S: Strengthen my back by him,
020.032 Y: "And make him share my task:"
P: And let him share my task,
S: And associate him (with me) in my affair,
020.033 Y: "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,"
P: That we may glorify Thee much
S: So that we should glorify Thee much,
020.034 Y: "And remember Thee without stint:"
P: And much remember Thee.
S: And remember Thee oft.
020.035 Y: "For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."
P: Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.
S: Surely, Thou art seeing us.
020.036 Y: (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"
P: He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses.
S: He said: You are indeed granted your petition, O Musa
020.037 Y: "And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before)."
P: And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour,
S: And certainly We bestowed on you a favor at another time;
020.038 Y: "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message:"
P: When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired,
S: When We revealed to your mother what was revealed;
020.039 Y: "'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."
P: Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will,
S: Saying: Put him into a chest, then cast it down into the river, then the river shall throw him on the shore; there shall take him up one who is an enemy to Me and enemy to him, and I cast down upon you love from Me, and that you might be brought up before My eyes;
020.040 Y: "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!"
P: When thy sister went and said: Shall I show you one who will nurse him? and we restored thee to thy mother that her eyes might be refreshed and might not sorrow. And thou didst kill a man and We delivered thee from great distress, and tried thee with a heavy trial. And thou didst tarry years among the folk of Midian. Then camest thou (hither) by (My) providence, O Moses,
S: When your sister went and said: Shall I direct you to one who will take charge of him? So We brought you back to your mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve and you killed a man, then We delivered you from the grief, and We tried you with (a severe) trying. Then you stayed for years among the people of Madyan; then you came hither as ordained, O Musa.
020.041 Y: "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"..
P: And I have attached thee to Myself.
S: And I have chosen you for Myself:
020.042 Y: "Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance."
P: Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembrance of Me.
S: Go you and your brother with My communications and be not remiss in remembering Me;
020.043 Y: "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;"
P: Go, both of you, unto Pharaoh. Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).
S: Go both to Firon, surely he has become inordinate;
020.044Y: "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear(Allah)."
P: And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.
S: Then speak to him a gentle word haply he may mind or fear.
020.045 Y: They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
P: They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.
S: Both said: O our Lord! Surely we fear that he may hasten to do evil to us or that he may become inordinate.
020.046 Y: He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything)."
P: He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing.
S: He said: Fear not, surely I am with you both: I do hear and see.
020.047 Y: "So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance!"
P: So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So let the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance.
S: So go you both to him and say: Surely we are two messengers of your Lord; therefore send the children of Israel with us and do not torment them! Indeed we have brought to you a communication from your Lord, and peace is on him who follows the guidance;
020.048 Y: "'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.'"
P: Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away.
S: Surely it has been revealed to us that the chastisement will surely come upon him who rejects and turns back.
020.049Y: (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, OMoses, is the Lord of you two?"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses?
S: (Firon) said: And who is your Lord, O Musa?
020.050 Y: He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."
P: He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided it aright.
S: He said: Our Lord is He Who gave to everything its creation, then guided it (to its goal).
020.051 Y: (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"
P: He said: What then is the state of the generations of old?
S: He said: Then what is the state of the former generations?
020.052Y: He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: myLord never errs, nor forgets,"-
P: He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth,
S: He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book, my Lord errs not, nor does He forget;
020.053 Y: "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.
P: Who hath appointed the earth as a bed and hath threaded roads for you therein and hath sent down water from the sky and thereby We have brought forth divers kinds of vegetation,
S: Who made the earth for you an expanse and made for you therein paths and sent down water from the cloud; then thereby We have brought forth many species of various herbs.
020.054Y: Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this areSigns for men endued with understanding.
P: (Saying): Eat ye and feed your cattle. Lo! herein verily are portents for men of thought.
S: Eat and pasture your cattle; most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding.
020.055 Y: From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.
P: Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We bring you forth a second time.
S: From it We created you and into it We shall send you back and from it will We raise you a second time.
020.056 Y: And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse.
P: And We verily did show him all Our tokens, but he denied them and refused.
S: And truly We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he rejected and refused.
020.057Y: He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic,O Moses?"
P: He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, OMoses?
S: Said he: Have you come to us that you should turn us out of our land by your magic, O Musa?
