين

And if We delay for them the punishment until a counted term, they will surely say: "What holds it back?" 8

ولين اخرنا عنهم العذاب الى امة معدودة ليقولن ما يحبسه

Is it not that, the day it comes to them, it will not be turned away from them, 8

الا يوم ياتيهم ليس مصروفا عنهم

and what they used to mock will surround them. 8

وحاق بهم ما كانوا به يستهزءون

And if We let the human being taste a benevolence from Us, then withdraw it from him, he becomes indeed despairing, a great denier.i 9

ولين اذقنا الانسن منا رحمة ثم نزعنها منه انه ليوس كفور

And if We let him taste a blessing after adversity has touched him, he will surely say: "The ills have departed from me": 10

ولين اذقنه نعماء بعد ضراء مسته ليقولن ذهب السيات عني

he becomes joyful, full of vanity. 10

انه لفرح فخور

Except those who were patient and did righteous deeds: those will have forgiveness and a great reward. 11

الا الذين صبروا وعملوا الصلحت اوليك لهم مغفرة واجر كبير

It may be that you will leave out part of what is revealed to you, and that your chest will tighten because of it, since they say: "Why has a treasure not been sent down upon him, or why does an Agent not come with him!"i 12

فلعلك تارك بعض ما يوحى اليك وضايق به صدرك ان يقولوا لولا انزل عليه كنز او جاء معه ملك

You are, yourself, only a warner; 12

انما انت نذير

and God is, over everything, an agent.i 12

والله على كل شىء وكيل

Or will they say: "He has invented it"? 13

ام يقولون افترىه

Say: "Then bring ten invented sûrahs resembling it, and call upon whomever you can, besides God, if you are truthful." 13

قل فاتوا بعشر سور مثله مفتريت وادعوا من استطعتم من دون الله ان كنتم صدقين

If they do not answer you, then know that it has been sent down only with God's knowledge, and that there is no deity but Him. 14

فالم يستجيبوا لكم فاعلموا انما انزل بعلم الله وان لا اله الا هو

Will you then be true to God alone?i 14

فهل انتم مسلمون

Whoever wants the present life and its adornment, We pay him in full for his deeds therein, and he will not be wronged in it: 15

من كان يريد الحيوة الدنيا وزينتها نوف اليهم اعملهم فيها وهم فيها لا يبخسون

those are the ones who will have, in the last life, nothing but the Fire; 16

اوليك الذين ليس لهم في الءاخرة الا النار

what they fabricated therein will have collapsed, 16

وحبط ما صنعوا فيها

and what they did will be null and void. 16

وبطل ما كانوا يعملون

Is he who relies on a clear proof from his Guardian, followed by a witness from Him, [like those others]? 17

افمن كان على بينة من ربه ويتلوه شاهد منه

And before him, the Scripture of Moussa, as a reference and a benevolence.i 17

ومن قبله كتب موسى اماما ورحمة

Those are the ones who believe in it. 17

اوليك يومنون به

And whoever, among the factions, denies it, the Fire is his appointment:i 17

ومن يكفر به من الاحزاب فالنار موعده

So do not be in doubt about it: 17

فلا تك في مرية منه

it is the truth from your Guardian, but most people do not believe. 17

انه الحق من ربك ولكن اكثر الناس لا يومنون

And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against God? 18

ومن اظلم ممن افترى على الله كذبا

Those are the ones who will be presented before their Guardian, and the witnesses will say: "These are the ones who lied against their Guardian!" 18

اوليك يعرضون على ربهم ويقول الاشهد هولاء الذين كذبوا على ربهم

Is it not that God's curse falls upon the unjust, those who turn away from God's path and seek to make it crooked, and who deny the last life? 19

الا لعنة الله على الظلمين الذين يصدون عن سبيل الله ويبغونها عوجا وهم بالءاخرة هم كفرون

Those are the ones who, on earth, will not be able to thwart [Him], and who will have, besides God, no protector: 20

اوليك لم يكونوا معجزين في الارض وما كان لهم من دون الله من اولياء

the punishment will be doubled for them.i 20

يضعف لهم العذاب

They could neither hear, nor see. 20

ما كانوا يستطيعون السمع وما كانوا يبصرون

Those are the ones who have lost themselves, and what they invented has strayed away from them. 21

اوليك الذين خسروا انفسهم وضل عنهم ما كانوا يفترون

There is no doubt that, in the last life, they are the greatest losers. 22

لا جرم انهم في الءاخرة هم الاخسرون

Those who believe, do righteous deeds, and find peace before their Guardian: those are the companions of the Garden, 23

ان الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت واخبتوا الى ربهم اوليك اصحب الجنة

wherein they will remain. 23

هم فيها خلدون

The example of the two groups is like the blind and the deaf, and the seeing and the hearing:i 24

مثل الفريقين كالاعمى والاصم والبصير والسميع

are they equal in example? 24

هل يستويان مثلا

Will you not then remember? 24

افلا تذكرون

We have indeed sent Nuh to his people:i 25

ولقد ارسلنا نوحا الى قومه

"I am for you a clear warner: 25

اني لكم نذير مبين

obey none but God; 26

ان لا تعبدوا الا الله

I fear for you the punishment of a painful day." 26

اني اخاف عليكم عذاب يوم اليم

The court of those who denied, among his people, said: "We see you only as a human being like us, and we see that only those who are, among us, the most abject, followed you, at first glance.i 27

فقال الملا الذين كفروا من قومه ما نرىك الا بشرا مثلنا وما نرىك اتبعك الا الذين هم اراذلنا بادي الراي

And we see in you no merit over us; we rather think you liars." 27

وما نرى لكم علينا من فضل بل نظنكم كذبين

He said: "O my people, do you see? If I rely on a clear proof from my Guardian, and He has granted me a benevolence from Him, which has remained hidden from you, shall We impose it upon you while you detest it? 28

قال يقوم ارءيتم ان كنت على بينة من ربي وءاتىني رحمة من عنده فعميت عليكم انلزمكموها وانتم لها كرهون

O my people, I do not ask you for any wealth for this: 29

ويقوم لا اسلكم عليه مالا

my reward is incumbent only upon God. 29

ان اجري الا على الله

And I am not of those who drive away those who believe: they will surely meet their Guardian; 29

وما انا بطارد الذين ءامنوا انهم ملقوا ربهم

but I see you a people given to ignorance. 29

ولكني ارىكم قوما تجهلون

O my people, who would help me against God, if I drove them away? 30

ويقوم من ينصرني من الله ان طردتهم

Will you not then remember? 30

افلا تذكرون

And I do not tell you that I hold God's treasures, nor that I know what escapes the senses, nor that I am an Agent;i 31

ولا اقول لكم عندي خزاين الله ولا اعلم الغيب ولا اقول اني ملك

and I do not say, of those your eyes hold in contempt, that God will grant them no good: 31

ولا اقول للذين تزدري اعينكم لن يوتيهم الله خيرا

God knows best what is in their souls. 31

الله اعلم بما في انفسهم

I would then be among the unjust." 31

اني اذا لمن الظلمين

They said: "O Nuh, you have indeed disputed with us, and multiplied the dispute; bring us then what you threaten us with, if you are among the truthful."i 32

قالوا ينوح قد جدلتنا فاكثرت جدلنا فاتنا بما تعدنا ان كنت من الصدقين

He said: "It is God alone who will bring it to you, if He wills, and you will not be able to thwart anything. 33

قال انما ياتيكم به الله ان شاء وما انتم بمعجزين

And my counsel will be of no use to you, even were I to wish to counsel you, if God wills to lead you astray:i 34

ولا ينفعكم نصحي ان اردت ان انصح لكم ان كان الله يريد ان يغويكم

He is your Guardian, 34

هو ربكم

and to Him you will be returned." 34

واليه ترجعون

Or will they say: "He has invented it"? 35

ام يقولون افترىه

Say: "If I have invented it, then my own severance falls upon me, and I am innocent of your severance." 35

قل ان افتريته فعلى اجرامي وانا بريء مما تجرمون

And it was revealed to Nuh that none of your people will believe anymore, except those who have already believed:i 36

واوحي الى نوح انه لن يومن من قومك الا من قد ءامن

so do not grieve over what they were doing. 36

فلا تبتيس بما كانوا يفعلون

And build the vessel, under Our eyes and by Our revelation, 37

واصنع الفلك باعيننا ووحينا

and do not speak to Me about those who have been unjust: they will be drowned. 37

ولا تخطبني في الذين ظلموا انهم مغرقون

He was building the vessel; and every time a court of his people passed by him, it mocked him.i 38

ويصنع الفلك وكلما مر عليه ملا من قومه سخروا منه

He said: "If you mock us, we will mock you as you mock." 38

قال ان تسخروا منا فانا نسخر منكم كما تسخرون

You will soon know upon whom a punishment comes that covers him with shame, and upon whom a lasting punishment falls. 39

فسوف تعلمون من ياتيه عذاب يخزيه ويحل عليه عذاب مقيم

Until, when Our command came and the oven began to boil over, We said: "Load into it, of every kind, two elements of a pair, and your family, except him against whom the word has already been pronounced, and those who have believed."i 40

حتى اذا جاء امرنا وفار التنور قلنا احمل فيها من كل زوجين اثنين واهلك الا من سبق عليه القول ومن ءامن

And only a few had believed with him. 40

وما ءامن معه الا قليل

And he said: "Embark therein: in the name of God be its course and its mooring. 41

وقال اركبوا فيها بسم الله مجرىها ومرسىها

My Guardian is indeed Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence." 41

ان ربي لغفور رحيم

And it sailed with them amid waves like mountains. 42

وهي تجري بهم في موج كالجبال

And Nuh called his son, who stood apart: "O my little one, embark with us, and do not be with those who deny."i 42

ونادى نوح ابنه وكان في معزل يبنى اركب معنا ولا تكن مع الكفرين

He said: "I shall take refuge on a mountain, which will preserve me from the water." 43

قال ساوي الى جبل يعصمني من الماء

He said: "None is preserved today from God's command, except him to whom He shows benevolence." 43

قال لا عاصم اليوم من امر الله الا من رحم

And the wave came between them, and he was among the drowned. 43

وحال بينهما الموج فكان من المغرقين

And it was said: "O earth, swallow your water! O sky, hold back!" 44

وقيل يارض ابلعي ماءك ويسماء اقلعي

And the water subsided, the command was fulfilled, and [the vessel] settled on al-Judi. 44

وغيض الماء وقضي الامر واستوت على الجودي

And it was said: "Let the unjust people become nothing but a distant memory!"i 44

وقيل بعدا للقوم الظلمين

And Nuh called upon his Guardian and said: "My Guardian, my son is of my family, and Your promise is truth,i 45

ونادى نوح ربه فقال رب ان ابني من اهلي وان وعدك الحق

and You are the most just of judges." 45

وانت احكم الحكمين

He said: "O Nuh, he is not of your family:i 46

قال ينوح انه ليس من اهلك

it is an unrighteous deed. 46

انه عمل غير صلح

So do not ask Me about what you have no knowledge of: 46

فلا تسلن ما ليس لك به علم

I exhort you not to be among the ignorant." 46

اني اعظك ان تكون من الجهلين

He said: "My Guardian, I take refuge with You from asking You about what I have no knowledge of, 47

قال رب اني اعوذ بك ان اسلك ما ليس لي به علم

and if You do not forgive me and show me benevolence, I will be among the losers." 47

والا تغفر لي وترحمني اكن من الخسرين

It was said: "O Nuh, descend with a peace from Us, and blessings upon you and upon communities from those who are with you;i 48

قيل ينوح اهبط بسلم منا وبركت عليك وعلى امم ممن معك

and there are communities that We shall let enjoy [life], then a painful punishment from Us will touch them." 48

وامم سنمتعهم ثم يمسهم منا عذاب اليم

Those are pieces of information about what escapes the senses, which We reveal to you:i 49

تلك من انباء الغيب نوحيها اليك

you did not know them, neither you nor your people, before this. 49

ما كنت تعلمها انت ولا قومك من قبل هذا

So be patient: 49

فاصبر

the favorable outcome belongs to those who guard themselves. 49

ان العقبة للمتقين

And to the Recidivists [Aad], their brother Hud:i 50

والى عاد اخاهم هودا

he said: "O my people, obey God: you have no deity but Him; 50

قال يقوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من اله غيره

you are only inventors [of falsehood]." 50

ان انتم الا مفترون

O my people, I do not ask you for any reward for this: 51

يقوم لا اسلكم عليه اجرا

my reward is incumbent only upon Him who created me. 51

ان اجري الا على الذي فطرني

Will you not then reason? 51

افلا تعقلون

O my people, ask forgiveness of your Guardian, then turn back to Him: He will send upon you the sky abundantly, and add strength to your strength; and do not turn away as severed." 52

ويقوم استغفروا ربكم ثم توبوا اليه يرسل السماء عليكم مدرارا ويزدكم قوة الى قوتكم ولا تتولوا مجرمين

They said: "O Hud, you have not brought us a clear proof, and we will not abandon our gods on your word, and we do not believe you.i 53

قالوا يهود ما جيتنا ببينة وما نحن بتاركي ءالهتنا عن قولك وما نحن لك بمومنين

We only say that one of our gods has struck you with evil." 54

ان نقول الا اعترىك بعض ءالهتنا بسوء

He said: "I call God to witness, 54

قال اني اشهد الله

And bear witness that I am innocent of what you associate besides Him: 55

واشهدوا اني بريء مما تشركون من دونه

so scheme against me all together, and give me no respite. 55

فكيدوني جميعا ثم لا تنظرون

I place my trust in God, my Guardian and yours:i 56

اني توكلت على الله ربي وربكم

there is no living creature that He does not hold by the forelock.i 56

ما من دابة الا هو ءاخذ بناصيتها

My Guardian is indeed upon a straight path. 56

ان ربي على صرط مستقيم

If you turn away, I have conveyed to you that with which I was sent to you; 57

فان تولوا فقد ابلغتكم ما ارسلت به اليكم

and my Guardian will substitute in your place another people, without your harming Him in anything: 57

ويستخلف ربي قوما غيركم ولا تضرونه شيا

my Guardian watches over everything." 57

ان ربي على كل شىء حفيظ

And when Our command came, We saved Hud and those who had believed with him, by a benevolence from Us, and We saved them from a harsh punishment.i 58

ولما جاء امرنا نجينا هودا والذين ءامنوا معه برحمة منا ونجينهم من عذاب غليظ

And such was Aad: they denied the signs of their Guardian, disobeyed His envoys, and followed the command of every stubborn tyrant.i 59

وتلك عاد جحدوا بايت ربهم وعصوا رسله واتبعوا امر كل جبار عنيد

And they were pursued, in the present life, by a curse, and on the Day of Appearance too:i 60

واتبعوا في هذه الدنيا لعنة ويوم القيمة

Is it not that Aad denied their Guardian?i 60

الا ان عادا كفروا ربهم

Let Aad, the people of Hud, become nothing but a distant memory!i 60

الا بعدا لعاد قوم هود

And to the Depleters [Thamud], their brother Salih:i 61

والى ثمود اخاهم صلحا

he said: "O my people, obey God: you have no deity but Him. 61

قال يقوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من اله غيره

It is He who brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein to dwell long: so ask His forgiveness, then turn back to Him:i 61

هو انشاكم من الارض واستعمركم فيها فاستغفروه ثم توبوا اليه

my Guardian is near, responsive." 61

ان ربي قريب مجيب

They said: "O Salih, you were among us a hope before this; do you forbid us to obey what our ancestors obeyed? We are indeed in a troubling doubt about what you call us to."i 62

