Tanwir al-Miqbas · Tafsir · in English
Ash-Shu'ara 26:106–211
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إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٠٦
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When their brother) their Prophet; he was not their brother in religion but only in kinship (Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)) the worship of other than Allah?
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger) faithful in conveying the message; it is also said that this means: I was deemed very trustworthy in your eyes before this, so how could you doubt me today, (unto you) from Allah,
(So keep your duty to Allah) so fear Allah regarding that which He has commanded you of repentance and faith, (and obey me) and follow my way and religion.
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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.
(And I ask of you no wage) no provision (therefore) in exchange for the profession of Allah's divine Oneness; (my wage) my provision (is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
So keep your duty to Allah) so fear Allah regarding that which He has commanded you of repentance and faith, (and obey me) and follow my advice.
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۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ ١١١
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
(They said: Shall we put faith in thee) shall we believe in you, O Noah, (when the lowest (of the people) follow thee) when our most lowly and weak have followed you? We will not believe in you until you repulse them.
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قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١١٢
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
(He said) Noah said: (And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)) I do not know whether it is you or them who will agree with me?
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إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ ١١٣
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
(Lo! their reckoning) their reward and sustenance (is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew) this;
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وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١١٤
And I am not one to drive away the believers.
(And I am not (here) to repulse believers) from the worship of Allah.
(I am only a plain warner) I am only a Messenger warning you of a curse that you know well.
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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."
(They said: If thou cease not) from what you are saying, (O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death)) we will kill you just as we killed the strangers who believed in you.
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ ١١٧
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
(He said) Noah said: (My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me) regarding the message, and have killed those strangers who believed in me.
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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."
(Therefore judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgement) a fair judgement, (and save me and those believers who are with me) from their torment.
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فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ١١٩
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
(And We saved him and those with him) among the believers (in the laden ship) and it was only waiting to sail away.
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ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ ١٢٠
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
(Then afterward We drowned the others) i.e. the rest of his people, after Noah boarded the ship.
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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٢١
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
(Lo! Herein) in that which We did with them (is indeed a portent) a sign and an admonition to those who came after them, (yet most of them are not believers) they were not believers and most of them were disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٢٢
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty) in retribution against them when He drowned them, (the Merciful) towards the believers when He saved them from drowning.
((The tribe of) 'Aad denied the messengers (of Allah)) the people of Hud denied Hud as well as all the messenger whom Hud had mentioned to them,
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إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤
When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When their brother) their Prophet (Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)) the worship of other than Allah?
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger) I am faithful regarding the message (unto you) from Allah,
(So keep your duty to Allah) so obey Allah regarding that which He has commanded you of repentance and faith (and obey me) in that which I command you.
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وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٢٧
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
(And I ask of you no wage) no payment (therefore) for professing Allah's divine Oneness; (my wage) my reward (is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
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أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ ١٢٨
Do you construct on every elevation a sign,1 amusing yourselves,
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?) you beat up any stranger who passes by you and steal his clothes; this can also be understood in this manner: do you build in every marketplace a sign by means of which you scoff at whoever passes by you?
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وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ ١٢٩
And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?
(And seek ye out strongholds) houses, palaces and pools, (that haply ye may last for ever) in this worldly life? Nay, you will not last for ever!
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وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ ١٣٠
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
(And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?) And when you punish, you do so in the manner of the tyrants: you beat up and kill in a state of anger.
(Rather keep your duty to Allah) rather, fear Allah regarding that which He has commanded you of repentance and faith, (and obey me) and follow my way.
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وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ١٣٢
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
(Keep your duty towards Him) fear Him (who hath aided) provided (you with (the good things) that ye know),
Then He explained what He provided them with, saying: (Hath aided ye with cattle and sons) He gave you cattle and sons.
(And gardens and water springs) and pure water.
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إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٣٥
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
(Lo! I fear for you) I know you will be visited by (the retribution of an awful day) in the Fire, if you do not repent of disbelief, idolatry and idol worship.
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قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ ١٣٦
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
(They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest) you warn us (or art not of those who preach) or you are a warner to us;
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إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٣٧
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
(This) that in which we are now (is but a fable of the men of old) the religion of the people of old; the religion of our forefathers; it is also said that this means: what you say is nothing but the invention of the people of old,
(And we shall not be doomed) for adhering to this religion, as you claim.
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٩
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
(And they denied him) they disbelieved in his message and in what he said to them; (therefore We destroyed them) by the wind. (Lo! Herein) in that which We did to them (is indeed a portent) a sign and an admonition to those who came after them, (yet most of them are not believers) they were not believers and most of them were disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٤٠
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty) in retribution against the disbelievers, (the Merciful) towards the believers, for He saved them from the wind.