020.058 Y: "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."
P: But we surely can produce for thee magic the like thereof; so appoint a tryst between us and you, which neither we nor thou shall fail to keep, at a place convenient (to us both).
S: So we too will produce before you magic like it, therefore make between us and you an appointment, which we should not break, (neither) we nor you, (in) a central place.
020.059 Y: Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."
P: (Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the people assemble when the sun hath risen high.
S: (Musa) said: Your appointment is the day of the Festival and let the people be gathered together in the early forenoon.
020.060 Y: So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back).
P: Then Pharaoh went and gathered his strength, then came (to the appointed tryst).
S: So Firon turned his back and settled his plan, then came.
020.061Y: Moses said to him: "Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lestHe destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger mustsuffer frustration!"
P: Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably.
S: Musa said to them: Woe to you! do not forge a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by a punishment, and he who forges (a lie) indeed fails to attain (his desire).
020.062 Y: So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret.
P: Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their counsel secret.
S: So they disputed with one another about their affair and kept the discourse secret.
020.063 Y: 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".
P: They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions;
S: They said: These are most surely two magicians who wish to turn you out from your land by their magic and to take away your best traditions.
020.064Y: "Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks:He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand."
P: So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful.
S: Therefore settle your plan, then come standing in ranks and he will prosper indeed this day who overcomes.
020.065 Y: They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?"
P: They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw?
S: They said: O Musa! will you cast, or shall we be the first who cast down?
020.066 Y: 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!
P: He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.
S: He said: Nay! cast down. Then lo! their cords and their rods— it was imaged to him on account of their magic as if they were running.
020.067 Y: So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
P: And Moses conceived a fear in his mind.
S: So Musa conceived in his mind a fear.
020.068 Y: We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:"
P: We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.
S: We said: Fear not, surely you shall be the uppermost,
020.069 Y: "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."
P: Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.
S: And cast down what is in your right hand; it shall devour what they have wrought; they have wrought only the plan of a magician, and the magician shall not be successful wheresoever he may come from.
020.070 Y: So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".
P: Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.
S: And the magicians were cast down making obeisance; they said: We believe in the Lord of Haroun and Musa.
020.071 Y: (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!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment.
S: (Firon) said: You believe in him before I give you leave; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you enchantment, therefore I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will certainly crucify you on the trunks of the palm trees, and certainly you will come to know which of us is the more severe and the more abiding in chastising.
020.072 Y: They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs 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."
P: They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world.
S: They said: We do not prefer you to what has come to us of clear arguments and to He Who made us, therefore decide what you are going to decide; you can only decide about this world's life.
020.073Y: "For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults,and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and MostAbiding."
P: Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting.
S: Surely we believe in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and the magic to which you compelled us; and Allah is better and more abiding.
020.074 Y: Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),- for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live.
P: Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live.
S: Whoever comes to his Lord (being) guilty, for him is surely hell; he shall not die therein, nor shall he live.
020.075 Y: But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked righteous deeds,- for them are ranks exalted,-
P: But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations;
S: And whoever comes to Him a believer (and) he has done good deeds indeed, these it is who shall have the high ranks,
020.076 Y: Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil).
P: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the reward of him who groweth.
S: The gardens of perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein; and this is the reward of him who has purified himself.
020.077 Y: 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."
P: And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither being afraid (of the sea).
S: And certainly We revealed to Musa, saying: Travel by night with My servants, then make for them a dry path in the sea, not fearing to be overtaken, nor being afraid.
020.078 Y: Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.
P: Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea.
S: And Firon followed them with his armies, so there came upon them of the sea that which came upon them.
020.079 Y: Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.
P: And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them.
S: And Firon led astray his people and he did not guide (them) aright.
020.080 Y: O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails:
P: O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna and the quails,
S: O children of Israel! indeed We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the blessed side of the mountain, and We sent to you the manna and the quails.
020.081 Y: (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!"
P: (Saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and transgress not in respect thereof lest My wrath come upon you: and he on whom My wrath cometh, he is lost indeed.
S: Eat of the good things We have given you for sustenance, and be not inordinate with respect to them, lest My wrath should be due to you, and to whomsoever My wrath is due be shall perish indeed.
020.082 Y: "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."
P: And lo! verily I am Forgiving toward him who repenteth and believeth and doeth good, and afterward walketh aright.
