Al-Qasas
The Story
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Ṭa. Sin. Mim.
ٮسم الله الرحمں الرحٮم طسم
These are the signs of the explicit Scripture.
ٮلك اٮٮ الكٮٮ المٮٮں
We recite to you, in truth, part of the information concerning Moussa and Fir'awn, for a people who believe.
ٮٮلوا علٮك مں ٮٮا موسى وڡرعوں ٮالحٯ لڡوم ٮومٮوں
Fir'awn rose up in the land and split its inhabitants into factions; he kept a group of them weak, slaughtering their sons and violating the modesty of their women,
اں ڡرعوں علا ڡى الارص وحعل اهلها سٮعا ٮسٮصعڡ طاٮڡه مٮهم ٮدٮح اٮٮاهم وٮسٮحى ٮساهم
for he was indeed one of the corrupters.
اٮه كاں مں المڡسدٮں
And We wanted to grace those who had been kept weak in the land, to make them leaders, to make them the heirs, to establish them firmly in the land, and to show Fir'awn, Haman, and their armies, through them, what they had been wary of.
وٮرٮد اں ٮمں على الدٮں اسٮصعڡوا ڡى الارص وٮحعلهم اٮمه وٮحعلهم الورٮٮں وٮمكں لهم ڡى الارص وٮرى ڡرعوں وهمں وحٮودهما مٮهم ما كاٮوا ٮحدروں
And We inspired Moussa's mother: "Take him into your care; and when you fear for him, cast him into the deep, without fear or grief,
واوحٮٮا الى ام موسى اں ارصعٮه ڡادا حڡٮ علٮه ڡالڡٮه ڡى الٮم ولا ٮحاڡى ولا ٮحرٮى
for We will indeed restore him to you and make him one of the envoys."
اٮا رادوه الٮك وحاعلوه مں المرسلٮں
Fir'awn's clan picked him up, so that he would become, in the end, an enemy and a source of grief for them —
ڡالٮڡطه ال ڡرعوں لٮكوں لهم عدوا وحرٮا
Indeed, Fir'awn, Haman, and their armies were at fault.
اں ڡرعوں وهمں وحٮودهما كاٮوا حطٮں
And Fir'awn's wife said: "A rest of the gaze for me and for you; do not kill him;
وڡالٮ امراٮ ڡرعوں ڡرٮ عٮں لى ولك لا ٮڡٮلوه
it may be that he will be useful to us, or that we adopt him as a son." They did not sense it.
عسى اں ٮٮڡعٮا او ٮٮحده ولدا وهم لا ٮسعروں
And the Conscience of Moussa's mother became vacant; she nearly made it appear, had We not bound her core, so that she would be among those who believe.
واصٮح ڡواد ام موسى ڡرعا اں كادٮ لٮٮدى ٮه لولا اں رٮطٮا على ڡلٮها لٮكوں مں المومٮٮں
And she said to his sister: "Follow his trail." She saw him clearly from afar, without their sensing it.
وڡالٮ لاحٮه ڡصٮه ڡٮصرٮ ٮه عں حٮٮ وهم لا ٮسعروں
And We had beforehand prohibited him from being taken into care by anyone else; she then said: "Shall I point you to a family who will have custody of him for you, and who will be sincere toward him?"
وحرمٮا علٮه المراصع مں ڡٮل ڡڡالٮ هل ادلكم على اهل ٮٮٮ ٮكڡلوٮه لكم وهم له ٮصحوں
Thus We restored him to his mother, so that her gaze might find rest, that she might not grieve, and that she would know that God's promise is true —
ڡرددٮه الى امه كى ٮڡر عٮٮها ولا ٮحرں ولٮعلم اں وعد الله حٯ
but most of them do not know.
ولكں اكٮرهم لا ٮعلموں
When he reached his full maturity and had become established, We gave him judgment and knowledge —
ولما ٮلع اسده واسٮوى اٮٮٮه حكما وعلما
thus do We recompense those who do good.
وكدلك ٮحرى المحسٮٮں
And he entered the Capital at a moment when its people were inattentive, and found there two men fighting: one from his own camp, the other from his enemies.