قالوا يصلح قد كنت فينا مرجوا قبل هذا اتنهىنا ان نعبد ما يعبد ءاباونا واننا لفي شك مما تدعونا اليه مريب

He said: "O my people, do you see? If I rely on a clear proof from my Guardian, and He has granted me, from Him, a benevolence, who then would help me against God if I disobeyed Him? 63

قال يقوم ارءيتم ان كنت على بينة من ربي وءاتىني منه رحمة فمن ينصرني من الله ان عصيته

You would then only increase my ruin. 63

فما تزيدونني غير تخسير

O my people, this is the she-camel of God, a sign for you: 64

ويقوم هذه ناقة الله لكم ءاية

so let her eat on God's earth, 64

فذروها تاكل في ارض الله

and do her no harm, or a near punishment will seize you." 64

ولا تمسوها بسوء فياخذكم عذاب قريب

But they hamstrung her. He then said: "Enjoy yourselves in your dwelling for three days: 65

فعقروها فقال تمتعوا في داركم ثلثة ايام

that is a promise that will not be belied." 65

ذلك وعد غير مكذوب

When Our command came, We saved Salih and those who had believed with him, by a benevolence from Us, and from the humiliation of that day.i 66

فلما جاء امرنا نجينا صلحا والذين ءامنوا معه برحمة منا ومن خزي يوميذ

Your Guardian is indeed the Strong, the All-Mighty. 66

ان ربك هو القوي العزيز

And the Cry seized those who had been unjust, so that they became, in their dwellings, prostrate, as if they had never dwelt there.i 68

واخذ الذين ظلموا الصيحة فاصبحوا في ديرهم جثمين كان لم يغنوا فيها

Is it not that Thamud denied their Guardian?i 68

الا ان ثمودا كفروا ربهم

Let Thamud become nothing but a distant memory! 68

الا بعدا لثمود

And Our envoys indeed came to Ibrahim with the glad tidings: they said: "Peace!"i 69

ولقد جاءت رسلنا ابرهيم بالبشرى قالوا سلما

He said: "Peace!" 69

قال سلم

and he did not delay in bringing a roasted calf. 69

فما لبث ان جاء بعجل حنيذ

But when he saw that their hands did not reach it, he found them strange and felt fear of them.i 70

فلما رءا ايديهم لا تصل اليه نكرهم واوجس منهم خيفة

They said: "Do not fear: 70

قالوا لا تخف

we are sent to the people of Lut."i 70

انا ارسلنا الى قوم لوط

And his wife, standing, began to laugh; 71

وامراته قايمة فضحكت

We then gave her the glad tidings of Ishaq,i 71

فبشرنها باسحق

and, after Ishaq, Yaacoub.i 71

ومن وراء اسحق يعقوب

She said: "Woe is me! Shall I bear a child, when I am old, and here is my husband, an old man? 72

قالت يويلتى ءالد وانا عجوز وهذا بعلي شيخا

That is indeed an astonishing thing!" 72

ان هذا لشىء عجيب

They said: "Do you marvel at God's command? 73

قالوا اتعجبين من امر الله

God's benevolence and His blessings be upon you, people of the house! 73

رحمت الله وبركته عليكم اهل البيت

He is praiseworthy, full of glory." 73

انه حميد مجيد

When the fright had left Ibrahim and the glad tidings had come to him, he began to argue with Us about the people of Lut:i 74

فلما ذهب عن ابرهيم الروع وجاءته البشرى يجدلنا في قوم لوط

Ibrahim is indeed thoughtful, full of [repentant] sighs, ever turning back [to God].i 75

ان ابرهيم لحليم اوه منيب

"O Ibrahim, turn away from this:i 76

يابرهيم اعرض عن هذا

the command of your Guardian has already come, 76

انه قد جاء امر ربك

and an irrevocable punishment surely comes to them." 76

وانهم ءاتيهم عذاب غير مردود

And when Our envoys came to Lut, he was distressed by it, and felt helpless about them, and said: "This is a hard day."i 77

