| 1. Ta. Sin. Mim.
 2. These are verses of the Book 
												that makes (things) clear.
 
 3. It may be thou frettest thy 
												soul with grief, that they do 
												not become Believers.
 
 4. If (such) were Our Will, We 
												could send down to them from the 
												sky a Sign, to which they would 
												bend their necks in humility.
 
 5. But there comes not to them a 
												newly-revealed Message from 
												((Allah)) Most Gracious, but 
												they turn away therefrom.
 
 6. They have indeed rejected 
												(the Message): so they will know 
												soon (enough) the truth of what 
												they mocked at!
 
 7. Do they not look at the 
												earth,- how many noble things of 
												all kinds We have produced 
												therein?
 
 8. Verily, in this is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 9. And verily, thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 10. Behold, thy Lord called 
												Moses: "Go to the people of 
												iniquity,-
 
 11. "The people of the Pharaoh: 
												will they not fear Allah."
 
 12. He said: "O my Lord! I do 
												fear that they will charge me 
												with falsehood:
 
 13. "My breast will be 
												straitened. And my speech may 
												not go (smoothly): so send unto 
												Aaron.
 
 14. "And (further), they have a 
												charge of crime against me; and 
												I fear they may slay me."
 
 15. Allah said: "By no means! 
												proceed then, both of you, with 
												Our Signs; We are with you, and 
												will listen (to your call).
 
 16. "So go forth, both of you, 
												to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have 
												been sent by the Lord and 
												Cherisher of the worlds;
 
 17. "'Send thou with us the 
												Children of Israel.'"
 
 18. (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not 
												cherish thee as a child among 
												us, and didst thou not stay in 
												our midst many years of thy 
												life?
 
 19. "And thou didst a deed of 
												thine which (thou knowest) thou 
												didst, and thou art an 
												ungrateful (wretch)!"
 
 20. Moses said: "I did it then, 
												when I was in error.
 
 21. "So I fled from you (all) 
												when I feared you; but my Lord 
												has (since) invested me with 
												judgment (and wisdom) and 
												appointed me as one of the 
												apostles.
 
 22. "And this is the favour with 
												which thou dost reproach me,- 
												that thou hast enslaved the 
												Children of Israel!"
 
 23. Pharaoh said: "And what is 
												the 'Lord and Cherisher of the 
												worlds'?"
 
 24. (Moses) said: "The Lord and 
												Cherisher of the heavens and the 
												earth, and all between,- if ye 
												want to be quite sure."
 
 25. (Pharaoh) said to those 
												around: "Did ye not listen (to 
												what he says)?"
 
 26. (Moses) said: "Your Lord and 
												the Lord of your fathers from 
												the beginning!"
 
 27. (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your 
												apostle who has been sent to you 
												is a veritable madman!"
 
 28. (Moses) said: "Lord of the 
												East and the West, and all 
												between! if ye only had sense!"
 
 29. (Pharaoh) said: "If thou 
												dost put forward any god other 
												than me, I will certainly put 
												thee in prison!"
 
 30. (Moses) said: "Even if I 
												showed you something clear (and) 
												convincing?"
 
 31. (Pharaoh) said: "Show it 
												then, if thou tellest the 
												truth!"
 
 32. So (Moses) threw his rod, 
												and behold, it was a serpent, 
												plain (for all to see)!
 
 33. And he drew out his hand, 
												and behold, it was white to all 
												beholders!
 
 34. (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs 
												around him: "This is indeed a 
												sorcerer well- versed:
 
 35. "His plan is to get you out 
												of your land by his sorcery; 
												then what is it ye counsel?"
 
 36. They said: "Keep him and his 
												brother in suspense (for a 
												while), and dispatch to the 
												Cities heralds to collect-
 
 37. "And bring up to thee all 
												(our) sorcerers well-versed."
 
 38. So the sorcerers were got 
												together for the appointment of 
												a day well-known,
 
 39. And the people were told: 
												"Are ye (now) assembled?-
 
 40. "That we may follow the 
												sorcerers (in religion) if they 
												win?"
 
 41. So when the sorcerers 
												arrived, they said to Pharaoh: 
												"Of course - shall we have a 
												(suitable) reward if we win?
 
 42. He said: "Yea, (and more),- 
												for ye shall in that case be 
												(raised to posts) nearest (to my 
												person)."
 
 43. Moses said to them: "Throw 
												ye - that which ye are about to 
												throw!"
 
 44. So they threw their ropes 
												and their rods, and said: "By 
												the might of Pharaoh, it is we 
												who will certainly win!"
 
 45. Then Moses threw his rod, 
												when, behold, it straightway 
												swallows up all the falsehoods 
												which they fake!
 