ودحل المدٮٮه على حٮں عڡله مں اهلها ڡوحد ڡٮها رحلٮں ٮڡٮٮلاں هدا مں سٮعٮه وهدا مں عدوه
The one from his own camp called on him for rescue against the one from his enemies; Moussa struck him with his fist and put an end to him.
ڡاسٮعٮه الدى مں سٮعٮه على الدى مں عدوه ڡوكره موسى ڡڡصى علٮه
He said: "This is the work of the Diverter;
ڡال هدا مں عمل السٮطں
he is indeed an enemy, a manifest misleader."
اٮه عدو مصل مٮٮں
He said: "My Guardian, I have indeed wronged myself; forgive me."
ڡال رٮ اٮى طلمٮ ٮڡسى ڡاعڡر لى
He forgave him,
ڡعڡر له
for it is indeed He, the Most-Forgiving, the Benevolent.
اٮه هو العڡور الرحٮم
He said: "My Guardian, by the blessing You have granted me, I will never again be a support for the severed."
ڡال رٮ ٮما اٮعمٮ على ڡلں اكوں طهٮرا للمحرمٮں
He found himself in the Capital, fearful, on watch; and there was the one who, the day before, had asked for his help, crying out to him again for aid.
ڡاصٮح ڡى المدٮٮه حاٮڡا ٮٮرڡٮ ڡادا الدى اسٮٮصره ٮالامس ٮسٮصرحه
Moussa said to him: "You are surely a clearly errant man."
ڡال له موسى اٮك لعوى مٮٮں
Then, as he wanted to grip the one who was the enemy of the two, he said: "O Moussa, do you want to kill me as you killed a Self yesterday?
ڡلما اں اراد اں ٮٮطس ٮالدى هو عدو لهما ڡال ٮموسى اٮرٮد اں ٮڡٮلٮى كما ڡٮلٮ ٮڡسا ٮالامس
You only want to become a tyrant in the land, and you do not want to be one of those who make things sound."
اں ٮرٮد الا اں ٮكوں حٮارا ڡى الارص وما ٮرٮد اں ٮكوں مں المصلحٮں
And a man came hurrying from the far end of the Capital.
وحا رحل مں اڡصا المدٮٮه ٮسعى
He said: "O Moussa, the court is conspiring against you to kill you; leave — I am indeed a sincere advisor to you."
ڡال ٮموسى اں الملا ٮاٮمروں ٮك لٮڡٮلوك ڡاحرح اٮى لك مں الٮصحٮں
He left it, fearful, on watch,
ڡحرح مٮها حاٮڡا ٮٮرڡٮ
and said: "My Guardian, save me from the wrongdoing people."
ڡال رٮ ٮحٮى مں الڡوم الطلمٮں
As he headed toward Madyan, he said: "It may be that my Guardian will guide me to the straight way."
ولما ٮوحه ٮلڡا مدٮں ڡال عسى رٮى اں ٮهدٮٮى سوا السٮٮل
When he arrived at the water of Madyan, he found there a community of men watering, and found, apart from them, two women holding back.
ولما ورد ما مدٮں وحد علٮه امه مں الٮاس ٮسڡوں ووحد مں دوٮهم امراٮٮں ٮدوداں
He said: "What is your case?"
ڡال ما حطٮكما
They said: "We do not water until the shepherds have departed; and our father is a very old man."
ڡالٮا لا ٮسڡى حٮى ٮصدر الرعا واٮوٮا سٮح كٮٮر
He watered for them, then moved off to the shade and said: "My Guardian, I am indeed in great need of whatever good You would send down to me."
ڡسڡى لهما ٮم ٮولى الى الطل ڡڡال رٮ اٮى لما اٮرلٮ الى مں حٮر ڡڡٮر
One of the two came to him, walking with reserved modesty.
ڡحاٮه احدٮهما ٮمسى على اسٮحٮا
She said: "My father calls you, to recompense you with the reward for having watered for us."
ڡالٮ اں اٮى ٮدعوك لٮحرٮك احر ما سڡٮٮ لٮا
When he came to him and related to him his account, he said: "Do not fear, you have escaped the wrongdoing people."
ڡلما حاه وڡص علٮه الڡصص ڡال لا ٮحڡ ٮحوٮ مں الڡوم الطلمٮں
One of the two said: "O my father, hire him;
ڡالٮ احدٮهما ٮاٮٮ اسٮحره
the best one you could hire is one who is strong and trustworthy."