ولما جاءت رسلنا لوطا سيء بهم وضاق بهم ذرعا وقال هذا يوم عصيب

And his people came to him, rushing, though they had previously been committing evil deeds. 78

وجاءه قومه يهرعون اليه ومن قبل كانوا يعملون السيات

He said: "O my people, here are my daughters: they are purer for you; so guard yourselves before God, and do not humiliate me concerning my guests:i 78

قال يقوم هولاء بناتي هن اطهر لكم فاتقوا الله ولا تخزون في ضيفي

is there not among you a reasonable man?"i 78

اليس منكم رجل رشيد

They said: "You already know what right we have over your daughters, and you well know, [right now], what we want."i 79

قالوا لقد علمت ما لنا في بناتك من حق وانك لتعلم ما نريد

He said: "Would that I had some strength against you, or could take refuge in a strong support!" 80

قال لو ان لي بكم قوة او ءاوي الى ركن شديد

They said: "O Lut, we are the envoys of your Guardian: they will never reach you.i 81

قالوا يلوط انا رسل ربك لن يصلوا اليك

So depart with your family, at a time of the night, and let none of you turn around, except your wife.i 81

فاسر باهلك بقطع من اليل ولا يلتفت منكم احد الا امراتك

What befalls them will also befall her. 81

انه مصيبها ما اصابهم

Their appointment is the morning: 81

ان موعدهم الصبح

is the morning not near?" 81

اليس الصبح بقريب

When Our command came, We made the top [of their city] its bottom, and rained upon it stones of hardened clay, layered, marked with your Guardian:i 83

فلما جاء امرنا جعلنا عليها سافلها وامطرنا عليها حجارة من سجيل منضود مسومة عند ربك

and it is not far from the unjust. 83

وما هي من الظلمين ببعيد

And to Madyan, their brother Shu'ayb:i 84

والى مدين اخاهم شعيبا

he said: "O my people, obey God: you have no deity but Him, 84

قال يقوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من اله غيره

and do not diminish the measure nor the weight. 84

ولا تنقصوا المكيال والميزان

I see you in prosperity, and I fear for you the punishment of a day that encompasses everything. 84

اني ارىكم بخير واني اخاف عليكم عذاب يوم محيط

O my people, give full measure and full weight, with equity, 85

ويقوم اوفوا المكيال والميزان بالقسط

and do not wrong the people in their possessions, and do not spread corruption on the earth as corrupters. 85

ولا تبخسوا الناس اشياءهم ولا تعثوا في الارض مفسدين

What remains [licitly] with God is better for you, if you are believers;i 86

بقيت الله خير لكم ان كنتم مومنين

and I am not, over you, a guardian. 86

وما انا عليكم بحفيظ

They said: "O Shu'ayb, does your Contact command you that we abandon what our ancestors obeyed, or that we stop doing with our wealth what we wish?i 87

قالوا يشعيب اصلوتك تامرك ان نترك ما يعبد ءاباونا او ان نفعل في امولنا ما نشوا

You are indeed, yourself, the thoughtful, the reasonable one!"i 87

انك لانت الحليم الرشيد

He said: "O my people, do you see? If I rely on a clear proof from my Guardian, and He has provided me, from Him, with a fine provision... 88

قال يقوم ارءيتم ان كنت على بينة من ربي ورزقني منه رزقا حسنا

And I do not want to contradict you by doing myself what I turn you away from: 88

وما اريد ان اخالفكم الى ما انهىكم عنه

I only want reform, as much as I can; 88

ان اريد الا الاصلح ما استطعت

and my success rests only with God: 88

وما توفيقي الا بالله

in Him I place my trust, 88

عليه توكلت

and to Him I return. 88

واليه انيب

O my people, let not my opposition draw upon you what befell the people of Nuh, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih;i 89

ويقوم لا يجرمنكم شقاقي ان يصيبكم مثل ما اصاب قوم نوح او قوم هود او قوم صلح

and the people of Lut are not far from you.i 89

وما قوم لوط منكم ببعيد

Ask forgiveness of your Guardian, then turn back to Him: 90

واستغفروا ربكم ثم توبوا اليه

my Guardian is full of benevolence, full of affection.i 90

ان ربي رحيم ودود

They said: "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and we indeed see you weak among us; were it not for your clan, we would have banished you; and you have no power over us."i 91

