Verse 1

ﭑ ﭒ ​

Ash-Shu'ara'

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

Verse 2

ﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗ ​

These are the verses of the clear Book.

Verse 3

ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝ ﭞ ​

Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief.

Verse 4

ﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩ ﭪ ​

If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it.

Verse 5

ﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵ ﭶ ​

Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it.

Verse 6

ﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾ ﭿ ​

They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule.

Verse 7

ﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊ ﮋ ​

Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it?

Verse 8

ﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔ ﮕ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 9

ﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚ ﮛ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 10

ﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣ ﮤ ​

˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—

Verse 11

ﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩ ﮪ ​

the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹Allah˺?”

Verse 12

ﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰ ﮱ ​

He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me.

Verse 13

ﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚ ﯛ ​

And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

Verse 14

ﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡ ﯢ ​

Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”

Verse 15

ﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ ​

Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening.

Verse 16

ﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds,

Verse 17

ﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹ ﯺ ​

˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

Verse 18

ﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄ ﰅ ​

Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?

Verse 19

ﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌ ﰍ ​

Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

Verse 20

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗ ​

Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance.

Verse 21

ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢ ﭣ ​

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

Verse 22

ﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫ ﭬ ​

How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

Verse 23

ﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱ ﭲ ​

Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

Verse 24

ﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼ ﭽ ​

Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

Verse 25

ﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂ ﮃ ​

Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

Verse 26

ﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈ ﮉ ​

Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

Verse 27

ﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐ ﮑ ​

Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

Verse 28

ﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

Verse 29

ﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤ ﮥ ​

Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

Verse 30

ﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪ ﮫ ​

Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

Verse 31

ﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﯔ ​

Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

Verse 32

ﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚ ﯛ ​

So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

Verse 33

ﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡ ﯢ ​

Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.

Verse 34

ﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩ ﯪ ​

Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician,

Verse 35

ﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲ ﯳ ​

who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

Verse 36

ﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺ ﯻ ​

They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

Verse 37

ﯼﯽﯾﯿ ﰀ ​

to bring you every skilled magician.”

Verse 38

ﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅ ﰆ ​

So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day.

Verse 39

ﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋ ﰌ ​

And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering,

Verse 40

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗ ﭘ ​

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

Verse 41

ﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤ ﭥ ​

When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”

Verse 42

ﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫ ﭬ ​

He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”

Verse 43

ﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”

Verse 44

ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽ ﭾ ​

So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”

Verse 45

ﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆ ﮇ ​

Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion!

Verse 46

ﮈﮉﮊ ﮋ ​

So the magicians fell down, prostrating.

Verse 47

ﮌﮍﮎﮏ ﮐ ​

They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

Verse 48

ﮑﮒﮓ ﮔ ​

the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

Verse 49

ﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫ ﮬ ​

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

Verse 50

ﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕ ﯖ ​

They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.

Verse 51

ﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡ ﯢ ​

We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”

Verse 52

ﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ ​

And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

Verse 53

ﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱ ﯲ ​

Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities,

Verse 54

ﯳﯴﯵﯶ ﯷ ​

˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people,

Verse 55

ﯸﯹﯺ ﯻ ​

who have really enraged us,

Verse 56

ﯼﯽﯾ ﯿ ​

but we are all on the alert.”

Verse 57

ﰀﰁﰂﰃ ﰄ ​

So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs,

Verse 58

ﰅﰆﰇ ﰈ ​

treasures, and splendid residences.

Verse 59

ﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍ ﰎ ​

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel.

Verse 60

ﰏﰐ ﰑ ​

And so they pursued them at sunrise.

Verse 61

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘ ﭙ ​

When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”

Verse 62

ﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠ ﭡ ​

Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”

Verse 63

ﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯ ﭰ ​

So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain.

Verse 64

ﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

We drew the pursuers to that place,

Verse 65

ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹ ﭺ ​

and delivered Moses and those with him all together.

Verse 66

ﭻﭼﭽ ﭾ ​

Then We drowned the others.

Verse 67

ﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇ ﮈ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 68

ﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍ ﮎ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 69

ﮏﮐﮑﮒ ﮓ ​

Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham,

Verse 70

ﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙ ﮚ ​

when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”

Verse 71

ﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠ ﮡ ​

They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”

Verse 72

ﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦ ﮧ ​

Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?

Verse 73

ﮨﮩﮪﮫ ﮬ ​

Or can they benefit or harm you?”

Verse 74

ﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﯔ ​

They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”

Verse 75

ﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙ ﯚ ​

Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—

Verse 76

ﯛﯜﯝ ﯞ ​

you and your ancestors?

Verse 77

ﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤ ﯥ ​

They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 78

ﯦﯧﯨﯩ ﯪ ​

˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me.

