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The Qur'an
(Koran) - M. H. Shakir |
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| Surah 28
- The Narratives |
In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[28.1] Ta sin
Mim.
[28.2] These are the verses
of the Book that makes (things)
clear.
[28.3] We recite to you from
the account of Musa and Firon with
truth for people who believe.
[28.4] Surely Firon exalted
himself in the land and made its
people into parties, weakening one
party from among them; he
slaughtered their sons and let their
women live; surely he was one of the
mischief makers.
[28.5] And We desired to
bestow a favor upon those who were
deemed weak in the land, and to make
them the Imams, and to make them the
heirs,
[28.6] And to grant them
power in the land, and to make Firon
and Haman and their hosts see from
them what they feared.
[28.7] And We revealed to
Musa's mothers, saying: Give him
suck, then when you fear for him,
cast him into the river and do not
fear nor grieve; surely We will
bring him back to you and make him
one of the apostles.
[28.8] And Firon's family
took him up that he might be an
enemy and a grief for them; surely
Firon and Haman and their hosts were
wrongdoers.
[28.9] And Firon's wife said:
A refreshment of the eye to me and
to you; do not slay him; maybe he
will be useful to us, or we may take
him for a son; and they did not
perceive.
[28.10] And the heart of
Musa's mother was free (from
anxiety) she would have almost
disclosed it had We not strengthened
her heart so that she might be of
the believers.
[28.11] And she said to his
sister: Follow him up. So she
watched him from a distance while
they did not perceive,
[28.12] And We ordained that
he refused to suck any foster mother
before, so she said: Shall I point
out to you the people of a house who
will take care of him for you, and
they will be benevolent to him?
[28.13] So We gave him back
to his mother that her eye might be
refreshed, and that she might no
grieve, and that she might know that
the promise of Allah is true, but
most of them do not know.
[28.14] And when he attained
his maturity and became full grown,
We granted him wisdom and knowledge;
and thus do We reward those who do
good (to others).
[28.15] And he went into the
city at a time of unvigilance on the
part of its people, so he found
therein two men fighting, one being
of his party and the other of his
foes, and he who was of his party
cried out to him for help against
him who was of his enemies, so Musa
struck him with his fist and killed
him. He said: This is on account of
the Shaitan's doing; surely he is an
enemy, openly leading astray.
[28.16] He said: My Lord!
surely I have done harm to myself,
so do Thou protect me. So He
protected him; surely He is the
Forgiving, the Merciful.
[28.17] He said: My Lord!
because Thou hast bestowed a favor
on me, I shall never be a backer of
the guilty.
[28.18] And he was in the
city, fearing, awaiting, when lo! he
who had asked his assistance the day
before was crying out to him for
aid. Musa said to him: You are most
surely one erring manifestly.
[28.19] So when he desired to
seize him who was an enemy to them
both, he said: O Musa! do you intend
to kill me as you killed a person
yesterday? You desire nothing but
that you should be a tyrant in the
land, and you do not desire to be of
those who act aright.
[28.20] And a man came
running from the remotest part of
the city. He said: O Musa! surely
the chiefs are consulting together
to slay you, therefore depart (at
once); surely I am of those who wish
well to you.
[28.21] So he went forth
there from, fearing, awaiting, (and)
he said: My Lord! deliver me from
the unjust people.
[28.22] And when he turned
his face towards Madyan, he said:
Maybe my Lord will guide me in the
right path.
[28.23] And when he came to
the water of Madyan, he found on it
a group of men watering, and he
found besides them two women keeping
back (their flocks). He said: What
is the matter with you? They said:
We cannot water until the shepherds
take away (their sheep) from the
water, and our father is a very old
man.
[28.24] So he watered (their
sheep) for them, then went back to
the shade and said: My Lord! surely
I stand in need of whatever good
Thou may send down to me.
[28.25] Then one of the two
women came to him walking bashfully.
She said: My father invites you that
he may give you the reward of your
having watered for us. So when he
came to him and gave to him the
account, he said: Fear not, you are
secure from the unjust people.
[28.26] Said one of them: O
my father! employ him, surely the
best of those that you can employ is
the strong man, the faithful one.
[28.27] He said: I desire to
marry one of these two daughters of
mine to you on condition that you
should serve me for eight years; but
if you complete ten, it will be of
your own free will, and I do not
wish to be hard to you; if Allah
please, you will find me one of the
good.
[28.28] He said: This shall
be (an agreement) between me and
you; whichever of the two terms I
fulfill, there shall be no
wrongdoing to me; and Allah is a
witness of what we say.
[28.29] So when Musa had
fulfilled the term, and he journeyed
with his family, he perceived on
this side of the mountain a fire. He
said to his family: Wait, I have
seen a fire, maybe I will bring to
you from it some news or a brand of
fire, so that you may warm
yourselves.