((The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)) the people of Salih denied Salih just as they denied all the messengers that Salih mentioned to them.
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إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٤٢
When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When their brother) their Prophet (Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)) the worship of other than Allah?
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you) I am a Messenger from Allah to you, and I am faithful as regards the message I bring,
(So keep your duty to Allah) so fear Allah regarding that which He commanded you of repentance and faith (and obey me) and follow my way and religion.
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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.
(And I ask of you no wage) no payment or provision (therefore) in exchange for the profession of Allah's divine Oneness; (my wage) my reward (is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
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أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ١٤٦
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
Will ye be left secure) from death, cessation or punishment (in that which is here before us) of bounties,
(In gardens and water springs) pure water
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وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ ١٤٨
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
(And tilled fields and heavy sheathed palm-trees) bearing ripe and seemly fruits,
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وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ ١٤٩
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
(Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?) it is also said that this means: feeling proud of, and haughty about, your farms.
(Therefore keep your duty to Allah) fear Allah regarding that which He commanded you (and obey me) and follow my way and advice,
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وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ١٥١
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
(And obey not the command of the prodigal) and obey not the words of the idolaters,
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ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ ١٥٢
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
(Who spread corruption in the earth) through disbelief, idolatry and calling to the worship of other than Allah, (and reform not) they do not command righteousness.
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قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٥٣
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
(They said: thou art but one of the bewitched) you are neither an angel nor a prophet;
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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."
(Thou art but a mortal) a human being (like us) you eat and drink just like we do. (So bring some token) a sign to prove what you claim (if thou art of the truthful) that the punishment is coming and that you are a Messenger to us.
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قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ١٥٥
He said, "This is a she-camel.1 For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
(He said) Salih said to them: ((Behold) this she-camel) she is a sign that I am sent as a prophet to you. (She hath the right to drink (at the well)) one day, (and ye have the right to drink) another day, ((each) on an appointed day) i.e. in alternate days: one day for you and one day for her.
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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."
(And touch her not with ill) do not hamstrung her (lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
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فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
But they hamstrung her) they killed her, (and then were penitent) and they regretted killing her.
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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.
(So the retribution came on them) after three days. (Lo! Herein) in that which We did to them (is indeed a portent) a sign and an admonition for those who came after them, (yet most of them are not believers) they were not believers and were all disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٥٩
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(And lo! thy Lord) O Muhammad! (He is indeed the Mighty) in retribution against the disbelievers, (the Merciful) towards the believers.
(The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah)) the people of Lot denied Lot and they also denied all the messengers mentioned to them by Lot,
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إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٦١
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When their brother) their Prophet (Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)) will you not ward off the worship of other than Allah?
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you) from Allah and I am faithful regarding the message I have brought to you,
(So keep your duty to Allah) so fear Allah in that which He commanded you regarding repentance and faith (and obey me) follow my way and religion.
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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.
(And I ask of you no wage) no payment (therefore) for professing Allah's divine Oneness; (my wage) my reward (is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
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أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٥
Do you approach males among the worlds1
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males) for sexual intercourse,
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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."
(And leave the wives) and avoid having sex with your wives (your Lord created for you) that your Lord made lawful for you? (Nay, but ye are froward folk) who transgress from the lawful to the unlawful.
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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."
(They said: If thou cease not, O Lot) from what you say, (thou wilt soon be of the outcast) you will be expelled from our land, Sodom.
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قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ ١٦٨
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
(He said) Lot said: (I am in truth of those who hate your conduct) your evil conduct.
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رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٦٩
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
(My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
So We saved him and his household, every one,
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إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٧١
Except an old woman1 among those who remained behind.
Save an old woman) his hypocrite wife (among those who stayed behind) to be destroyed.
(Then afterward We destroyed the others) We destroyed the remainder of his people.
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وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٣
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
(And We rained on them) on their sodomites and travellers (a rain) of stones. (And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned) evil is the rain of stones for those who were warned by Lot but did not believe.
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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٧٤
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
(Lo! Herein) in that which We did to them (is indeed a portent) a sign and an admonition for those who came after them, (yet most of them are not believers) they were not believers and most of them were disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٧٥
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty) in retribution against the disbelievers, (the Merciful) towards the believers.
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كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٧٦
The companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] denied the messengers
(The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah)) the people of Shu'ayb denied Shu'ayb just as they denied all the messengers mentioned to them by Shu'ayb,
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إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٧٧
When Shuʿayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When Shu'ayb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)) will you not ward off the worship of other than Allah?
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you) from Allah and I am faithful regarding the message I convey to you,
(So keep your duty to Allah) so fear Allah in that which He commanded you regarding repentance and faith (and obey me) and follow my way and religion.