 46. Then did the sorcerers fall 
												down, prostrate in adoration,
 
 47. Saying: "We believe in the 
												Lord of the Worlds,
 
 48. "The Lord of Moses and 
												Aaron."
 
 49. Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye 
												in Him before I give you 
												permission? surely he is your 
												leader, who has taught you 
												sorcery! but soon shall ye know!
 
 50. "Be sure I will cut off your 
												hands and your feet on opposite 
												sides, and I will cause you all 
												to die on the cross!"
 
 51. They said: "No matter! for 
												us, we shall but return to our 
												Lord!
 
 52. "Only, our desire is that 
												our Lord will forgive us our 
												faults, that we may become 
												foremost among the believers!"
 
 53. By inspiration we told 
												Moses: "Travel by night with my 
												servants; for surely ye shall be 
												pursued."
 
 54. Then Pharaoh sent heralds to 
												(all) the Cities,
 
 55. (Saying): "These 
												(Israelites) are but a small 
												band,
 
 56. "And they are raging 
												furiously against us;
 
 57. "But we are a multitude 
												amply fore-warned."
 
 58. So We expelled them from 
												gardens, springs,
 
 59. Treasures, and every kind of 
												honourable position;
 
 60. Thus it was, but We made the 
												Children of Israel inheritors of 
												such things.
 
 61. So they pursued them at 
												sunrise.
 
 62. And when the two bodies saw 
												each other, the people of Moses 
												said: "We are sure to be 
												overtaken."
 
 63. (Moses) said: "By no means! 
												my Lord is with me! Soon will He 
												guide me!"
 
 64. Then We told Moses by 
												inspiration: "Strike the sea 
												with thy rod." So it divided, 
												and each separate part became 
												like the huge, firm mass of a 
												mountain.
 
 65. And We made the other party 
												approach thither.
 
 66. We delivered Moses and all 
												who were with him;
 
 67. But We drowned the others.
 
 68. Verily in this is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 69. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 70. And rehearse to them 
												(something of) Abraham's story.
 
 71. Behold, he said to his 
												father and his people: "What 
												worship ye?"
 
 72. They said: "We worship 
												idols, and we remain constantly 
												in attendance on them."
 
 73. He said: "Do they listen to 
												you when ye call (on them), or 
												do you good or harm?"
 
 74. They said: "Nay, but we 
												found our fathers doing thus 
												(what we do)."
 
 75. He said: "Do ye then see 
												whom ye have been worshipping,-
 
 76. "Ye and your fathers before 
												you?-
 
 77. "For they are enemies to me; 
												not so the Lord and Cherisher of 
												the Worlds;
 
 78. "Who created me, and it is 
												He Who guides me;
 
 79. "Who gives me food and 
												drink,
 
 80. "And when I am ill, it is He 
												Who cures me;
 
 81. "Who will cause me to die, 
												and then to life (again);
 
 82. "And who, I hope, will 
												forgive me my faults on the day 
												of Judgment.
 
 83. "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on 
												me, and join me with the 
												righteous;
 
 84. "Grant me honourable mention 
												on the tongue of truth among the 
												latest (generations);
 
 85. "Make me one of the 
												inheritors of the Garden of 
												Bliss;
 
 86. "Forgive my father, for that 
												he is among those astray;
 
 87. "And let me not be in 
												disgrace on the Day when (men) 
												will be raised up;-
 
 88. "The Day whereon neither 
												wealth nor sons will avail,
 
 89. "But only he (will prosper) 
												that brings to Allah a sound 
												heart;
 
 90. "To the righteous, the 
												Garden will be brought near,
 
 91. "And to those straying in 
												Evil, the Fire will be placed in 
												full view;
 
 92. "And it shall be said to 
												them: 'Where are the (gods) ye 
												worshipped-
 
 93. "'Besides Allah. Can they 
												help you or help themselves?'
 
 94. "Then they will be thrown 
												headlong into the (Fire),- they 
												and those straying in Evil,
 
 95. "And the whole hosts of 
												Iblis together.
 
 96. "They will say there in 
												their mutual bickerings:
 
 97. "'By Allah, we were truly in 
												an error manifest,
 
 98. "'When we held you as equals 
												with the Lord of the Worlds;
 
 99. "'And our seducers were only 
												those who were steeped in guilt.
 
 100. "'Now, then, we have none 
												to intercede (for us),
 
 101. "'Nor a single friend to 
												feel (for us).
 
 102. "'Now if we only had a 
												chance of return we shall truly 
												be of those who believe!'"
 
 103. Verily in this is a Sign 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 104. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 105. The people of Noah rejected 
												the apostles.
 
 106. Behold, their brother Noah 
												said to them: "Will ye not fear 
												((Allah))?
 
 107. "I am to you an apostle 
												worthy of all trust:
 
 108. "So fear Allah, and obey 
												me.
 