S: And most surely I am most Forgiving to him who repents and believes and does good, then continues to follow the right direction.
020.083 Y: (When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?"
P: And (it was said): What hath made thee hasten from thy folk, O Moses?
S: And what caused you to hasten from your people, O Musa?
020.084 Y: He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee."
P: He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be well pleased.
S: He said: They are here on my track and I hastened on to Thee, myLord, that Thou mightest be pleased.
020.085 Y: (Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray."
P: He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As-Samiri hath misled them.
S: He said: So surely We have tried your people after you, and theSamiri has led them astray.
020.086 Y: 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?"
P: Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me?
S: So Musa returned to his people wrathful, sorrowing. Said he: O my people! did not your Lord promise you a goodly promise: did then the time seem long to you, or did you wish that displeasure from your Lord should be due to you, so that you broke (your) promise to me?
020.087 Y: 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."
P: They said: We broke not tryst with thee of our own will, but we were laden with burdens of ornaments of the folk, then cast them (in the fire), for thus As-Samiri proposed.
S: They said: We did not break (our) promise to you of our own accord, but we were made to bear the burdens of the ornaments of the people, then we made a casting of them, and thus did the Samiri suggest.
020.088Y: "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of acalf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god ofMoses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"
P: Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.
S: So he brought forth for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had a mooing sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot.
020.089 Y: 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?
P: See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use?
S: What! could they not see that it did not return to them a reply, and (that) it did not control any harm or benefit for them?
020.090 Y: Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command."
P: And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.
S: And certainly Haroun had said to them before: O my people! you are only tried by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent Allah, therefore follow me and obey my order.
020.091 Y: They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us."
P: They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.
S: They said: We will by no means cease to keep to its worship untilMusa returns to us.
020.092 Y: (Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong,"
P: He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,
S: (Musa) said: O Haroun! what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
020.093 Y: "From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?"
P: That thou followedst me not? Hast thou then disobeyed my order?
S: So that you did not follow me? Did you then disobey my order?
020.094 Y: (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 Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'"
P: He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.
S: He said: O son of my mother! seize me not by my beard nor by my head; surely I was afraid lest you should say: You have caused a division among the children of Israel and not waited for my word.
020.095 Y: (Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"
P: (Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri?
S: He said: What was then your object, O Samiri?
020.096 Y: He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me."
P: He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me.
S: He said: I saw (Jibreel) what they did not see, so I took a handful (of the dust) from the footsteps of the messenger, then I threw it in the casting; thus did my soul commend to me.
020.097 Y: (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!"
P: (Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say:Touch me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break.Now look upon thy god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily wewill burn it and will scatter its dust over the sea.
S: He said: Begone then, surely for you it will be in this life to say, Touch (me) not; and surely there is a threat for you, which shall not be made to fail to you, and look at your god to whose worship you kept (so long); we will certainly burn it, then we will certainly scatter it a (wide) scattering in the sea.
020.098 Y: But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge.
P: Your God is only Allah, than Whom there is no other God. He embraceth all things in His knowledge.
S: Your God is only Allah, there is no god but He; He comprehends all things in (His) knowledge.
020.099Y: Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: forWe have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence.
P: Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a reminder.
S: Thus do We relate to you (some) of the news of what has gone before; and indeed We have given to you a Reminder from Ourselves.
020.100Y: If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on theDay of judgment;
P: Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection,
S: Whoever turns aside from it, he shall surely bear a burden on the day of resurrection,
020.101 Y: They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burden be to them on that Day,-
P: Abiding under it - an evil burden for them on the Day ofResurrection,
S: Abiding in this (state), and evil will it be for them to bear on the day of resurrection;
020.102 Y: The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror).
P: The day when the Trumpet is blown. On that day we assemble the guilty white-eyed (with terror),
S: On the day when the trumpet shall be blown, and We will gather the guilty, blue-eyed, on that day;
020.103 Y: In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days);"
P: Murmuring among themselves: Ye have tarried but ten (days).
S: They shall consult together secretly: You did tarry but ten (centuries).
020.104 Y: We know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!"
P: We are Best Aware of what they utter when their best in conduct say:Ye have tarried but a day.
S: We know best what they say, when the fairest of them in course would say: You tarried but a day.