Verse 79

ﯫﯬﯭﯮ ﯯ ​

˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink.

Verse 80

ﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick.

Verse 81

ﯵﯶﯷﯸ ﯹ ​

And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life.

Verse 82

ﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰂ ​

And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”

Verse 83

ﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈ ﰉ ​

“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous.

Verse 84

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗ ​

Bless me with honourable mention among later generations.

Verse 85

ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜ ﭝ ​

Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss.

Verse 86

ﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣ ﭤ ​

Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided.

Verse 87

ﭥﭦﭧﭨ ﭩ ​

And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—

Verse 88

ﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯ ﭰ ​

the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit.

Verse 89

ﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶ ﭷ ​

Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”

Verse 90

ﭸﭹﭺ ﭻ ​

˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing,

Verse 91

ﭼﭽﭾ ﭿ ​

and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant.

Verse 92

ﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅ ﮆ ​

And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship

Verse 93

ﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍ ﮎ ​

besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”

Verse 94

ﮏﮐﮑﮒ ﮓ ​

Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant

Verse 95

ﮔﮕﮖ ﮗ ​

and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together.

Verse 96

ﮘﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols,

Verse 97

ﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢ ﮣ ​

“By Allah! We were clearly mistaken,

Verse 98

ﮤﮥﮦﮧ ﮨ ​

when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 99

ﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﮭ ​

And none led us astray other than the wicked.

Verse 100

ﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﯓ ​

Now we have none to intercede for us,

Verse 101

ﯔﯕﯖ ﯗ ​

nor a close friend.

Verse 102

ﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞ ﯟ ​

If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”

Verse 103

ﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 104

ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮ ﯯ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 105

ﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

The people of Noah rejected the messengers

Verse 106

ﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻ ﯼ ​

when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 107

ﯽﯾﯿﰀ ﰁ ​

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 108

ﰂﰃﰄ ﰅ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 109

ﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑ ﰒ ​

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 110

ﰓﰔﰕ ﰖ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.”

Verse 111

ﰗﰘﰙﰚﰛﰜ ﰝ ​

They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”

Verse 112

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗ ​

He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?

Verse 113

ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟ ﭠ ​

Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!

Verse 114

ﭡﭢﭣﭤ ﭥ ​

I am not going to expel the believers.

Verse 115

ﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪ ﭫ ​

I am only sent with a clear warning.”

Verse 116

ﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”

Verse 117

ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹ ﭺ ​

Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me.

Verse 118

ﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃ ﮄ ​

So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”

Verse 119

ﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊ ﮋ ​

So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark.

Verse 120

ﮌﮍﮎﮏ ﮐ ​

Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

Verse 121

ﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙ ﮚ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 122

ﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﮠ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 123

ﮡﮢﮣ ﮤ ​

The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers

Verse 124

ﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫ ﮬ ​

when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 125

ﮭﮮﮯﮰ ﮱ ​

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 126

ﯓﯔﯕ ﯖ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 127

ﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﯣ ​

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 128

ﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,

Verse 129

ﯪﯫﯬﯭ ﯮ ​

and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,

Verse 130

ﯯﯰﯱﯲ ﯳ ​

and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

Verse 131

ﯴﯵﯶ ﯷ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 132

ﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼ ﯽ ​

Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:

Verse 133

ﯾﯿﰀ ﰁ ​

He provided you with cattle, and children,

Verse 134

ﰂﰃ ﰄ ​

and gardens, and springs.

Verse 135

ﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊ ﰋ ​

I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

Verse 136

ﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔ ﰕ ​

They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not.

Verse 137

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕ ﭖ ​

This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

Verse 138

ﭗﭘﭙ ﭚ ​

And we will never be punished.”

Verse 139

ﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦ ﭧ ​

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 140

ﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬ ﭭ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 141

ﭮﭯﭰ ﭱ ​

The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers

Verse 142

ﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸ ﭹ ​

when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 143

ﭺﭻﭼﭽ ﭾ ​

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 144

ﭿﮀﮁ ﮂ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 145

ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎ ﮏ ​

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 146

ﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔ ﮕ ​

Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:

Verse 147

ﮖﮗﮘ ﮙ ​

amid gardens and springs,

Verse 148

ﮚﮛﮜﮝ ﮞ ​

and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;

Verse 149

ﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣ ﮤ ​

to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?

Verse 150

ﮥﮦﮧ ﮨ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 151

ﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﮭ ​

And do not follow the command of the transgressors,

Verse 152

ﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔ ﯕ ​

who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”

Verse 153

ﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚ ﯛ ​

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

Verse 154

ﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦ ﯧ ​

You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”

Verse 155

ﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰ ﯱ ​

Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.