 109. "No reward do I ask of you 
												for it: my reward is only from 
												the Lord of the Worlds:
 
 110. "So fear Allah, and obey 
												me."
 
 111. They said: "Shall we 
												believe in thee when it is the 
												meanest that follow thee?"
 
 112. He said: "And what do I 
												know as to what they do?
 
 113. "Their account is only with 
												my Lord, if ye could (but) 
												understand.
 
 114. "I am not one to drive away 
												those who believe.
 
 115. "I am sent only to warn 
												plainly in public."
 
 116. They said: "If thou desist 
												not, O Noah! thou shalt be 
												stoned (to death)."
 
 117. He said: "O my Lord! truly 
												my people have rejected me.
 
 118. "Judge Thou, then, between 
												me and them openly, and deliver 
												me and those of the Believers 
												who are with me."
 
 119. So We delivered him and 
												those with him, in the Ark 
												filled (with all creatures).
 
 120. Thereafter We drowned those 
												who remained behind.
 
 121. Verily in this is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 122. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 123. The 'Ad (people) rejected 
												the apostles.
 
 124. Behold, their brother Hud 
												said to them: "Will ye not fear 
												((Allah))?
 
 125. "I am to you an apostle 
												worthy of all trust:
 
 126. "So fear Allah and obey me.
 
 127. "No reward do I ask of you 
												for it: my reward is only from 
												the Lord of the Worlds.
 
 128. "Do ye build a landmark on 
												every high place to amuse 
												yourselves?
 
 129. "And do ye get for 
												yourselves fine buildings in the 
												hope of living therein (for 
												ever)?
 
 130. "And when ye exert your 
												strong hand, do ye do it like 
												men of absolute power?
 
 131. "Now fear Allah, and obey 
												me.
 
 132. "Yea, fear Him Who has 
												bestowed on you freely all that 
												ye know.
 
 133. "Freely has He bestowed on 
												you cattle and sons,-
 
 134. "And Gardens and Springs.
 
 135. "Truly I fear for you the 
												Penalty of a Great Day."
 
 136. They said: "It is the same 
												to us whether thou admonish us 
												or be not among (our) 
												admonishers!
 
 137. "This is no other than a 
												customary device of the 
												ancients,
 
 138. "And we are not the ones to 
												receive Pains and Penalties!"
 
 139. So they rejected him, and 
												We destroyed them. Verily in 
												this is a Sign: but most of them 
												do not believe.
 
 140. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 141. The Thamud (people) 
												rejected the apostles.
 
 142. Behold, their brother Salih 
												said to them: "Will you not fear 
												((Allah))?
 
 143. "I am to you an apostle 
												worthy of all trust.
 
 144. "So fear Allah, and obey 
												me.
 
 145. "No reward do I ask of you 
												for it: my reward is only from 
												the Lord of the Worlds.
 
 146. "Will ye be left secure, in 
												(the enjoyment of) all that ye 
												have here?-
 
 147. "Gardens and Springs,
 
 148. "And corn-fields and 
												date-palms with spathes near 
												breaking (with the weight of 
												fruit)?
 
 149. "And ye carve houses out of 
												(rocky) mountains with great 
												skill.
 
 150. "But fear Allah and obey 
												me;
 
 151. "And follow not the bidding 
												of those who are extravagant,-
 
 152. "Who make mischief in the 
												land, and mend not (their 
												ways)."
 
 153. They said: "Thou art only 
												one of those bewitched!
 
 154. "Thou art no more than a 
												mortal like us: then bring us a 
												Sign, if thou tellest the 
												truth!"
 
 155. He said: "Here is a 
												she-camel: she has a right of 
												watering, and ye have a right of 
												watering, (severally) on a day 
												appointed.
 
 156. "Touch her not with harm, 
												lest the Penalty of a Great Day 
												seize you."
 
 157. But they ham-strung her: 
												then did they become full of 
												regrets.
 
 158. But the Penalty seized 
												them. Verily in this is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 159. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 160. The people of Lut rejected 
												the apostles.
 
 161. Behold, their brother Lut 
												said to them: "Will ye not fear 
												((Allah))?
 
 162. "I am to you an apostle 
												worthy of all trust.
 
 163. "So fear Allah and obey me.
 
 164. "No reward do I ask of you 
												for it: my reward is only from 
												the lord of the Worlds.
 
 165. "Of all the creatures in 
												the world, will ye approach 
												males,
 
 166. "And leave those whom Allah 
												has created for you to be your 
												mates? Nay, ye are a people 
												transgressing (all limits)!"
 
 167. They said: "If thou desist 
												not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly 
												be cast out!"
 