020.105 Y: They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord will uproot them and scatter them as dust;"
P: They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust.
S: And they ask you about the mountains. Say: My Lord will carry them away from the roots.
020.106 Y: "He will leave them as plains smooth and level;"
P: And leave it as an empty plain,
S: Then leave it a plain, smooth level
020.107 Y: "Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place."
P: Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness.
S: You shall not see therein any crookedness or unevenness.
020.108 Y: On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the Presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march).
P: On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur.
S: On that day they shall follow the inviter, there is no crookedness in him, and the voices shall be low before the Beneficent Allah so that you shall not hear aught but a soft sound.
020.109 Y: On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.
P: On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom theBeneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth.
S: On that day shall no intercession avail except of him whom theBeneficent Allah allows and whose word He is pleased with.
020.110 Y: He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.
P: He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.
S: He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they do not comprehend it in knowledge.
020.111Y: (All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, theSelf-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carriesiniquity (on his back).
P: And faces humble themselves before the Living, the Eternal. And he who beareth (a burden of) wrongdoing is indeed a failure (on that day).
S: And the faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Self-subsistentAllah, and he who bears iniquity is indeed a failure.
020.112 Y: 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).
P: And he who hath done some good works, being a believer, he feareth not injustice nor begrudging (of his wage).
S: And whoever does good works and he is a believer, he shall have no fear of injustice nor of the withholding of his due.
020.113Y: Thus have We sent this down - an Arabic Qur'an - and explainedtherein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fearAllah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him).
P: Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed therein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed.
S: And thus have We sent it down an Arabic Quran, and have distinctly set forth therein of threats that they may guard (against evil) or that it may produce a reminder for them.
020.114Y: High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste withthe Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O myLord! advance me in knowledge."
P: Then exalted be Allah, the True King! And hasten not (O Muhammad) with the Qur'an ere its revelation hath been perfected unto thee, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
S: Supremely exalted is therefore Allah, the King, the Truth, and do not make haste with the Quran before its revelation is made complete to you and say: O my Lord! increase me in knowledge.
020.115 Y: We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve.
P: And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him.
S: And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We did not find in him any determination.
020.116 Y: When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.
P: And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused.
S: And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam, they made obeisance, but Iblis (did it not); he refused.
020.117 Y: 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."
P: Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil.
S: So We said: O Adam! This is an enemy to you and to your wife; therefore let him not drive you both forth from the garden so that you should be unhappy;
020.118 Y: "There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked,"
P: It is (vouchsafed) unto thee that thou hungerest not therein nor art naked,
S: Surely it is (ordained) for you that you shall not be hungry therein nor bare of clothing;
020.119 Y: "Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat."
P: And that thou thirstest not therein nor art exposed to the sun's heat.
S: And that you shall not be thirsty therein nor shall you feel the heat of the sun.
020.120 Y: 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?"
P: But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away?
S: But the Shaitan made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not?
020.121 Y: 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.
P: Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray.
S: Then they both ate of it, so their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they both began to cover themselves with leaves of the garden, and Adam disobeyed his Lord, so his life became evil (to him).
020.122 Y: But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance.
P: Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.
S: Then his Lord chose him, so He turned to him and guided (him).
020.123 Y: 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."
P: He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other.But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followethMy guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief.
S: He said: Get forth you two therefrom, all (of you), one of you (is) enemy to another. So there will surely come to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall not go astray nor be unhappy;
020.124 Y: "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."
P: But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.
S: And whoever turns away from My reminder, his shall be a straitened life, and We will raise him on the day of resurrection, blind.
020.125 Y: He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?"
P: He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see?
S: He shall say: My Lord! why hast Thou raised me blind and I was a seeing one indeed?
020.126 Y: (Allah) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded."
P: He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.
S: He will say: Even so, Our communications came to you but you neglected them; even thus shall you be forsaken this day.
020.127 Y: And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and more enduring.
P: Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting.
S: And thus do We recompense him who is extravagant and does not believe in the communications of his Lord, and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is severer and more lasting.
020.128Y: Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how manygenerations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move?Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.
P: Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destroyed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought.
S: Does it not then direct them aright how many of the generations in whose dwelling-places they go about We destroyed before them? Most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding.