قالوا يشعيب ما نفقه كثيرا مما تقول وانا لنرىك فينا ضعيفا ولولا رهطك لرجمنك وما انت علينا بعزيز

He said: "O my people, does my clan then weigh more with you than God, whom you have relegated behind your back? 92

قال يقوم ارهطي اعز عليكم من الله واتخذتموه وراءكم ظهريا

My Guardian indeed encompasses what you do. 92

ان ربي بما تعملون محيط

O my people, act according to your position; I, [too], act: 93

ويقوم اعملوا على مكانتكم اني عمل

you will soon know upon whom a punishment falls that covers him with shame, and who is a liar. 93

سوف تعلمون من ياتيه عذاب يخزيه ومن هو كذب

So watch: 93

وارتقبوا

I watch with you." 93

اني معكم رقيب

And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who had believed with him, by a benevolence from Us. 94

ولما جاء امرنا نجينا شعيبا والذين ءامنوا معه برحمة منا

And the Cry seized those who had been unjust, so that they became, in their dwellings, prostrate, as if they had never dwelt there. 95

واخذت الذين ظلموا الصيحة فاصبحوا في ديرهم جثمين كان لم يغنوا فيها

Let Madyan become nothing but a distant memory, as Thamud did! 95

الا بعدا لمدين كما بعدت ثمود

We have indeed sent Moussa with Our signs and manifest authority, to Fir'awn and his court; but they followed the command of Fir'awn,i 97

ولقد ارسلنا موسى بايتنا وسلطن مبين الى فرعون وملايه فاتبعوا امر فرعون

and the command of Fir'awn was not reasonable.i 97

وما امر فرعون برشيد

He will precede his people on the Day of Appearance, and bring them to arrive at the Fire:i 98

يقدم قومه يوم القيمة فاوردهم النار

what a detestable place of arrival to arrive at!i 98

وبيس الورد المورود

And they were pursued, here, by a curse, and on the Day of Appearance too:i 99

واتبعوا في هذه لعنة ويوم القيمة

what a detestable gift is that which was given to them!i 99

بيس الرفد المرفود

Those are pieces of information about the cities which We relate to you: some of them remain standing, and others are mown down. 100

ذلك من انباء القرى نقصه عليك منها قايم وحصيد

And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves: 101

وما ظلمنهم ولكن ظلموا انفسهم

their deities, which they invoked besides God, availed them nothing when your Guardian's command came, 101

فما اغنت عنهم ءالهتهم التي يدعون من دون الله من شىء لما جاء امر ربك

and they only increased their ruin. 101

وما زادوهم غير تتبيب

Such is the seizure of your Guardian, when He seizes the cities while they are unjust: 102

وكذلك اخذ ربك اذا اخذ القرى وهي ظلمة

His seizure is indeed painful, severe. 102

ان اخذه اليم شديد

There is indeed in that a sign for whoever fears the punishment of the last life: 103

ان في ذلك لءاية لمن خاف عذاب الءاخرة

that is a day on which the people will be gathered, 103

ذلك يوم مجموع له الناس

and that is a witnessed day. 103

وذلك يوم مشهود

And We defer it only until a counted term. 104

وما نوخره الا لاجل معدود

The day it comes, no soul will speak without His permission: 105

يوم يات لا تكلم نفس الا باذنه

there will then be the wretched and the happy. 105

فمنهم شقي وسعيد

As for those who will be wretched, they will be in the Fire, wherein they will have moaning and sobbing, wherein they will remain as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Guardian wills: 107

فاما الذين شقوا ففي النار لهم فيها زفير وشهيق خلدين فيها ما دامت السموت والارض الا ما شاء ربك

your Guardian indeed does what He wills. 107

ان ربك فعال لما يريد

And as for those who will be happy, they will be in the Garden, wherein they will remain as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Guardian wills: 108

