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1.  *     Ta Sin Mim.
 
2.  *     These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
 
3.  *     Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
 
4.  *     If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
 
5.  *     And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.
 
6.  *     So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
 
7.  *     Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
 
8.  *     Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
 
9.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
10.  *     And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
 
11.  *     The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
 
12.  *     He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
 
13.  *     And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);
 
14.  *     And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.
 
15.  *     He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
 
16.  *     Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds:
 
17.  *     Then send with us the children of Israel.
 
18.  *     (Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
 
19.  *     And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
 
20.  *     He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
 
21.  *     So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers;
 
22.  *     And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
 
23.  *     Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
 
24.  *     He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
 
25.  *     (Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
 
26.  *     He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
 
27.  *     Said he: Most surely your Messenger who is sent to you is mad.
 
28.  *     He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
 
29.  *     Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
 
30.  *     He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
 
31.  *     Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
 
32.  *     So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
 
33.  *     And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
 
34.  *     (Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
 
35.  *     Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
 
36.  *     They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
 
37.  *     That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
 
38.  *     So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
 
39.  *     And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
 
40.  *     Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
 
41.  *     And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers?
 
42.  *     He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
 
43.  *     Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
 
44.  *     So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
 
45.  *     Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
 
46.  *     And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
 
47.  *     They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
 
48.  *     The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
 
49.  *     Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all.
 
50.  *     They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
 
51.  *     Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
 
52.  *     And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
 
53.  *     So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
 
54.  *     Most surely these are a small company;
 
55.  *     And most surely they have enraged us;
 
56.  *     And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
 
57.  *     So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
 
58.  *     And treasures and goodly dwellings,
 
59.  *     Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
 
60.  *     Then they pursued them at sunrise.
 
61.  *     So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
 
62.  *     He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
 
63.  *     Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound.
 
64.  *     And We brought near, there, the others.
 
65.  *     And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
 
66.  *     Then We drowned the others.
 
67.  *     Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
68.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
69.  *     And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
 
70.  *     When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
 
71.  *     They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
 
72.  *     He said: Do they hear you when you call?
 
73.  *     Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
 
74.  *     They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
 
75.  *     He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
 
76.  *     You and your ancient sires.
 
77.  *     Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
 
78.  *     Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
 
79.  *     And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
 
80.  *     And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
 
81.  *     And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
 
82.  *     And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
 
83.  *     My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
 
84.  *     And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
 
85.  *     And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
 
86.  *     And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
 
87.  *     And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
 
88.  *     The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
 
89.  *     Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
 
90.  *     And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil),
 
91.  *     And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
 
92.  *     And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
 
93.  *     Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
 
94.  *     So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
 
95.  *     And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
 
96.  *     They shall say while they contend therein:
 
97.  *     By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
 
98.  *     When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
 
99.  *     And none but the guilty led us astray;
 
100.  *     So we have no intercessors,
 
101.  *     Nor a true friend;
 
102.  *     But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
 
103.  *     Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
104.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
105.  *     The people of Nuh rejected the messengers.
 
106.  *     When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
 
107.  *     Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
 
108.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
 
109.  *     And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
 
110.  *     So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
 
111.  *     They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
 
112.  *     He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
 
113.  *     Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
 
114.  *     And I am not going to drive away the believers;
 
115.  *     I am naught but a plain warner.
 
116.  *     They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
 
117.  *     He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
 
118.  *     Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
 
119.  *     So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
 
120.  *     Then We drowned the rest afterwards
 
121.  *     Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
122.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
123.  *     Ad gave the lie to the messengers.
 
124.  *     When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
 
125.  *     Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
 
126.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
 
127.  *     And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
 
128.  *     Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
 
129.  *     And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
 
130.  *     And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
 
131.  *     So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
 
132.  *     And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
 
133.  *     He has given you abundance of cattle and children
 
134.  *     And gardens and fountains;
 
135.  *     Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
 
136.  *     They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
 
137.  *     This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
 
138.  *     And we are not going to be punished.
 
139.  *     So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
140.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
141.  *     Samood gave the lie to the messengers
 
142.  *     When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
 
143.  *     Surely I am a faithful messenger to you
 
144.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
 
145.  *     And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
 
146.  *     Will you be left secure in what is here;
 
147.  *     In gardens and fountains,
 
148.  *     And cornfields and palm-trees having fine spadices?
 
149.  *     And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
 
150.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
 
151.  *     And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
 
152.  *     Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
 
153.  *     They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
 
154.  *     You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
 
155.  *     He said: This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;
 
156.  *     And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
 
157.  *     But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
 
158.  *     So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
159.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
160.  *     The people of Lut gave the lie to the messengers.
 
161.  *     When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
 
162.  *     Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
 
163.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
 
164.  *     And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
 
165.  *     What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
 
166.  *     And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
 
167.  *     They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
 
168.  *     He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your
 
169.  *     My Lord ! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
 
170.  *     So We delivered him and his followers all,
 
171.  *     Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
 
172.  *     Then We utterly destroyed the others.
 
173.  *     And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
 
174.  *     Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
175.  *     And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
176.  *     The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the messengers.
 
177.  *     When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
 
178.  *     Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
 
179.  *     Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
 
180.  *     And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
 
181.  *     Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
 
182.  *     And weigh (things) with a right balance,
 
183.  *     And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
 
184.  *     And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
 
185.  *     They said: You are only of those deluded;
 
186.  *     And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
 
187.  *     Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
 
188.  *     He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
 
189.  *     But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
 
190.  *     Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
 
191.  *     And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
 
192.  *     And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
 
193.  *     The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
 
194.  *     Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
 
195.  *     In plain Arabic language.
 
196.  *     And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
 
197.  *     Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
 
198.  *     And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
 
199.  *     So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
 
200.  *     Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
 
201.  *     They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
 
202.  *     And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
 
203.  *     Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
 
204.  *     What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
 
205.  *     Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
 
206.  *     Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
 
207.  *     That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
 
208.  *     And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
 
209.  *     To remind, and We are never unjust.
 
210.  *     And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
 
211.  *     And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it).
 
212.  *     Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
 
213.  *     So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
 
214.  *     And warn your nearest relations,
 
215.  *     And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
 
216.  *     But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
 
217.  *     And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
 
218.  *     Who sees you when you stand up.
 
219.  *     And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
 
220.  *     Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
 
221.  *     Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
 
222.  *     They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
 
223.  *     They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
 
224.  *     And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
 
225.  *     Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
 
226.  *     And that they say that which they do not do,
 
227.  *     Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back.