[28.30] And when he came to
it, a voice was uttered from the
right side of the valley in the
blessed spot of the bush, saying: O
Musa! surely I am Allah, the Lord of
the worlds.
[28.31] And saying: Cast down
you staff. So when he saw it in
motion as if it were a serpent, he
turned back retreating, and did not
return. O Musa! come forward and
fear not; surely you are of those
who are secure;
[28.32] Enter your hand into
the opening of your bosom, it will
come forth white without evil, and
draw your hand to yourself to ward
off fear: so these two shall be two
arguments from your Lord to Firon
and his chiefs, surely they are a
transgressing people.
[28.33] He said: My Lord!
surely I killed one of them, so I
fear lest they should slay me;
[28.34] And my brother,
Haroun, he is more eloquent of
tongue than I, therefore send him
with me as an aider, verifying me:
surely I fear that they would reject
me.
[28.35] He said: We will
strengthen your arm with your
brother, and We will give you both
an authority, so that they shall not
reach you; (go) with Our signs; you
two and those who follow you shall
be uppermost.
[28.36] So when Musa came to
them with Our clear signs, they
said: This is nothing but forged
enchantment, and we never heard of
it amongst our fathers of old.
[28.37] And Musa said: My
Lord knows best who comes with
guidance from Him, and whose shall
be the good end of the abode; surely
the unjust shall not be successful.
[28.38] And Firon said: O
chiefs! I do not know of any god for
you besides myself; therefore kindle
a fire for me, O Haman, for brick,
then prepare for me a lofty building
so that I may obtain knowledge of
Musa's God, and most surely I think
him to be one of the liars.
[28.39] And he was unjustly
proud in the land, he and his hosts,
and they deemed that they would not
be brought back to Us.
[28.40] So We caught hold of
him and his hosts, then We cast them
into the sea, and see how was the
end of the unjust.
[28.41] And We made them
Imams who call to the fire, and on
the day of resurrection they shall
not be assisted.
[28.42] And We caused a curse
to follow them in this world, and on
the day of resurrection they shall
be of those made to appear hideous.
[28.43] And certainly We gave
Musa the Book after We had destroyed
the former generations, clear
arguments for men and a guidance and
a mercy, that they may be mindful.
[28.44] And you were not on
the western side when We revealed to
Musa the commandment, and you were
not among the witnesses;
[28.45] But We raised up
generations, then life became
prolonged to them; and you were not
dwelling among the people of Madyan,
reciting to them Our communications,
but We were the senders.
[28.46] And you were not on
this side of the mountain when We
called, but a mercy from your Lord
that you may warn a people to whom
no warner came before you, that they
may be mindful.
[28.47] And were it not that
there should befall them a disaster
for what their hands have sent
before, then they should say: Our
Lord! why didst Thou not send to us
an apostle so that we should have
followed Thy communications and been
of the believers !
[28.48] But (now) when the
truth has come to them from Us, they
say: Why is he not given the like of
what was given to Musa? What! did
they not disbelieve in what Musa was
given before? They say: Two
magicians backing up each other; and
they say: Surely we are unbelievers
in all.
[28.49] Say: Then bring some
(other) book from Allah which is a
better guide than both of them,
(that) I may follow it, if you are
truthful.
[28.50] But if they do not
answer you, then know that they only
follow their low desires; and who is
more erring than he who follows his
low desires without any guidance
from Allah? Surely Allah does not
guide the unjust people.
[28.51] And certainly We have
made the word to reach them so that
they may be mindful.
[28.52] (As to) those whom We
gave the Book before it, they are
believers in it.
[28.53] And when it is
recited to them they say: We believe
in it surely it is the truth from
our Lord; surely we were submitters
before this.
[28.54] These shall be
granted their reward twice, because
they are steadfast and they repel
evil with good and spend out of what
We have given them.
[28.55] And when they hear
idle talk they turn aside from it
and say: We shall have our deeds and
you shall have your deeds; peace be
on you, we do not desire the
ignorant.
[28.56] Surely you cannot
guide whom you love, but Allah
guides whom He pleases, and He knows
best the followers of the right way.
[28.57] And they say: If we
follow the guidance with you, we
shall be carried off from our
country. What ! have We not settled
them in a safe, sacred territory to
which fruits of every kind shall be
drawn?-- a sustenance from Us; but
most of them do not know.
[28.58] And how many a town
have We destroyed which exulted in
its means of subsistence, so these
are their abodes, they have not been
dwelt in after them except a little,
and We are the inheritors,
[28.59] And your Lord never
destroyed the towns until He raised
in their metropolis an apostle,
reciting to them Our communications,
and We never destroyed the towns
except when their people were
unjust.
