Part 16
18-75
He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have
no patience with me?"
18-76
(Moses) said: "If ever I ask thee about anything after
this, keep me not in thy company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse
from my side."
18-77
Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the
inhabitants of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them
hospitality. They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set
it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst
have exacted some recompense for it!"
18-78
He answered: "This is the parting between me and thee:
now will I tell thee the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast
unable to hold patience.
18-79
"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire
want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for
there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.
18-80
"As for the youth, his parents were people of Faith,
and we feared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude
(to God and man).
18-81
"So we desired that their Lord would give them in
exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection.
18-82
"As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans,
in the Town; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were
entitled: their father had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that they
should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure - a mercy
(and favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own accord. Such is the
interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold
patience."
18-83
They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will
rehearse to you something of his story."
18-84
Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him
the ways and the means to all ends.
18-85
One (such) way he followed,
18-86
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it
set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O
Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them
with kindness."
18-87
He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then
shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment
unheard-of (before).
18-88
"But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he
shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our
Command."
18-89
Then followed he (another) way,
18-90
Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it
rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the
sun.
18-91
(He left them) as they were: We completely understood what
was before him.
18-92
Then followed he (another) way,
18-93
Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he
found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word.
18-94
They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People)
do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that
thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them?
18-95
He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established
me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I
will erect a strong barrier between you and them:
18-96
"Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had
filled up the space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow
(with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said:
"Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."
18-97
Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through
it.
18-98
He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the
promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of
my Lord is true."
18-99
On that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on one
another: the trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together.
18-100
And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see,
all spread out,-
18-101
(Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil from
remembrance of Me, and who had been unable even to hear.
18-102
Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as
protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for
(their) entertainment.
18-103
Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in
respect of their deeds?-
18-104
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life,
while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"
18-105
They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact
of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor
shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.
18-106
That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, and
took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest.
18-107
As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have,
for their entertainment, the Gardens of
18-108
Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish
for from them.
18-109
Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out)
the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words
of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid."
18-110
Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration
has come to me, that your God is one God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let
him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as
partner.
MARYAM
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
19-1
Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.
19-2
(This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant
Zakariya.
19-3
Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
19-4
Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and
the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord,
in my prayer to Thee!
19-5
"Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will
do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
19-6
"(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent
the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art
well-pleased!"
19-7
(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee
good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We
conferred distinction before."
19-8
He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my
wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"
19-9
He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy
for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'"
19-10
(Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign."
"Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to
no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb."
19-11
So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He told
them by signs to celebrate God's praises in the morning and in the evening.
19-12
(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of
the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
19-13
And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was
devout,
19-14
And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or
rebellious.
19-15
So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies,
and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)!
19-16
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew
from her family to a place in the East.
19-17
She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We
sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
19-18
She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (God) Most
Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear God."
19-19
He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to
announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.
19-20
She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man
has touched me, and I am not unchaste?"
19-21
He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is
easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from
Us':It is a matter (so) decreed."
19-22
So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote
place.
19-23
And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a
palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before
this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!"
19-24
But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree):
"Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;
19-25
"And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree:
It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
19-26
"So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost
see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (God) Most Gracious, and this day
will I enter into not talk with any human being'"
19-27
At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him
(in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou
brought!
19-28
"O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil,
nor thy mother a woman unchaste!"
19-29
But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we
talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
19-30
He said: "I am indeed a servant of God: He hath given
me revelation and made me a prophet;
19-31
"And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath
enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
19-32
"(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing
or miserable;
19-33
"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I
die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
19-34
Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of
truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
19-35
It is not befitting to (the majesty of) God that He should
beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it,
"Be", and it is.
19-36
Verily God is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye:
this is a Way that is straight.
19-37
But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the
unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day!
19-38
How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will
appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest!
19-39
But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will
be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe!
19-40
It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon:
to Us will they all be returned.
19-41
(Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: He was a
man of Truth, a prophet.
19-42
Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why
worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
19-43
"O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not
reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and
straight.
19-44
"O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel
against (God) Most Gracious.
19-45
"O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from
(God) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend."
19-46
(The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O
Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me
for a good long while!"
19-47
Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord
for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious.
19-48
"And I will turn away from you (all) and from those
whom ye invoke besides God: I will call on my Lord: perhaps, by my prayer to my
Lord, I shall be not unblest."
19-49
When he had turned away from them and from those whom they
worshipped besides God, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of
them We made a prophet.