020.129 Y: 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).
P: And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).
S: And had there not been a word (that had) already gone forth from your Lord and an appointed term, it would surely have been made to cleave (to them).
020.130 Y: 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.
P: Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance.
S: Bear then patiently what they say, and glorify your Lord by the praising of Him before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and during hours of the night do also glorify (Him) and during parts of the day, that you may be well pleased.
020.131 Y: 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.
P: And strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoy, the flower of the life of the world, that We may try them thereby. The provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting.
S: And do not stretch your eyes after that with which We have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendor of this world's life, that We may thereby try them; and the sustenance (given) by your Lord is better and more abiding.
020.132Y: Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee notto provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) theHereafter is for righteousness.
P: And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provided for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness.
S: And enjoin prayer on your followers, and steadily adhere to it; We do not ask you for subsistence; We do give you subsistence, and the (good) end is for guarding (against evil).
020.133Y: They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not aClear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books ofrevelation?
P: And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath there not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures?
S: And they say: Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord? Has not there come to them a clear evidence of what is in the previous books?
020.134 Y: And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame."
P: And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced!
S: And had We destroyed them with chastisement before this, they would certainly have said: O our Lord! why didst Thou not send to us a messenger, for then we should have followed Thy communications before that we met disgrace and shame.
020.135 Y: 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."
P: Say: Each is awaiting; so await ye! Ye will come to know who are the owners of the path of equity, and who is right.
S: Say: Every one (of us) is awaiting, therefore do await: So you will come to know who is the follower of the even path and who goes aright.
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AL-ANBIYA (THE PROPHETS)Total Verses: 112 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
021.001 Y: Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.
P: Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness.
S: Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in heedlessness are they turning aside.
021.002 Y: Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as in jest,-
P: Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play,
S: There comes not to them a new reminder from their Lord but they hear it while they sport,
021.003 Y: Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrong-doers conceal their private counsels, (saying), "Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?"
P: With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it)?
S: Their hearts trifling; and those who are unjust counsel together in secret: He is nothing but a mortal like yourselves; what! will you then yield to enchantment while you see?
021.004 Y: Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."
P: He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth.He is the Hearer, the Knower.
S: He said: My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
021.005Y: "Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it!- Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the onesthat were sent to (Prophets) of old!"
P: Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were Allah's messengers) were sent (with portents).
S: Nay! say they: Medleys of dreams; nay! he has forged it; nay! he is a poet; so let him bring to us a sign as the former (prophets) were sent (with).
021.006 Y: (As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe?
P: Not a township believed of those which We destroyed before them (though We sent them portents): would they then believe?
S: There did not believe before them any town which We destroyed, will they then believe?
021.007 Y: Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
P: And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whomWe inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?
S: And We did not send before you any but men to whom We sent revelation, so ask the followers of the reminder if you do not know.
021.008 Y: Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death.
P: We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were they immortals.
S: And We did not make them bodies not eating the food, and they were not to abide (forever).
021.009 Y: In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds.
P: Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals.
S: Then We made Our promise good to them, so We delivered them and those whom We pleased, and We destroyed the extravagant.
021.010 Y: We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand?
P: Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture wherein is your Reminder.Have ye then no sense?
S: Certainly We have revealed to you a Book in which is your good remembrance; what! do you not then understand?
021.011 Y: How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples?
P: How many a community that dealt unjustly have We shattered, and raised up after them another folk!
S: And how many a town which was iniquitous did We demolish, and We raised up after it another people!
021.012 Y: Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.
P: And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it!
S: So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to fly
021.013 Y: Flee not, but return to the good things of this life which were given you, and to your homes in order that ye may be called to account.
P: (But it was said unto them): Flee not, but return to that (existence) which emasculated you and to your dwellings, that ye may be questioned.
S: Do not fly (now) and come back to what you were made to lead easy lives in and to your dwellings, haply you will be questioned.
021.014 Y: They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers!"
P: They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers.
S: They said: O woe to us! surely we were unjust.
021.015 Y: And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched.
P: And this their crying ceased not till We made them as reaped corn, extinct.
S: And this ceased not to be their cry till We made them cut
021.016 Y: Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!
P: We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play.
S: And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them for sport.
021.017 Y: If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!
P: If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
S: Had We wished to make a diversion, We would have made it from beforeOurselves: by no means would We do (it).