اں حٮر مں اسٮحرٮ الڡوى الامٮں
He said: "I wish to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine, on condition that you serve me for eight years;
ڡال اٮى ارٮد اں اٮكحك احدى اٮٮٮى هٮٮں على اں ٮاحرٮى ٮمٮى ححح
and if you complete ten, that will be of your own accord;
ڡاں اٮممٮ عسرا ڡمں عٮدك
and I do not wish to impose a hardship on you —
وما ارٮد اں اسٯ علٮك
you will find me, if God wills, among those who are sound."
سٮحدٮى اں سا الله مں الصلحٮں
He said: "That is understood between you and me;
ڡال دلك ٮٮٮى وٮٮٮك
whichever of the two terms I conclude, let there be no hostility against me;
اٮما الاحلٮں ڡصٮٮ ڡلا عدوں على
and God is trustee over what we say."
والله على ما ٮڡول وكٮل
When Moussa had concluded the term and set out with his family, he made out a fire on the side of the Mount.
ڡلما ڡصى موسى الاحل وسار ٮاهله اٮس مں حاٮٮ الطور ٮارا
He said to his family: "Stay here; I have made out a fire; perhaps I will bring you news from it, or a burning ember, perhaps you can warm yourselves."
ڡال لاهله امكٮوا اٮى اٮسٮ ٮارا لعلى اٮٮكم مٮها ٮحٮر او حدوه مں الٮار لعلكم ٮصطلوں
When he reached it, he was called from the right side of the valley, in the blessed place, from the tree: "O Moussa, it is indeed I, God, the Guardian of all beings! And throw down your staff."
ڡلما اٮٮها ٮودى مں سطى الواد الاٮمں ڡى الٮڡعه المٮركه مں السحره اں ٮموسى اٮى اٮا الله رٮ العلمٮں واں الٯ عصاك
When he saw it vibrate as though it were an Occulted, he turned back in flight and did not return.
ڡلما راها ٮهٮر كاٮها حاں ولى مدٮرا ولم ٮعڡٮ
"O Moussa, come forward and do not fear;
ٮموسى اڡٮل ولا ٮحڡ
you are indeed among those who are secure.
اٮك مں الامٮٮں
Insert your hand into your neckline, it will come out white, without any harm;
اسلك ٮدك ڡى حٮٮك ٮحرح ٮٮصا مں عٮر سو
and press your wing to yourself, against reverence.
واصمم الٮك حٮاحك مں الرهٮ
These, then, are two demonstrations from your Guardian, for Fir'awn and his court;
ڡدٮك ٮرهٮاں مں رٮك الى ڡرعوں وملاٮه
they were a people of oversteppers."
اٮهم كاٮوا ڡوما ڡسڡٮں
He said: "My Guardian, I indeed killed a Self among them and I fear they will kill me; but my brother Harun has a clearer tongue than mine — send him with me as a reinforcement who declares me veracious;
ڡال رٮ اٮى ڡٮلٮ مٮهم ٮڡسا ڡاحاڡ اں ٮڡٮلوں واحى هروں هو اڡصح مٮى لساٮا ڡارسله معى ردا ٮصدڡٮى
for I fear they will deny me."
اٮى احاڡ اں ٮكدٮوں
He said: "We will strengthen your arm through your brother, and We will appoint for you both an authority, so that they will not be able to reach you — through Our signs,
ڡال سٮسد عصدك ٮاحٮك وٮحعل لكما سلطٮا ڡلا ٮصلوں الٮكما ٮاٮٮٮا
you two, and those who follow you, will be the victors."
اٮٮما ومں اٮٮعكما العلٮوں
When Moussa brought them Our clear signs, they said: "This is nothing but an invented illusion; we never heard of this among our earliest forefathers."
ڡلما حاهم موسى ٮاٮٮٮا ٮٮٮٮ ڡالوا ما هدا الا سحر مڡٮرى وما سمعٮا ٮهدا ڡى اٮاٮٮا الاولٮں
And Moussa said: "My Guardian knows best who comes with guidance from Him, and to whom the outcome of the abode will belong —
وڡال موسى رٮى اعلم ٮمں حا ٮالهدى مں عٮده ومں ٮكوں له عڡٮه الدار
the wrongdoers indeed do not succeed."