19-50
And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them
lofty honour on the tongue of truth.
19-51
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was
specially chosen, and he was an apostle (and) a prophet.
19-52
And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and
made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse).
19-53
And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also)
a prophet.
19-54
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was
(strictly) true to what he promised, and he was an apostle (and) a prophet.
19-55
He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he
was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
19-56
Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of
truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet:
19-57
And We raised him to a lofty station.
19-58
Those were some of the prophets on whom God did bestow His
Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the
19-59
But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers
and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,-
19-60
Except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness:
for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least,-
19-61
Gardens of Eternity, those which (God) Most Gracious has
promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come
to pass.
19-62
They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only
salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and
evening.
19-63
Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those
of Our servants who guard against Evil.
19-64
(The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy
Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is
between: and thy Lord never doth forget,-
19-65
"Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is
between them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship:
knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?"
19-66
Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised
up alive?"
19-67
But does not man call to mind that We created him before out
of nothing?
19-68
So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them
together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth
on their knees round about Hell;
19-69
Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those
who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (God) Most Gracious.
19-70
And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of
being burned therein.
19-71
Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy
Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished.
19-72
But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We
shall leave the wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their knees.
19-73
When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say
to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is best in point of
position? Which makes the best show in council?"
19-74
But how many (countless) generations before them have we
destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?
19-75
Say: "If any men go astray, (God) Most Gracious extends
(the rope) to them, until, when they see the warning of God (being fulfilled) -
either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour,- they will at length
realise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces!
19-76
"And God doth advance in guidance those who seek
guidance: and the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy
Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual return."
19-77
Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs,
yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children?"
19-78
Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract
with (God) Most Gracious?
19-79
Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add
to his punishment.
19-80
To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear
before Us bare and alone.
19-81
And they have taken (for worship) gods other than God, to
give them power and glory!
19-82
Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become
adversaries against them.
19-83
Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the
unbelievers, to incite them with fury?
19-84
So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them
a (limited) number (of days).
19-85
The day We shall gather the righteous to (God) Most
Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours,
19-86
And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle
driven down to water,-
19-87
None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as
has received permission (or promise) from (God) Most Gracious.
19-88
They say: "(God) Most Gracious has begotten a
son!"
19-89
Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
19-90
At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder,
and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,
19-91
That they should invoke a son for (God) Most Gracious.
19-92
For it is not consonant with the majesty of (God) Most
Gracious that He should beget a son.
19-93
Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must
come to (God) Most Gracious as a servant.
19-94
He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered
them (all) exactly.
19-95
And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of
Judgment.
19-96
On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will
(God) Most Gracious bestow love.
19-97
So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that
with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people
given to contention.
19-98
But how many (countless) generations before them have We
destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a
whisper of them?
THAAHAA
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
20-1
Ta-Ha.
20-2
We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion)
for thy distress,
20-3
But only as an admonition to those who fear (God),-
20-4
A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens
on high.
20-5
(God) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of
authority).
20-6
To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all
between them, and all beneath the soil.
20-7
If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for
verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden.
20-8
God! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most
Beautiful Names.
20-9
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
20-10
Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry
ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or
find some guidance at the fire."
20-11
But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O
Moses!
20-12
"Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put
off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.
20-13
"I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration
(sent to thee).
20-14
"Verily, I am God: There is no god but I: So serve thou
Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.
20-15
"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it
hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.
20-16
"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but
follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!"..
20-17
"And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?"
20-18
He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat
down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses."
20-19
(God) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"
20-20
He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.
20-21
(God) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it
at once to its former condition"..
20-22
"Now draw thy hand close to thy side: It shall come
forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,-
20-23
"In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater
Signs.
20-24
"Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all
bounds."
20-25
(Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast;
20-26
"Ease my task for me;
20-27
"And remove the impediment from my speech,
20-28
"So they may understand what I say:
20-29
"And give me a Minister from my family,
20-30
"Aaron, my brother;
20-31
"Add to my strength through him,
20-32
"And make him share my task:
20-33
"That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,
20-34
"And remember Thee without stint:
20-35
"For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."
20-36
(God) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"
20-37
"And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time
(before).
20-38
"Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the
message:
20-39
"'Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the
chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be
taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the
garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be
reared under Mine eye.
20-40
"Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I
show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to
thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou
didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tried thee in various
ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then
didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses!
20-41
"And I have prepared thee for Myself (for
service)"..