021.018 Y: Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us).
P: Nay, but We hurl the true against the false, and it doth break its head and lo! it vanisheth. And yours will be woe for that which ye ascribe (unto Him).
S: Nay! We cast the truth against the falsehood, so that it breaks its head, and lo! it vanishes; and woe to you for what you describe;
021.019 Y: To Him belong all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth: Even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they (ever) weary (of His service):
P: Unto Him belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who dwell in His presence are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they weary;
S: And whoever is in the heavens and the earth is His; and those who are with Him are not proud to serve Him, nor do they grow weary.
021.020 Y: They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.
P: They glorify (Him) night and day; they flag not.
S: They glorify (Him) by night and day; they are never languid.
021.021 Y: Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)?
P: Or have they chosen gods from the earth who raise the dead?
S: Or have they taken gods from the earth who raise (the dead).
021.022Y: If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besidesAllah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, theLord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!
P: If there were therein gods beside Allah, then verily both (the heavens and the earth) had been disordered. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, from all that they ascribe (unto Him).
S: If there had been in them any gods except Allah, they would both have certainly been in a state of disorder; therefore glory be to Allah, the Lord of the dominion, above what they attribute (to Him).
021.023 Y: He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs).
P: He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned.
S: He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and they shall be questioned.
021.024 Y: Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away.
P: Or have they chosen other gods beside Him? say: Bring your proof (of their godhead). This is the Reminder of those with me and those before me, but most of them know not the Truth and so they are averse.
S: Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: Bring your proof; this is the reminder of those with me and the reminder of those before me. Nay! most of them do not know the truth, so they turn aside.
021.025Y: Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sentby Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serveMe.
P: And We sent no messenger before thee but We inspired him, (saying):There is no God save Me (Allah), so worship Me.
S: And We did not send before you any messenger but We revealed to him that there is no god but Me, therefore serve Me.
021.026 Y: And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour.
P: And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be HeGlorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
S: And they say: The Beneficent Allah has taken to Himself a son.Glory be to Him. Nay! they are honored servants;
021.027Y: They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by HisCommand.
P: They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
S: They do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act.
021.028 Y: He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).
P: He knoweth what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him whom He accepteth, and they quake for awe of Him.
S: He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves and for fear of Him they tremble.
021.029 Y: If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong.
P: And one of them who should say: Lo! I am a god beside Him, that oneWe should repay with hell. Thus We Repay wrong-doers.
S: And whoever of them should say: Surely I am a god besides Him, such a one do We recompense with hell; thus do, We recompense the unjust.
021.030 Y: Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
P: Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water? Will they not then believe?
S: Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the earth were closed up, but We have opened them; and We have made of water everything living, will they not then believe?
021.031 Y: And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.
P: And We have placed in the earth firm hills lest it quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as roads that haply they may find their way.
S: And We have made great mountains in the earth lest it might be convulsed with them, and We have made in it wide ways that they may follow a right direction.
021.032 Y: And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)!
P: And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn away from its portents.
S: And We have made the heaven a guarded canopy and (yet) they turn aside from its signs.
021.033 Y: It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course.
P: And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.
S: And He it is Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all (orbs) travel along swiftly in their celestial spheres.
021.034 Y: We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently?
P: We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal!
S: And We did not ordain abiding for any mortal before you. What! Then if you die, will they abide?
021.035 Y: Every soul shall have a taste of death: And We test you by evil and by good by way of trial: To Us must ye return.
P: Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned.
S: Every soul must taste of death and We try you by evil and good by way of probation; and to Us you shall be brought back.
021.036 Y: When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious!
P: And when those who disbelieve behold thee, they but choose thee out for mockery, (saying): Is this he who maketh mention of your gods? And they would deny all mention of the Beneficent.
S: And when those who disbelieve see you, they do not take you but for one to be scoffed at: Is this he who speaks of your gods? And they are deniers at the mention of the Beneficent Allah.
021.037 Y: Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!
P: Man is made of haste. I shall show you My portents, but ask Me not to hasten.
S: Man is created of haste; now will I show to you My signs, therefore do not ask Me to hasten (them) on.
021.038 Y: They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
P: And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?
S: And they say: When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful?
021.039 Y: If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!