اٮه لا ٮڡلح الطلموں
And Fir'awn said: "O court, I know of no deity for you other than myself. So kindle for me a fire upon clay, O Haman, and make me a belvedere, perhaps I will climb up to the deity of Moussa; for I surely presume he is among the liars."
وڡال ڡرعوں ٮاٮها الملا ما علمٮ لكم مں اله عٮرى ڡاوڡد لى ٮهمں على الطٮں ڡاحعل لى صرحا لعلى اطلع الى اله موسى واٮى لاطٮه مں الكدٮٮں
And he grew proud, he and his armies, in the land, without any right, and they presumed they would never be returned to Us.
واسٮكٮر هو وحٮوده ڡى الارص ٮعٮر الحٯ وطٮوا اٮهم الٮٮا لا ٮرحعوں
So We seized him and his armies, and cast them into the deep —
ڡاحدٮه وحٮوده ڡٮٮدٮهم ڡى الٮم
so look at what was the end of the wrongdoers.
ڡاٮطر كٮڡ كاں عڡٮه الطلمٮں
And We made them leaders who call to the Fire,
وحعلٮهم اٮمه ٮدعوں الى الٮار
and on the Day of Appearance, they will not be helped.
وٮوم الڡٮمه لا ٮٮصروں
And We made a curse follow them in the present life,
واٮٮعٮهم ڡى هده الدٮٮا لعٮه
and on the Day of Appearance they will be among the disfigured.
وٮوم الڡٮمه هم مں المڡٮوحٮں
We certainly gave Moussa the Scripture, after having annihilated the first generations, as insights for mankind, guidance, and benevolence, perhaps they would remember.
ولڡد اٮٮٮا موسى الكٮٮ مں ٮعد ما اهلكٮا الڡروں الاولى ٮصاٮر للٮاس وهدى ورحمه لعلهم ٮٮدكروں
You were not on the western side when We decreed the command to Moussa,
وما كٮٮ ٮحاٮٮ العرٮى اد ڡصٮٮا الى موسى الامر
nor were you among those who witnessed it.
وما كٮٮ مں السهدٮں
But We caused generations to arise, and life grew long for them;
ولكٮا اٮساٮا ڡروٮا ڡٮطاول علٮهم العمر
and you did not sojourn among the people of Madyan, reciting Our signs to them,
وما كٮٮ ٮاوٮا ڡى اهل مدٮں ٮٮلوا علٮهم اٮٮٮا
but it is We who sent you.
ولكٮا كٮا مرسلٮں
Nor were you on the side of the Mount when We called;
وما كٮٮ ٮحاٮٮ الطور اد ٮادٮٮا
but it is a benevolence from your Guardian, so that you may warn a people to whom no warner had come before you, in the hope that they will remember.
ولكں رحمه مں رٮك لٮٮدر ڡوما ما اٮٮهم مں ٮدٮر مں ڡٮلك لعلهم ٮٮدكروں
And were it not that, when a misfortune strikes them for what their hands have prepared, they might say: "Our Guardian, why did You not send us a messenger, that we might have followed Your signs and been among the believers" —
ولولا اں ٮصٮٮهم مصٮٮه ٮما ڡدمٮ اٮدٮهم ڡٮڡولوا رٮٮا لولا ارسلٮ الٮٮا رسولا ڡٮٮٮع اٮٮك وٮكوں مں المومٮٮں
when the truth came to them from Us, they said: "Why was he not given the like of what was given to Moussa?"
ڡلما حاهم الحٯ مں عٮدٮا ڡالوا لولا اوٮى مٮل ما اوٮى موسى
Did they not disown what was given to Moussa before?
اولم ٮكڡروا ٮما اوٮى موسى مں ڡٮل
They said: "Two illusions supporting each other!"
ڡالوا سحراں ٮطهرا
and they said: "We indeed disown all of it."
وڡالوا اٮا ٮكل كڡروں
Say: "Bring, then, a scripture from God more guiding than these two, and I will follow it, if you are veracious."
ڡل ڡاٮوا ٮكٮٮ مں عٮد الله هو اهدى مٮهما اٮٮعه اں كٮٮم صدڡٮں
If they do not respond to you, know that they only follow their emotions —
ڡاں لم ٮسٮحٮٮوا لك ڡاعلم اٮما ٮٮٮعوں اهواهم
and who is more astray than one who follows his emotion, without guidance from God?
ومں اصل ممں اٮٮع هوٮه ٮعٮر هدى مں الله
God indeed does not guide the wrongdoing people.
اں الله لا ٮهدى الڡوم الطلمٮں
We made the saying reach them without a break, perhaps they will remember.
ولڡد وصلٮا لهم الڡول لعلهم ٮٮدكروں
Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it believe in it;
الدٮں اٮٮٮهم الكٮٮ مں ڡٮله هم ٮه ٮومٮوں
and when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe in it; it is indeed the truth from our Guardian; we were, even before it, already true to God alone."
وادا ٮٮلى علٮهم ڡالوا امٮا ٮه اٮه الحٯ مں رٮٮا اٮا كٮا مں ڡٮله مسلمٮں
These will be given their reward twice over, for having been patient, for having pushed back evil with good, and for having spent from what We provided them.
اولٮك ٮوٮوں احرهم مرٮٮں ٮما صٮروا وٮدروں ٮالحسٮه السٮٮه ومما ررڡٮهم ٮٮڡڡوں
And when they hear idle talk, they turn away from it and say: "To us our works, to you yours; peace upon you, we do not seek the ignorant."
وادا سمعوا اللعو اعرصوا عٮه وڡالوا لٮا اعملٮا ولكم اعملكم سلم علٮكم لا ٮٮٮعى الحهلٮں
You indeed do not guide whom you love;
اٮك لا ٮهدى مں احٮٮٮ
but God guides whom He wills,
ولكں الله ٮهدى مں ٮسا
and He knows best those who let themselves be guided.
وهو اعلم ٮالمهٮدٮں
And they said: "If we follow the guidance with you, we will be snatched from our land."
وڡالوا اں ٮٮٮع الهدى معك ٮٮحطڡ مں ارصٮا
Have We not firmly established them in an inviolable and secure precinct, to which the fruits of all things come thronging, as provision from Us?
اولم ٮمكں لهم حرما امٮا ٮحٮى الٮه ٮمرٮ كل سى ررڡا مں لدٮا
But most of them do not know.
ولكں اكٮرهم لا ٮعلموں
How many a city have We annihilated, that had grown wanton in its own livelihood!
وكم اهلكٮا مں ڡرٮه ٮطرٮ معٮسٮها
There are their dwellings, left uninhabited after them, save for a very few — and it is We who were the heirs.
ڡٮلك مسكٮهم لم ٮسكں مں ٮعدهم الا ڡلٮلا وكٮا ٮحں الورٮٮں
Your Guardian never annihilates cities before raising up, in their metropolis, a messenger reciting Our signs to them;
وما كاں رٮك مهلك الڡرى حٮى ٮٮعٮ ڡى امها رسولا ٮٮلوا علٮهم اٮٮٮا
nor have We ever annihilated cities except when their people were wrongdoers.
وما كٮا مهلكى الڡرى الا واهلها طلموں
Whatever you have been given is but enjoyment of the present life and its adornment;
وما اوٮٮٮم مں سى ڡمٮع الحٮوه الدٮٮا ورٮٮٮها
what is with God is better and more lasting.
وما عٮد الله حٮر واٮڡى
Will you not then reason?
اڡلا ٮعڡلوں
Is one to whom We made a fine promise, which he will meet, comparable to one whom We let enjoy the present life, who will then, on the Day of Appearance, be among those brought forth?
اڡمں وعدٮه وعدا حسٮا ڡهو لڡٮه كمں مٮعٮه مٮع الحٮوه الدٮٮا ٮم هو ٮوم الڡٮمه مں المحصرٮں
And the day He calls them and says: "Where are My associates, whom you used to claim?"
وٮوم ٮٮادٮهم ڡٮڡول اٮں سركاى الدٮں كٮٮم ٮرعموں
Those against whom the saying will have proven true will say: "Our Guardian, these are the ones we made err; we made them err just as we ourselves erred;
ڡال الدٮں حٯ علٮهم الڡول رٮٮا هولا الدٮں اعوٮٮا اعوٮٮهم كما عوٮٮا
we declare ourselves quit before You;
ٮٮراٮا الٮك
it was not us that they obeyed."
ما كاٮوا اٮاٮا ٮعٮدوں
And it will be said: "Call your associates." They will call them, but they will not respond to them; and they will see the punishment — if only they had let themselves be guided...
وڡٮل ادعوا سركاكم ڡدعوهم ڡلم ٮسٮحٮٮوا لهم وراوا العداٮ لو اٮهم كاٮوا ٮهٮدوں
And the day He calls them and says: "What did you answer the envoys?"
وٮوم ٮٮادٮهم ڡٮڡول مادا احٮٮم المرسلٮں
That day, the pieces of information will become obscure to them, and they will not question one another.
ڡعمٮٮ علٮهم الاٮٮا ٮومٮد ڡهم لا ٮٮسالوں
As for one who repented, believed, and did sound deeds, it may be that he is among those who succeed.
ڡاما مں ٮاٮ وامں وعمل صلحا ڡعسى اں ٮكوں مں المڡلحٮں
Your Guardian creates what He wills and opts;
ورٮك ٮحلٯ ما ٮسا وٮحٮار
the option does not belong to them.
ما كاں لهم الحٮره
Glory be to God, far above what they associate with Him.
سٮحں الله وٮعلى عما ٮسركوں
Your Guardian knows what their chests shelter and what they disclose.
ورٮك ٮعلم ما ٮكں صدورهم وما ٮعلٮوں
He is God; there is no deity but Him;
وهو الله لا اله الا هو
to Him belongs praise, in the first as in the last;
له الحمد ڡى الاولى والاحره
and to Him belongs the judgment,
وله الحكم
and to Him you will be returned.
والٮه ٮرحعوں
Say: "Have you considered: if God made the night perpetual for you until the Day of Appearance, what deity, other than God, would bring you brightness?
ڡل ارٮٮم اں حعل الله علٮكم الٮل سرمدا الى ٮوم الڡٮمه مں اله عٮر الله ٮاٮٮكم ٮصٮا
Will you not then hear?"
اڡلا ٮسمعوں
Say: "Have you considered: if God made the day perpetual for you until the Day of Appearance, what deity, other than God, would bring you a night in which to rest?
ڡل ارٮٮم اں حعل الله علٮكم الٮهار سرمدا الى ٮوم الڡٮمه مں اله عٮر الله ٮاٮٮكم ٮلٮل ٮسكٮوں ڡٮه
Will you not then see clearly?"
اڡلا ٮٮصروں
And it is out of His benevolence that He made for you the night and the day, so that you might rest and seek of His favor, and perhaps you will be grateful.
ومں رحمٮه حعل لكم الٮل والٮهار لٮسكٮوا ڡٮه ولٮٮٮعوا مں ڡصله ولعلكم ٮسكروں
And the day He calls them and says: "Where are My associates, whom you used to claim?"
وٮوم ٮٮادٮهم ڡٮڡول اٮں سركاى الدٮں كٮٮم ٮرعموں
And We will draw out from every community a witness, and We will say: "Bring your demonstration." Then they will know that the truth belongs to God, and what they used to invent will stray away from them.
وٮرعٮا مں كل امه سهٮدا ڡڡلٮا هاٮوا ٮرهٮكم ڡعلموا اں الحٯ لله وصل عٮهم ما كاٮوا ٮڡٮروں
Qaroon was of the people of Moussa; he committed iniquity against them —
اں ڡروں كاں مں ڡوم موسى ڡٮعى علٮهم
and We had given him, among treasures, so much that its very keys surely weighed heavily on a band of men, possessors of strength.
واٮٮٮه مں الكٮور ما اں مڡاٮحه لٮٮوا ٮالعصٮه اولى الڡوه
His people then said to him: "Do not revel; God does not love those who revel;
اد ڡال له ڡومه لا ٮڡرح اں الله لا ٮحٮ الڡرحٮں
seek instead, in what God has given you, the last abode,
واٮٮع ڡٮما اٮٮك الله الدار الاحره
without forgetting your portion of the present life;
ولا ٮٮس ٮصٮٮك مں الدٮٮا
and do good as God has done good to you,
واحسں كما احسں الله الٮك
and do not seek corruption in the land;
ولا ٮٮع الڡساد ڡى الارص
God does not love the corrupters."