[28.60] And whatever things
you have been given are only a
provision of this world's life and
its adornment, and whatever is with
Allah is better and more lasting; do
you not then understand?
[28.61] Is he to whom We have
promised a goodly promise which he
shall meet with like him whom We
have provided with the provisions of
this world's life, then on the day
of resurrection he shall be of those
who are brought up?
[28.62] And on the day when
He will call them and say: Where are
those whom you deemed to be My
associates?
[28.63] Those against whom
the sentence has become confirmed
will say: Our Lord! these are they
whom we caused to err; we caused
them to err as we ourselves did err;
to Thee we declare ourselves to be
clear (of them); they never served
Us.
[28.64] And it will be said:
Call your associate-gods. So they
will call upon them, but they will
not answer them, and they shall see
the punishment; would that they had
followed the right way!
[28.65] And on the day when
He shall call them and say: What was
the answer you gave to the apostles?
[28.66] Then the pleas shall
become obscure to them on that day,
so they shall not ask each other.
[28.67] But as to him who
repents and believes and does good,
maybe he will be among the
successful:
[28.68] And your Lord creates
and chooses whom He pleases; to
choose is not theirs; glory be to
Allah, and exalted be He above what
they associate (with Him).
[28.69] And your Lord knows
what their breasts conceal and what
they manifest.
[28.70] And He is Allah,
there is no god but He! All praise
is due to Him in this (life) and the
hereafter, and His is the judgment,
and to Him you shall be brought
back.
[28.71] Say: Tell me, if
Allah were to make the night to
continue incessantly on you till the
day of resurrection, who is the god
besides Allah that could bring you
light? Do you not then hear?
[28.72] Say: Tell me, if
Allah were to make the day to
continue incessantly on you till the
day of resurrection, who is the god
besides Allah that could bring you
the night in which you take rest? Do
you not then see?
[28.73] And out of His mercy
He has made for you the night and
the day, that you may rest therein,
and that you may seek of His grace,
and that you may give thanks.
[28.74] And on the day when
He shall call them and say: Where
are those whom you deemed to be My
associates?
[28.75] And We will draw
forth from among every nation a
witness and say: Bring your proof;
then shall they know that the truth
is Allah's, and that which they
forged shall depart from them.
[28.76] Surely Qaroun was of
the people of Musa, but he rebelled
against them, and We had given him
of the treasures, so much so that
his hoards of wealth would certainly
weigh down a company of men
possessed of great strength. When
his people said to him: Do not
exult, surely Allah does not love
the exultant;
[28.77] And seek by means of
what Allah has given you the future
abode, and do not neglect your
portion of this world, and do good
(to others) as Allah has done good
to you, and do not seek to make
mischief in the land, surely Allah
does not love the mischief-makers.
[28.78] He said: I have been
given this only on account of the
knowledge I have. Did he not know
that Allah had destroyed before him
of the generations those who were
mightier in strength than he and
greater in assemblage? And the
guilty shall not be asked about
their faults.
[28.79] So he went forth to
his people in his finery. Those who
desire this world's life said: O
would that we had the like of what
Qaroun is given; most surely he is
possessed of mighty good fortune.
[28.80] And those who were
given the knowledge said: Woe to
you! Allah's reward is better for
him who believes and does good, and
none is made to receive this except
the patient.
[28.81] Thus We made the
earth to swallow up him and his
abode; so he had no body of helpers
to assist him against Allah nor was
he of those who can defend
themselves.
[28.82] And those who yearned
for his place only the day before
began to say: Ah! (know) that Allah
amplifies and straitens the means of
subsistence for whom He pleases of
His servants; had not Allah been
gracious to us, He would most surely
have abased us; ah! (know) that the
ungrateful are never successful.
[28.83] (As for) that future
abode, We assign it to those who
have no desire to exalt themselves
in the earth nor to make mischief
and the good end is for those who
guard (against evil)
[28.84] Whoever brings good,
he shall have better than it, and
whoever brings evil, those who do
evil shall not be rewarded (for)
aught except what they did.
[28.85] Most surely He Who
has made the Quran binding on you
will bring you back to the
destination. Say: My Lord knows best
him who has brought the guidance and
him who is in manifest error.
[28.86] And you did not
expect that the Book would be
inspired to you, but it is a mercy
from your Lord, therefore be not a
backer-up of the unbelievers.
[28.87] And let them not turn
you aside from the communications of
Allah after they have been revealed
to you, and call (men) to your Lord
and be not of the polytheists.
[28.88] And call not with
Allah any other god; there is no god
but He, every thing is perishable
but He; His is the judgment, and to
Him you shall be brought back. |
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