واما الذين سعدوا ففي الجنة خلدين فيها ما دامت السموت والارض الا ما شاء ربك

a gift that will never be cut off. 108

عطاء غير مجذوذ

So do not be in doubt about what those people obey: 109

فلا تك في مرية مما يعبد هولاء

they obey only as their ancestors obeyed before. 109

ما يعبدون الا كما يعبد ءاباوهم من قبل

And We shall surely give them their share, without any deduction. 109

وانا لموفوهم نصيبهم غير منقوص

We have indeed given Moussa the Scripture, and there was divergence about it;i 110

ولقد ءاتينا موسى الكتب فاختلف فيه

and were it not for a word already pronounced by your Guardian, it would have been decided between them; 110

ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لقضي بينهم

and they are indeed, about it, in a troubling doubt. 110

وانهم لفي شك منه مريب

And to each, your Guardian will surely pay in full for their deeds: 111

وان كلا لما ليوفينهم ربك اعملهم

He is, of what they do, Informed. 111

انه بما يعملون خبير

So stand firm, as you have been commanded, and those who have turned back [to God] with you, and do not overstep the bounds:i 112

فاستقم كما امرت ومن تاب معك ولا تطغوا

He is, of what you do, Seeing. 112

انه بما تعملون بصير

And do not lean upon those who have been unjust, or the Fire would touch you, 113

ولا تركنوا الى الذين ظلموا فتمسكم النار

and you would have, besides God, no protector, 113

وما لكم من دون الله من اولياء

then you would not be helped. 113

ثم لا تنصرون

And perform the Contact at the two ends of the day, and at close moments of the night:i 114

واقم الصلوة طرفى النهار وزلفا من اليل

good deeds indeed dispel bad ones: 114

ان الحسنت يذهبن السيات

that is a reminder for those who remember. 114

ذلك ذكرى للذكرين

And be patient: 115

واصبر

God does not let go to waste the reward of those who excel [in good]. 115

فان الله لا يضيع اجر المحسنين

Were there not, among the generations before you, possessors of a remnant [of virtue] who forbade corruption on earth, except a few among those We saved?i 116

فلولا كان من القرون من قبلكم اولوا بقية ينهون عن الفساد في الارض الا قليلا ممن انجينا منهم

And those who were unjust followed what they were indulged in, and became severed. 116

واتبع الذين ظلموا ما اترفوا فيه وكانوا مجرمين

And your Guardian was not one to destroy the cities unjustly, while their inhabitants were reforming. 117

وما كان ربك ليهلك القرى بظلم واهلها مصلحون

And had your Guardian willed, He would have made the people a single community; 118

ولو شاء ربك لجعل الناس امة وحدة

but they do not cease to differ, except those to whom your Guardian shows benevolence, 119

ولا يزالون مختلفين الا من رحم ربك

and it is for this that He created them. 119

ولذلك خلقهم

And the word of your Guardian shall be fulfilled: "I will surely fill Jahannam with the Occulted and humans, all together."i 119

وتمت كلمة ربك لاملان جهنم من الجنة والناس اجمعين

And all that We relate to you, among the pieces of information about the envoys, is that by which We make your Conscience firm;i 120

وكلا نقص عليك من انباء الرسل ما نثبت به فوادك

and there has come to you, in this, the truth, an exhortation, and a reminder for the believers. 120

وجاءك في هذه الحق وموعظة وذكرى للمومنين

And say to those who do not believe: "Act according to your position; we, [too], act; and wait: we too are waiting." 122

وقل للذين لا يومنون اعملوا على مكانتكم انا عملون وانتظروا انا منتظرون

And to God belongs what escapes the senses in the heavens and on the earth,i 123

ولله غيب السموت والارض

and to Him the whole matter returns: 123

واليه يرجع الامر كله

so obey Him, and place your trust in Him: 123

فاعبده وتوكل عليه

your Guardian is not at all heedless of what you do. 123

وما ربك بغفل عما تعملون