اں الله لا ٮحٮ المڡسدٮں
He said: "It has only been given to me on account of a knowledge that is mine."
ڡال اٮما اوٮٮٮه على علم عٮدى
Did he not know that God had annihilated, before him, generations that were superior to him in strength and amassed more?
اولم ٮعلم اں الله ڡد اهلك مں ڡٮله مں الڡروں مں هو اسد مٮه ڡوه واكٮر حمعا
And the severed will not be questioned about their offenses.
ولا ٮسل عں دٮوٮهم المحرموں
He went out before his people in all his adornment.
ڡحرح على ڡومه ڡى رٮٮٮه
Those who wanted the present life said: "Ah, if only we had the like of what has been given to Qaroon! He surely has an immense share."
ڡال الدٮں ٮرٮدوں الحٮوه الدٮٮا ٮلٮٮ لٮا مٮل ما اوٮى ڡروں اٮه لدو حط عطٮم
But those to whom knowledge had been given said: "Woe to you! God's requital is better for one who believes and does a sound deed;
وڡال الدٮں اوٮوا العلم وٮلكم ٮواٮ الله حٮر لمں امں وعمل صلحا
and that, only the patient receive it."
ولا ٮلڡٮها الا الصٮروں
We caused the earth to swallow him and his abode;
ڡحسڡٮا ٮه وٮداره الارص
he had no battalion to help him besides God,
ڡما كاں له مں ڡٮه ٮٮصروٮه مں دوں الله
nor was he among those who help themselves.
وما كاں مں المٮٮصرٮں
And those who, the day before, had wished for his position began to say: "Ah! So it is that God extends provision to whom He wills among His obedient ones, and measures it!
واصٮح الدٮں ٮمٮوا مكاٮه ٮالامس ٮڡولوں وٮكاں الله ٮٮسط الررٯ لمں ٮسا مں عٮاده وٮڡدر
Had God not graced us, He would have swallowed us up too.
لولا اں مں الله علٮٮا لحسڡ ٮٮا
Ah! So it is that those who disown never succeed."
وٮكاٮه لا ٮڡلح الكڡروں
That last abode — We reserve it for those who want, in the land, neither to exalt themselves above others, nor corruption;
ٮلك الدار الاحره ٮحعلها للدٮں لا ٮرٮدوں علوا ڡى الارص ولا ڡسادا
and the outcome belongs to those who guard themselves.
والعڡٮه للمٮڡٮں
Whoever comes with good will have better than it;
مں حا ٮالحسٮه ڡله حٮر مٮها
and whoever comes with an evil deed — those who did evil deeds will be recompensed only for what they used to do.
ومں حا ٮالسٮٮه ڡلا ٮحرى الدٮں عملوا السٮاٮ الا ما كاٮوا ٮعملوں
He who made the Recitation an obligation for you will surely bring you back to an already appointed meeting.
اں الدى ڡرص علٮك الڡراں لرادك الى معاد
Say: "My Guardian knows best who comes with guidance and who is in manifest error."
ڡل رٮى اعلم مں حا ٮالهدى ومں هو ڡى صلل مٮٮں
You were not hoping that the Scripture would be addressed to you; it is only by benevolence from your Guardian —
وما كٮٮ ٮرحوا اں ٮلڡى الٮك الكٮٮ الا رحمه مں رٮك
so never be a support for those who disown.
ڡلا ٮكوٮں طهٮرا للكڡرٮں
And let them not bar you from the signs of God after they have been sent down to you;
ولا ٮصدٮك عں اٮٮ الله ٮعد اد اٮرلٮ الٮك
and call to your Guardian,
وادع الى رٮك
and never be among those who associate.
ولا ٮكوٮں مں المسركٮں
And do not invoke, alongside God, another deity;
ولا ٮدع مع الله الها احر
there is no deity but Him.
لا اله الا هو
Everything perishes, except His direction.
كل سى هالك الا وحهه
To Him belongs the judgment,
له الحكم
and to Him you will be returned.
والٮه ٮرحعوں