Ash-Shu'ara

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Ash-Shu'ara

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

طسٓمٓ ١

Ṭā, Seen, Meem.

26:1

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ٢

These are the verses of the clear Book.

26:2

لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ ٣

Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

26:3

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ ٤

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.

26:4

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ ٥

And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

26:5

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ٦

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

26:6

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ ٧

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

26:7

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٨

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

26:8

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٩

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

26:9

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٠

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -

26:10

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ ١١

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"

26:11

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ١٢

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

26:12

وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ ١٣

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.

26:13

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ ١٤

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

26:14

قَالَ كـَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ ١٥

[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

26:15

فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

26:16

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ١٧

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

26:17

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ ١٨

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

26:18

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٩

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."

26:19

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٢٠

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

26:20

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٢١

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

26:21

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٢٢

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

26:22

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢٣

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

26:23

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ٢٤

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

26:24

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٢٥

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

26:25

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٢٦

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

26:26

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ ٢٧

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

26:27

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ٢٨

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

26:28

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ ٢٩

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

26:29

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ ٣٠

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

26:30

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ٣١

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

26:31

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ ٣٢

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

26:32

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ٣٣

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

26:33

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ ٣٤

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

26:34

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ ٣٥

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

26:35

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ٣٦

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

26:36

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ ٣٧

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

26:37

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٣٨

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

26:38

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ ٣٩

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

26:39

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ٤٠

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

26:40

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ٤١

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

26:41

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ٤٢

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

26:42

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ ٤٣

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

26:43

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ٤٤

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

26:44

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ ٤٥

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

26:45

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ ٤٦

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

26:46

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٤٧

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

26:47

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٤٨

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

26:48

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ٤٩

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

26:49

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ٥٠

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

26:50

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٥١

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

26:51

۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ٥٢

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

26:52

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ٥٣

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

26:53

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ ٥٤

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

26:54

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ ٥٥

And indeed, they are enraging us,

26:55

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ ٥٦

And indeed, we are a cautious society..."

26:56

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ ٥٧

So We removed them from gardens and springs

26:57

وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ ٥٨

And treasures and honorable station -

26:58

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٥٩

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

26:59

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ ٦٠

So they pursued them at sunrise.

26:60

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ ٦١

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

26:61

قَالَ كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ ٦٢

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

26:62

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٦٣

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

26:63

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ٦٤

And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].

26:64

وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ٦٥

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

26:65

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ٦٦

Then We drowned the others.

26:66

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٦٧

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

26:67

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٦٨

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

26:68

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٦٩

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

26:69

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ٧٠

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"

26:70

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ ٧١

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

26:71

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ ٧٢

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

26:72

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٠٩

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

26:109

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١١٠

So fear Allāh and obey me."

26:110

۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ ١١١

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

26:111

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١١٢

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

26:112

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ ١١٣

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

26:113

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١١٤

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

26:114

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ ١١٥

I am only a clear warner."

26:115

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ ١١٦

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

26:116

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ ١١٧

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

26:117

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١١٨

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

26:118

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ١١٩

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

26:119

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ ١٢٠

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

26:120

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٤٥

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

26:145

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ١٤٦

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

26:146

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ ١٤٧

Within gardens and springs

26:147

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ ١٤٨

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

26:148

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ ١٤٩

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

26:149

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٥٠

So fear Allāh and obey me.

26:150

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ١٥١

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

26:151

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ ١٥٢

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

26:152

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٥٣

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

26:153

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٥٤

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

26:154

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ١٥٥

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

26:155

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٥٦

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

26:156

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

26:157

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٥٨

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

26:158

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٥٩

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

26:159

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٦٠

The people of Lot denied the messengers

26:160

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٦١

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

26:161

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ١٦٢

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

26:162

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٦٣

So fear Allāh and obey me.

26:163

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٤

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

26:164

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٥

Do you approach males among the worlds

26:165

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ ١٦٦

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."

26:166

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ ١٦٧

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."

26:167

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ ١٦٨

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

26:168

۞ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ ١٨١

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

26:181

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ ١٨٢

And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.

26:182

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ ١٨٣

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.

26:183

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٨٤

And fear He who created you and the former creation."

26:184

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٨٥

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

26:185

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ١٨٦

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.

26:186

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٨٧

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."

26:187

قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ١٨٨

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

26:188

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٨٩

And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.

26:189

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٩٠

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

26:190

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٩١

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

26:191

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٩٢

And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.

26:192