 168. He said: "I do detest your 
												doings."
 
 169. "O my Lord! deliver me and 
												my family from such things as 
												they do!"
 
 170. So We delivered him and his 
												family,- all
 
 171. Except an old woman who 
												lingered behind.
 
 172. But the rest We destroyed 
												utterly.
 
 173. We rained down on them a 
												shower (of brimstone): and evil 
												was the shower on those who were 
												admonished (but heeded not)!
 
 174. Verily in this is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 175. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might Most 
												Merciful.
 
 176. The Companions of the Wood 
												rejected the apostles.
 
 177. Behold, Shu'aib said to 
												them: "Will ye not fear 
												((Allah))?
 
 178. "I am to you an apostle 
												worthy of all trust.
 
 179. "So fear Allah and obey me.
 
 180. "No reward do I ask of you 
												for it: my reward is only from 
												the Lord of the Worlds.
 
 181. "Give just measure, and 
												cause no loss (to others by 
												fraud).
 
 182. "And weigh with scales true 
												and upright.
 
 183. "And withhold not things 
												justly due to men, nor do evil 
												in the land, working mischief.
 
 184. "And fear Him Who created 
												you and (who created) the 
												generations before (you)"
 
 185. They said: "Thou art only 
												one of those bewitched!
 
 186. "Thou art no more than a 
												mortal like us, and indeed we 
												think thou art a liar!
 
 187. "Now cause a piece of the 
												sky to fall on us, if thou art 
												truthful!"
 
 188. He said: "My Lord knows 
												best what ye do."
 
 189. But they rejected him. Then 
												the punishment of a day of 
												overshadowing gloom seized them, 
												and that was the Penalty of a 
												Great Day.
 
 190. Verily in that is a Sign: 
												but most of them do not believe.
 
 191. And verily thy Lord is He, 
												the Exalted in Might, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 192. Verily this is a Revelation 
												from the Lord of the Worlds:
 
 193. With it came down the 
												spirit of Faith and Truth-
 
 194. To thy heart and mind, that 
												thou mayest admonish.
 
 195. In the perspicuous Arabic 
												tongue.
 
 196. Without doubt it is 
												(announced) in the mystic Books 
												of former peoples.
 
 197. Is it not a Sign to them 
												that the Learned of the Children 
												of Israel knew it (as true)?
 
 198. Had We revealed it to any 
												of the non-Arabs,
 
 199. And had he recited it to 
												them, they would not have 
												believed in it.
 
 200. Thus have We caused it to 
												enter the hearts of the sinners.
 
 201. They will not believe in it 
												until they see the grievous 
												Penalty;
 
 202. But the (Penalty) will come 
												to them of a sudden, while they 
												perceive it not;
 
 203. Then they will say: "Shall 
												we be respited?"
 
 204. Do they then ask for Our 
												Penalty to be hastened on?
 
 205. Seest thou? If We do let 
												them enjoy (this life) for a few 
												years,
 
 206. Yet there comes to them at 
												length the (Punishment) which 
												they were promised!
 
 207. It will profit them not 
												that they enjoyed (this life)!
 
 208. Never did We destroy a 
												population, but had its warners 
												-
 
 209. By way of reminder; and We 
												never are unjust.
 
 210. No evil ones have brought 
												down this (Revelation):
 
 211. It would neither suit them 
												nor would they be able (to 
												produce it).
 
 212. Indeed they have been 
												removed far from even (a chance 
												of) hearing it.
 
 213. So call not on any other 
												god with Allah, or thou wilt be 
												among those under the Penalty.
 
 214. And admonish thy nearest 
												kinsmen,
 
 215. And lower thy wing to the 
												Believers who follow thee.
 
 216. Then if they disobey thee, 
												say: "I am free (of 
												responsibility) for what ye do!"
 
 217. And put thy trust on the 
												Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-
 
 218. Who seeth thee standing 
												forth (in prayer),
 
 219. And thy movements among 
												those who prostrate themselves,
 
 220. For it is He Who heareth 
												and knoweth all things.
 
 221. Shall I inform you, (O 
												people!), on whom it is that the 
												evil ones descend?
 
 222. They descend on every 
												lying, wicked person,
 
 223. (Into whose ears) they pour 
												hearsay vanities, and most of 
												them are liars.
 
 224. And the Poets,- It is those 
												straying in Evil, who follow 
												them:
 
 225. Seest thou not that they 
												wander distracted in every 
												valley?-
 
 226. And that they say what they 
												practise not?-
 
 227. Except those who believe, 
												work righteousness, engage much 
												in the remembrance of Allah, and 
												defend themselves only after 
												they are unjustly attacked. And 
												soon will the unjust assailants 
												know what vicissitudes their 
												affairs will take!
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