Verse 156

ﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸ ﯹ ​

And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”

Verse 157

ﯺﯻﯼ ﯽ ​

But they killed her, becoming regretful.

Verse 158

ﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉ ﰊ ​

So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 159

ﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏ ﰐ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 160

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

The people of Lot rejected the messengers

Verse 161

ﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜ ﭝ ​

when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 162

ﭞﭟﭠﭡ ﭢ ​

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 163

ﭣﭤﭥ ﭦ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 164

ﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲ ﭳ ​

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 165

ﭴﭵﭶﭷ ﭸ ​

Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men,

Verse 166

ﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄ ﮅ ​

leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

Verse 167

ﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍ ﮎ ​

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

Verse 168

ﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓ ﮔ ​

Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.

Verse 169

ﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙ ﮚ ​

My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

Verse 170

ﮛﮜﮝ ﮞ ​

So We saved him and all of his family,

Verse 171

ﮟﮠﮡﮢ ﮣ ​

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

Verse 172

ﮤﮥﮦ ﮧ ​

Then We utterly destroyed the rest,

Verse 173

ﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮ ﮯ ​

pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!

Verse 174

ﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙ ﯚ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 175

ﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟ ﯠ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 176

ﯡﯢﯣﯤ ﯥ ​

The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

Verse 177

ﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ ​

when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

Verse 178

ﯭﯮﯯﯰ ﯱ ​

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Verse 179

ﯲﯳﯴ ﯵ ​

So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 180

ﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰂ ​

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 181

ﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉ ﰊ ​

Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

Verse 182

ﰋﰌﰍ ﰎ ​

Weigh with an even balance,

Verse 183

ﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔﰕﰖﰗ ﰘ ​

and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

Verse 184

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕ ﭖ ​

And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”

Verse 185

ﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛ ﭜ ​

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

Verse 186

ﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥ ﭦ ​

Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar.

Verse 187

ﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯ ﭰ ​

So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”

Verse 188

ﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵ ﭶ ​

Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”

Verse 189

ﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁ ﮂ ​

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day.

Verse 190

ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋ ﮌ ​

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

Verse 191

ﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑ ﮒ ​

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Verse 192

ﮓﮔﮕﮖ ﮗ ​

This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds,

Verse 193

ﮘﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

Verse 194

ﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡ ﮢ ​

into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

Verse 195

ﮣﮤﮥ ﮦ ​

in a clear Arabic tongue.

Verse 196

ﮧﮨﮩﮪ ﮫ ​

And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

Verse 197

ﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕ ﯖ ​

Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel?

Verse 198

ﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛ ﯜ ​

Had We revealed it to a non-Arab,

Verse 199

ﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﯣ ​

who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

Verse 200

ﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

Verse 201

ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰ ﯱ ​

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,

Verse 202

ﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶ ﯷ ​

which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

Verse 203

ﯸﯹﯺﯻ ﯼ ​

Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

Verse 204

ﯽﯾ ﯿ ​

Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

Verse 205

ﰀﰁﰂﰃ ﰄ ​

Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years,

Verse 206

ﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉ ﰊ ​

then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

Verse 207

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗ ​

would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

Verse 208

ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞ ﭟ ​

We have never destroyed a society without warners

Verse 209

ﭠﭡﭢﭣ ﭤ ​

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

Verse 210

ﭥﭦﭧﭨ ﭩ ​

It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

Verse 211

ﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮ ﭯ ​

it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,

Verse 212

ﭰﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.

Verse 213

ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽ ﭾ ​

So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

Verse 214

ﭿﮀﮁ ﮂ ​

And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,

Verse 215

ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈ ﮉ ​

and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

Verse 216

ﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐ ﮑ ​

But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

Verse 217

ﮒﮓﮔﮕ ﮖ ​

Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,

Verse 218

ﮗﮘﮙﮚ ﮛ ​

Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,

Verse 219

ﮜﮝﮞ ﮟ ​

as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

Verse 220

ﮠﮡﮢﮣ ﮤ ​

He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 221

ﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪ ﮫ ​

Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

Verse 222

ﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰ ﮱ ​

They descend upon every sinful liar,

Verse 223

ﯓﯔﯕﯖ ﯗ ​

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.

Verse 224

ﯘﯙﯚ ﯛ ​

As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

Verse 225

ﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﯣ ​

Do you not see how they rant in every field,

Verse 226

ﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

only saying what they never do?

Verse 227

ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽ ﯾ ​

Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.