20-42
"Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken
not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance.
20-43
"Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed
transgressed all bounds;
20-44
"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning
or fear (God)."
20-45
They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he
hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
20-46
He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see
(everything).
20-47
"So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are apostles
sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of
20-48
"'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty
(awaits) those who reject and turn away.'"
20-49
(When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said:
"Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"
20-50
He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created)
thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."
20-51
(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous
generations?"
20-52
He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord,
duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,-
20-53
"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet
spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and
has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs
of plants each separate from the others.
20-54
Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in
this are Signs for men endued with understanding.
20-55
From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We
return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.
20-56
And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and
refuse.
20-57
He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land
with thy magic, O Moses?
20-58
"But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So
make a tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we
nor thou - in a place where both shall have even chances."
20-59
Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and
let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."
20-60
So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came
(back).
20-61
Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against
God, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must
suffer frustration!"
20-62
So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they
kept their talk secret.
20-63
They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians:
their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do
away with your most cherished institutions.
20-64
"Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in
(serried) ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand."
20-65
They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw
(first) or that we be the first to throw?"
20-66
He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their
ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to
be in lively motion!
20-67
So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
20-68
We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper
hand:
20-69
"Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it
swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's
trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes."
20-70
So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said,
"We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".
20-71
(Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you
permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! be sure
I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you
crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us
can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"
20-72
They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the
Clear Sings that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree
whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the
life of this world.
20-73
"For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive
us our faults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for God is Best and
Most Abiding."
20-74
Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),-
for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live.
20-75
But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked
righteous deeds,- for them are ranks exalted,-
20-76
Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will
dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from
evil).
20-77
We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with
My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of
being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear."
20-78
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters
completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.
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Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.
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O ye Children of
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(Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for
your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly
descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed!
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"But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again
and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are ready
to receive true guidance."
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(When Moses was up on the Mount, God said:) "What made
thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?"
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He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened
to thee, O my Lord, to please thee."
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(God) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence:
the Samiri has led them astray."
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So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation
and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome
promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye
desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your
promise to me?"
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They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as
lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the
(whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri
suggested.
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"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people)
the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the
god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"
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Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for
answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
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Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my
people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (God) Most
Gracious; so follow me and obey my command."
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They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we
will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us."
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(Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou
sawest them going wrong,
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"From following me? Didst thou then disobey my
order?"
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(Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by
my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say,
'Thou has caused a division among the children of
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(Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"
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He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a
handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Apostle, and threw it (into the
calf): thus did my soul suggest to me."
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(Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in
this life will be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a
future penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, of
whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it in a
blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!"
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But the god of you all is the One God: there is no god but
He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge.
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Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened
before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence.
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If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a
burden on the Day of judgment;
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They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the
burden be to them on that Day,-
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The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall
gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror).
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In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried
not longer than ten (Days);
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We know best what they will say, when their leader most
eminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!"
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They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord
will uproot them and scatter them as dust;
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"He will leave them as plains smooth and level;
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"Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their
place."
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On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no
crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the
Presence of (God) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their
feet (as they march).
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On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for
whom permission has been granted by (God) Most Gracious and whose word is
acceptable to Him.
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He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after
or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.
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(All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, the
Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity
(on his back).
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But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, will
have no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due).
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Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and
explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear
God, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him).
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High above all is God, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste
with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O my
Lord! advance me in knowledge."
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We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but
he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve.
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When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to
Adam", they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.
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Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee
and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art
landed in misery.
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"There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go
hungry nor to go naked,
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"Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's
heat."
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But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam!
shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never
decays?"
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In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their
nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering,
leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be
seduced.
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But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him,
and gave him Guidance.
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He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from
the Garden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to you
Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor
fall into misery.
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"But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for
him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of
Judgment."
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He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up
blind, while I had sight (before)?"
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(God) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came
unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded."
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And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds
and believes not in the Sings of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is
far more grievous and more enduring.
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Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how many generations
before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move? Verily, in this are
Signs for men endued with understanding.
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Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy
Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term
appointed (for respite).
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Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate
(constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before
its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the
sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.
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Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have
given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this
world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and
more enduring.
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Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask
thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the
Hereafter is for righteousness.
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They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his
Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former
Books of revelation?
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And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they
would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us an apostle, we should
certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to
shame."
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Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore,
and soon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and who
it is that has received Guidance".