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وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٨٠
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
(And I ask of you no wage) no payment (for it) for the profession of Allah's divine Oneness; (my wage) my reward (is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
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۞ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ ١٨١
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
Give full measure) when you measure or weigh, (and be not of those who give less (than the due)) in measurement and weighing; this is because they were well known for giving less than what is due in measurement.
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وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ ١٨٢
And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.
(And weigh with the true balance) and weigh with the balance of justice.
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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.
(Wrong not mankind in their goods) do not diminish people's due in measurement and weight, (and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth) do not commit transgressions and corruption in the land by giving less in measurement and weight and calling to the worship of other than Allah.
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وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٨٤
And fear He who created you and the former creation."1
(And keep your duty unto) and fear (Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old) He created the people of old before you.
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قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٨٥
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
(They said: thou art but one of the bewitched) you are neither an angel nor a Prophet;
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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.
(Thou art but a mortal) a human being (like us) you eat and drink just as we do, (and lo! we deem thee of the liars) in what you claim.
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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."
(Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us) as punishment, (if thou art of the Truthful) that the punishment is coming.
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قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ١٨٨
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
(He said) Shu'ayb said: (My Lord is best aware of what ye do) in your state of disbelief, and He is more aware of you and your punishment.
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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.
(But they denied him) they denied his message, (so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom) the punishment came in the form of a cloud that stopped above them and burned them with its heat. (Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day) it was a severe day of chastisement for them.
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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٩٠
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
(Lo! Herein) in that which We did to them (is indeed a portent) a sign and an admonition for those who came after them; (yet most of them are not believers) they were not believers and most of them were disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٩١
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty) in retribution against the disbelievers, (the Merciful) towards the believers.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٩٢
And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
(And lo! it is) i.e. the Qur'an (a revelation) an address (of the Lord of the Worlds),
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نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ ١٩٣
The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down
(Which the True Spirit hath brought down) Allah sent down Gabriel, the trustworthy Gabriel, to convey the message to His prophets,
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عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ ١٩٤
Upon your heart, [O Muḥammad] - that you may be of the warners
(Upon your heart) according to your memorisation; it is also said that this means: when it was recited to you, (that thou mayst be (one) of the warners) by means of the Qur'an,
(In plain Arabic speech) He says: the Qur'an is in the Arabic usage; it is also said that this means: inform them, O Muhammad, using their own language.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٩٦
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
(And lo, it is) i.e. the description of the Qur'an and Muhammad (pbuh) (in the Scriptures of the men of old) is written in the Scriptures of the prophets who came before you.
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أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ١٩٧
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
(Is it not a token) a sign for the prophethood of Muhammad, Allah bless him and give peace, (for them) for the people of Mecca (that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?) That is, when they asked them about Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an and they informed them about both.
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وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ ١٩٨
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners1
(And if We had revealed it) and if We sent Gabriel with the Qur'an (unto one of any other nation than the Arabs) to a person who spoke no Arabic,
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فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٩٩
And he had recited it to them [perfectly],1 they would [still] not have been believers in it.
(And he had read it unto them) unto Quraysh, (they would not have believed in it) i.e. in the Qur'an, because they did not believe in what was in their own language, so how were they to believe in something which is in a different language?
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كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ٢٠٠
Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.
(Thus do We make it) the denial (traverse the hearts of the guilty) the idolaters: Abu Jahl and his host.
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لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ ٢٠١
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
(They will not believe in it) so that they do not believe in Muhammad (pbuh) or in the Qur'an (till they behold the painful doom,
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فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ٢٠٢
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
So that it) the torment (will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not) the coming of the punishment upon them.
(Then they will say) when the punishment comes upon them: (Are we to be reprieved) from the punishment?
(Would they (now) hasten on Our doom) the coming of Our punishment?
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أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ ٢٠٥
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
(Hast thou then seen) O Muhammad, (We content them for (long) years) in their state of disbelief,
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ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ ٢٠٦
And then there came to them that which they were promised?
(And then cometh that which they were promised) of punishment,
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مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ ٢٠٧
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
((How) that wherewith) Allah's punishment (they were contented) because of the reprieve (naught availeth them) from Allah's punishment?
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وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ ٢٠٨
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
(And We destroyed no township) no inhabitants of any township (but it had its warners) warning messengers,
(For reminder) they remind them of Allah's punishment, (for We never were oppressors) by destroying them.
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وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ ٢١٠
And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.1
(The devils) at the time of the Prophet (pbuh) (did not bring it down) did not bring the Qur'an down.
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وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ ٢١١
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
(It is not meet for them) the devils are not fit to do so, (nor is it in their power) nor could they do this,
Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences