طسٓمٓ Ta Seem Meem ١
Ṭā, Seen, Meem.
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28. Surah Al-Qasas
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book ٱلْمُبِينِ the clear ٢
These are verses of the clear Book.
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نَتْلُوا۟ We recite عَلَيْكَ to you مِن from نَّبَإِ (the) news مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa وَفِرْعَوْنَ and Firaun بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe ٣
We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.
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إِنَّ Indeed فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun عَلَا exalted himself فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land وَجَعَلَ and made أَهْلَهَا its people شِيَعًۭا (into) sects يَسْتَضْعِفُ oppressing طَآئِفَةًۭ a group مِّنْهُمْ among them يُذَبِّحُ slaughtering أَبْنَآءَهُمْ their sons وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ and letting live نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ their women إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ was مِنَ of ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ the corrupters ٤
Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.
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وَنُرِيدُ And We wanted أَن to نَّمُنَّ bestow a favor عَلَى upon ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ were oppressed فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ and make them أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ and make them ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ the inheritors ٥
And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors
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وَنُمَكِّنَ And [We] establish لَهُمْ them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land وَنُرِىَ and show فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ and Haman وَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hosts مِنْهُم through them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they were يَحْذَرُونَ fearing ٦
And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Hāmān and their soldiers through them that which they had feared.
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وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired إِلَىٰٓ [to] أُمِّ (the) mother مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa أَنْ that أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ Suckle him فَإِذَا but when خِفْتِ you fear عَلَيْهِ for him فَأَلْقِيهِ then cast him فِى in(to) ٱلْيَمِّ the river وَلَا and (do) not تَخَافِى fear وَلَا and (do) not تَحْزَنِىٓ ۖ grieve إِنَّا Indeed, We رَآدُّوهُ (will) restore him إِلَيْكِ to you وَجَاعِلُوهُ and (will) make him مِنَ of ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٧
And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."
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فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ Then picked him up ءَالُ (the) family فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun لِيَكُونَ so that he might become لَهُمْ to them عَدُوًّۭا an enemy وَحَزَنًا ۗ and a grief إِنَّ Indeed فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ and Haman وَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hosts كَانُوا۟ were خَـٰطِـِٔينَ sinners ٨
And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Hāmān and their soldiers were deliberate sinners.
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وَقَالَتِ And said ٱمْرَأَتُ (the) wife فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun قُرَّتُ A comfort عَيْنٍۢ (of the) eye لِّى for me وَلَكَ ۖ and for you لَا (Do) not تَقْتُلُوهُ kill him عَسَىٰٓ perhaps أَن (that) يَنفَعَنَآ he may benefit us أَوْ or نَتَّخِذَهُۥ we may take him وَلَدًۭا (as) a son وَهُمْ And they لَا (did) not يَشْعُرُونَ perceive ٩
And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye [i.e., pleasure] for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
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وَأَصْبَحَ And became فُؤَادُ (the) heart أُمِّ (of the) mother مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa فَـٰرِغًا ۖ empty إِن That كَادَتْ she was near لَتُبْدِى (to) disclosing بِهِۦ about him لَوْلَآ if not أَن that رَّبَطْنَا We strengthened عَلَىٰ [over] قَلْبِهَا her heart لِتَكُونَ so that she would be مِنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ١٠
And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
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وَقَالَتْ And she said لِأُخْتِهِۦ to his sister قُصِّيهِ ۖ Follow him فَبَصُرَتْ So she watched بِهِۦ him عَن from جُنُبٍۢ a distance وَهُمْ while they لَا (did) not يَشْعُرُونَ perceive ١١
And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.
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۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا And We had forbidden عَلَيْهِ for him ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ the wet nurses مِن before قَبْلُ before فَقَالَتْ so she said هَلْ Shall I أَدُلُّكُمْ direct you عَلَىٰٓ to أَهْلِ (the) people بَيْتٍۢ (of) a house يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ who will rear him لَكُمْ for you وَهُمْ while they لَهُۥ to him نَـٰصِحُونَ (will be) sincere ١٢
And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"
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فَرَدَدْنَـٰهُ So We restored him إِلَىٰٓ to أُمِّهِۦ his mother كَىْ that تَقَرَّ might be comforted عَيْنُهَا her eye وَلَا and not تَحْزَنَ she may grieve وَلِتَعْلَمَ and that she would know أَنَّ that وَعْدَ the Promise of Allah ٱللَّهِ the Promise of Allah حَقٌّۭ (is) true وَلَـٰكِنَّ But أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ١٣
So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allāh is true. But most of them [i.e., the people] do not know.
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وَلَمَّا And when بَلَغَ he reached أَشُدَّهُۥ his full strength وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ and became mature ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We bestowed upon him حُكْمًۭا wisdom وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We reward ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ١٤
And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.
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وَدَخَلَ And he entered ٱلْمَدِينَةَ the city عَلَىٰ at حِينِ a time غَفْلَةٍۢ (of) inattention مِّنْ of أَهْلِهَا its people فَوَجَدَ and found فِيهَا therein رَجُلَيْنِ two men يَقْتَتِلَانِ fighting each other هَـٰذَا this مِن of شِيعَتِهِۦ his party وَهَـٰذَا and this مِنْ of عَدُوِّهِۦ ۖ his enemy فَٱسْتَغَـٰثَهُ And called him for help ٱلَّذِى the one who مِن (was) from شِيعَتِهِۦ his party عَلَى against ٱلَّذِى the one who مِنْ (was) from عَدُوِّهِۦ his enemy فَوَكَزَهُۥ so Musa struck him with his fist مُوسَىٰ so Musa struck him with his fist فَقَضَىٰ and killed him عَلَيْهِ ۖ and killed him قَالَ He said هَـٰذَا This (is) مِنْ of عَمَلِ (the) deed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۖ (of) Shaitaan إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he عَدُوٌّۭ (is) an enemy مُّضِلٌّۭ one who misleads مُّبِينٌۭ clearly ١٥
And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I ظَلَمْتُ [I] have wronged نَفْسِى my soul فَٱغْفِرْ so forgive لِى [for] me فَغَفَرَ Then He forgave لَهُۥٓ ۚ [for] him إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He هُوَ He (is) ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٦
He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord بِمَآ Because أَنْعَمْتَ You have favored عَلَىَّ [on] me فَلَنْ so not أَكُونَ I will be ظَهِيرًۭا a supporter لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals ١٧
He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."
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فَأَصْبَحَ In the morning he was فِى in ٱلْمَدِينَةِ the city خَآئِفًۭا fearful يَتَرَقَّبُ (and) was vigilant فَإِذَا when behold ٱلَّذِى The one who ٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥ sought his help بِٱلْأَمْسِ the previous day يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥ ۚ cried out to him for help قَالَ Said لَهُۥ to him مُوسَىٰٓ Musa إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَغَوِىٌّۭ (are) surely a deviator مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٨
And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
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فَلَمَّآ Then when أَنْ [that] أَرَادَ he wanted أَن to يَبْطِشَ strike بِٱلَّذِى the one who هُوَ [he] (was) عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy لَّهُمَا to both of them قَالَ he said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa أَتُرِيدُ Do you intend أَن to تَقْتُلَنِى kill me كَمَا as قَتَلْتَ you killed نَفْسًۢا a person بِٱلْأَمْسِ ۖ yesterday إِن Not تُرِيدُ you want إِلَّآ but أَن that تَكُونَ you become جَبَّارًۭا a tyrant فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and not تُرِيدُ you want أَن that تَكُونَ you be مِنَ of ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ the reformers ١٩
And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be of the amenders."
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وَجَآءَ And came رَجُلٌۭ a man مِّنْ from أَقْصَا (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city يَسْعَىٰ running قَالَ He said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمَلَأَ the chiefs يَأْتَمِرُونَ are taking counsel بِكَ about you لِيَقْتُلُوكَ to kill you فَٱخْرُجْ so leave إِنِّى indeed, I am لَكَ to you مِنَ of ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ the sincere advisors ٢٠
And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
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فَخَرَجَ So he left مِنْهَا from it خَآئِفًۭا fearing يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ (and) vigilant قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord نَجِّنِى Save me مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٢١
So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."
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وَلَمَّا And when تَوَجَّهَ he turned his face تِلْقَآءَ towards مَدْيَنَ Madyan قَالَ he said عَسَىٰ Perhaps رَبِّىٓ my Lord أَن [that] يَهْدِيَنِى will guide me سَوَآءَ (to the) sound ٱلسَّبِيلِ way ٢٢
And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
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وَلَمَّا And when وَرَدَ he came مَآءَ (to the) water مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan وَجَدَ he found عَلَيْهِ on it أُمَّةًۭ a group مِّنَ of ٱلنَّاسِ men يَسْقُونَ watering وَوَجَدَ and he found مِن besides them دُونِهِمُ besides them ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِ two women تَذُودَانِ ۖ keeping back قَالَ He said مَا What خَطْبُكُمَا ۖ (is the) matter with both of you قَالَتَا They said لَا We cannot water نَسْقِى We cannot water حَتَّىٰ until يُصْدِرَ take away ٱلرِّعَآءُ ۖ the shepherds وَأَبُونَا and our father شَيْخٌۭ (is) a very old man كَبِيرٌۭ (is) a very old man ٢٣
And when he came to the water [i.e., well] of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women holding back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
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فَسَقَىٰ So he watered لَهُمَا for them ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّىٰٓ he turned back إِلَى to ٱلظِّلِّ the shade فَقَالَ and said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I am لِمَآ of whatever أَنزَلْتَ You send إِلَىَّ to me مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good فَقِيرٌۭ (in) need ٢٤
So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."
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فَجَآءَتْهُ Then came to him إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two women تَمْشِى walking عَلَى with ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍۢ shyness قَالَتْ She said إِنَّ Indeed أَبِى my father يَدْعُوكَ calls you لِيَجْزِيَكَ that he may reward you أَجْرَ (the) reward مَا (for) what سَقَيْتَ you watered لَنَا ۚ for us فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَهُۥ he came to him وَقَصَّ and narrated عَلَيْهِ to him ٱلْقَصَصَ the story قَالَ he said لَا (Do) not تَخَفْ ۖ fear نَجَوْتَ You have escaped مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٢٥
Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have escaped from the wrongdoing people."
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قَالَتْ Said إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of them يَـٰٓأَبَتِ O my father ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ Hire him إِنَّ Indeed خَيْرَ (the) best مَنِ whom ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ you (can) hire ٱلْقَوِىُّ (is) the strong ٱلْأَمِينُ the trustworthy ٢٦
One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
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قَالَ He said إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أُرِيدُ [I] wish أَنْ to أُنكِحَكَ marry you to إِحْدَى one ٱبْنَتَىَّ (of) my daughters هَـٰتَيْنِ (of) these two عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that تَأْجُرَنِى you serve me ثَمَـٰنِىَ (for) eight حِجَجٍۢ ۖ years فَإِنْ but if أَتْمَمْتَ you complete عَشْرًۭا ten فَمِنْ then from عِندِكَ ۖ you وَمَآ And not أُرِيدُ I wish أَنْ to أَشُقَّ make it difficult عَلَيْكَ ۚ for you سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me إِن if شَآءَ Allah wills ٱللَّهُ Allah wills مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٢٧
He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allāh wills, from among the righteous."
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قَالَ He said ذَٰلِكَ That بَيْنِى (is) between me وَبَيْنَكَ ۖ and between you أَيَّمَا Whichever ٱلْأَجَلَيْنِ (of) the two terms قَضَيْتُ I complete فَلَا then no عُدْوَٰنَ injustice عَلَىَّ ۖ to me وَٱللَّهُ and Allah عَلَىٰ over مَا what نَقُولُ we say وَكِيلٌۭ (is) a Witness ٢٨
[Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allāh, over what we say, is Witness."
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۞ فَلَمَّا Then when قَضَىٰ Musa fulfilled مُوسَى Musa fulfilled ٱلْأَجَلَ the term وَسَارَ and was traveling بِأَهْلِهِۦٓ with his family ءَانَسَ he saw مِن in جَانِبِ (the) direction ٱلطُّورِ (of) Mount Tur نَارًۭا a fire قَالَ He said لِأَهْلِهِ to his family ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ Stay here إِنِّىٓ indeed, I ءَانَسْتُ [I] perceive نَارًۭا a fire لَّعَلِّىٓ Perhaps ءَاتِيكُم I will bring you مِّنْهَا from there بِخَبَرٍ some information أَوْ or جَذْوَةٍۢ a burning wood مِّنَ from ٱلنَّارِ the fire لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَصْطَلُونَ warm yourselves ٢٩
And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."
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فَلَمَّآ But when أَتَىٰهَا he came (to) it نُودِىَ he was called مِن from شَـٰطِئِ (the) side ٱلْوَادِ (of) the valley ٱلْأَيْمَنِ the right فِى in ٱلْبُقْعَةِ the place even ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِ blessed مِنَ from ٱلشَّجَرَةِ the tree أَن that يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِنِّىٓ Indeed أَنَا I Am ٱللَّهُ Allah رَبُّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٣٠
But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allāh, Lord of the worlds."
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وَأَنْ And [that] أَلْقِ throw عَصَاكَ ۖ your staff فَلَمَّا But when رَءَاهَا he saw it تَهْتَزُّ moving كَأَنَّهَا as if it جَآنٌّۭ (were) a snake وَلَّىٰ he turned مُدْبِرًۭا (in) flight وَلَمْ and (did) not يُعَقِّبْ ۚ return يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa أَقْبِلْ Draw near وَلَا and (do) not تَخَفْ ۖ fear إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ the secure ٣١
And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allāh said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.
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ٱسْلُكْ Insert يَدَكَ your hand فِى in جَيْبِكَ your bosom تَخْرُجْ it will come forth بَيْضَآءَ white مِنْ without غَيْرِ without سُوٓءٍۢ any harm وَٱضْمُمْ And draw إِلَيْكَ to yourselves جَنَاحَكَ your hand مِنَ against ٱلرَّهْبِ ۖ fear فَذَٰنِكَ So these بُرْهَـٰنَانِ (are) two evidences مِن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦٓ ۚ and his chiefs إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ are قَوْمًۭا a people فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient ٣٢
Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you [as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed قَتَلْتُ I killed مِنْهُمْ of them نَفْسًۭا a man فَأَخَافُ and I fear أَن that يَقْتُلُونِ they will kill me ٣٣
He said, "My Lord, indeed I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.
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وَأَخِى And my brother هَـٰرُونُ Harun هُوَ he أَفْصَحُ (is) more eloquent مِنِّى than me لِسَانًۭا (in) speech فَأَرْسِلْهُ so send him مَعِىَ with me رِدْءًۭا (as) a helper يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖ who will confirm me إِنِّىٓ Indeed أَخَافُ I fear أَن that يُكَذِّبُونِ they will deny me ٣٤
And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."
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قَالَ He said سَنَشُدُّ We will strengthen عَضُدَكَ your arm بِأَخِيكَ through your brother وَنَجْعَلُ and We will make لَكُمَا for both of you سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority فَلَا so not يَصِلُونَ they will reach إِلَيْكُمَا ۚ to both of you بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Through Our Signs أَنتُمَا you two وَمَنِ and (those) who ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا follow you ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (will) be the dominant ٣٥
[Allāh] said, "We will strengthen your arm through your brother and grant you both supremacy so they will not reach you. [It will be] through Our signs; you and those who follow you will be the predominant."
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فَلَمَّا But when جَآءَهُم came to them مُّوسَىٰ Musa بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا with Our Signs بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear قَالُوا۟ they said مَا Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا except سِحْرٌۭ a magic مُّفْتَرًۭى invented وَمَا and not سَمِعْنَا we heard بِهَـٰذَا of this فِىٓ among ءَابَآئِنَا our forefathers ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ our forefathers ٣٦
But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."
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وَقَالَ And Musa said مُوسَىٰ And Musa said رَبِّىٓ My Lord أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَن of who جَآءَ has come بِٱلْهُدَىٰ with [the] guidance مِنْ from Him عِندِهِۦ from Him وَمَن and who تَكُونُ will be لَهُۥ for him عَـٰقِبَةُ the good end in the Hereafter ٱلدَّارِ ۖ the good end in the Hereafter إِنَّهُۥ Indeed لَا not يُفْلِحُ will be successful ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers ٣٧
And Moses said, "My Lord is more knowing [than we or you] of who has come with guidance from Him and to whom will be succession in the home. Indeed, wrongdoers do not succeed."
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وَقَالَ And Firaun said فِرْعَوْنُ And Firaun said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O chiefs ٱلْمَلَأُ O chiefs مَا Not عَلِمْتُ I know لَكُم for you مِّنْ any إِلَـٰهٍ god غَيْرِى other than me فَأَوْقِدْ So kindle لِى for me يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ O Haman عَلَى Upon ٱلطِّينِ the clay فَٱجْعَل and make لِّى for me صَرْحًۭا a lofty tower لَّعَلِّىٓ so that [I] أَطَّلِعُ I may look إِلَىٰٓ at إِلَـٰهِ (the) God مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa وَإِنِّى And indeed, I لَأَظُنُّهُۥ [I] think that he مِنَ (is) of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٣٨
And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Hāmān, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
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وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ And he was arrogant هُوَ And he was arrogant وَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hosts فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land بِغَيْرِ without ٱلْحَقِّ right وَظَنُّوٓا۟ and they thought أَنَّهُمْ that they إِلَيْنَا to Us لَا not يُرْجَعُونَ will be returned ٣٩
And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
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فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ So We seized him وَجُنُودَهُۥ and his hosts فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ and We threw them فِى in ٱلْيَمِّ ۖ the sea فَٱنظُرْ So see كَيْفَ how كَانَ was عَـٰقِبَةُ (the) end ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (of) the wrongdoers ٤٠
So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.
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وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders يَدْعُونَ inviting إِلَى to ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection لَا not يُنصَرُونَ they will be helped ٤١
And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
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وَأَتْبَعْنَـٰهُمْ And We caused to follow them فِى in هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلدُّنْيَا world لَعْنَةًۭ ۖ a curse وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection هُم they مِّنَ (will be) of ٱلْمَقْبُوحِينَ the despised ٤٢
And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture مِنۢ after [what] بَعْدِ after [what] مَآ after [what] أَهْلَكْنَا We had destroyed ٱلْقُرُونَ the generations ٱلْأُولَىٰ former بَصَآئِرَ (as) an enlightenment لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind وَهُدًۭى and a guidance وَرَحْمَةًۭ and mercy لَّعَلَّهُمْ that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember ٤٣
And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.
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وَمَا And not كُنتَ you were بِجَانِبِ on (the) side ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ western إِذْ when قَضَيْنَآ We decreed إِلَىٰ to مُوسَى Musa ٱلْأَمْرَ the Commandment وَمَا and not كُنتَ you were مِنَ among ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses ٤٤
And you, [O Muḥammad], were not on the western side [of the mount] when We revealed to Moses the command, and you were not among the witnesses [to that].
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وَلَـٰكِنَّآ But We أَنشَأْنَا [We] produced قُرُونًۭا generations فَتَطَاوَلَ and prolonged عَلَيْهِمُ for them ٱلْعُمُرُ ۚ the life وَمَا And not كُنتَ you were ثَاوِيًۭا a dweller فِىٓ among أَهْلِ (the) people مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan تَتْلُوا۟ reciting عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses وَلَـٰكِنَّا but We كُنَّا [We] were مُرْسِلِينَ the Senders ٤٥
But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].
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وَمَا And not كُنتَ you were بِجَانِبِ at (the) side ٱلطُّورِ (of) the Tur إِذْ when نَادَيْنَا We called وَلَـٰكِن But رَّحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord لِتُنذِرَ so that you warn قَوْمًۭا a people مَّآ not أَتَىٰهُم (had) come to them مِّن any نَّذِيرٍۢ warner مِّن before you قَبْلِكَ before you لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember ٤٦
And you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded.
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وَلَوْلَآ And if not أَن [that] تُصِيبَهُم struck them مُّصِيبَةٌۢ a disaster بِمَا for what قَدَّمَتْ had sent forth أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands فَيَقُولُوا۟ and they would say رَبَّنَا Our Lord لَوْلَآ Why not أَرْسَلْتَ You sent إِلَيْنَا to us رَسُولًۭا a Messenger فَنَتَّبِعَ so we (could have) followed ءَايَـٰتِكَ Your Verses وَنَكُونَ and we (would) have been مِنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٤٧
And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
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فَلَمَّا But when جَآءَهُمُ came to them ٱلْحَقُّ the truth مِنْ from Us عِندِنَا from Us قَالُوا۟ they said لَوْلَآ Why not أُوتِىَ he was given مِثْلَ (the) like مَآ (of) what أُوتِىَ was given مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ (to) Musa أَوَلَمْ Did not يَكْفُرُوا۟ they disbelieve بِمَآ in what أُوتِىَ was given مُوسَىٰ (to) Musa مِن before قَبْلُ ۖ before قَالُوا۟ They said سِحْرَانِ Two magic (works) تَظَـٰهَرَا supporting each other وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they said إِنَّا Indeed, we بِكُلٍّۢ in all كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ٤٨
But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ a Book مِّنْ from Allah عِندِ from Allah ٱللَّهِ from Allah هُوَ which أَهْدَىٰ (is) a better guide مِنْهُمَآ than both of them أَتَّبِعْهُ that I may follow it إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٤٩
Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allāh which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful."
— Come To Light
فَإِن But if لَّمْ not يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ they respond لَكَ to you فَٱعْلَمْ then know أَنَّمَا that only يَتَّبِعُونَ they follow أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ their desires وَمَنْ And who أَضَلُّ (is) more astray مِمَّنِ than (one) who ٱتَّبَعَ follows هَوَىٰهُ his own desire بِغَيْرِ without هُدًۭى guidance مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٥٠
But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allāh? Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
— Come To Light
۞ وَلَقَدْ And indeed وَصَّلْنَا We have conveyed لَهُمُ to them ٱلْقَوْلَ the Word لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember ٥١
And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the word [i.e., the Qur’ān] that they might be reminded.
— Come To Light
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture مِن before it قَبْلِهِۦ before it هُم they بِهِۦ in it يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٥٢
Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it - they are believers in it.
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وَإِذَا And when يُتْلَىٰ it is recited عَلَيْهِمْ to them قَالُوٓا۟ they say ءَامَنَّا We believe بِهِۦٓ in it إِنَّهُ Indeed, it ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth مِن from رَّبِّنَآ our Lord إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا [we] were مِن before it قَبْلِهِۦ before it مُسْلِمِينَ Muslims ٥٣
And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh]."
— Come To Light
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those يُؤْتَوْنَ will be given أَجْرَهُم their reward مَّرَّتَيْنِ twice بِمَا because صَبَرُوا۟ they are patient وَيَدْرَءُونَ and they repel بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ with good ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ the evil وَمِمَّا and from what رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ We have provided them يُنفِقُونَ they spend ٥٤
Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend.
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وَإِذَا And when سَمِعُوا۟ they hear ٱللَّغْوَ vain talk أَعْرَضُوا۟ they turn away عَنْهُ from it وَقَالُوا۟ and say لَنَآ For us أَعْمَـٰلُنَا our deeds وَلَكُمْ and for you أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ your deeds سَلَـٰمٌ Peace (be) عَلَيْكُمْ on you لَا not نَبْتَغِى we seek ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant ٥٥
And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
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إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَا (can) not تَهْدِى guide مَنْ whom أَحْبَبْتَ you love وَلَـٰكِنَّ but ٱللَّهَ Allah يَهْدِى guides مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَهُوَ And He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ (of) the guided ones ٥٦
Indeed, [O Muḥammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say إِن If نَّتَّبِعِ we follow ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance مَعَكَ with you نُتَخَطَّفْ we would be swept مِنْ from أَرْضِنَآ ۚ our land أَوَلَمْ Have not نُمَكِّن We established لَّهُمْ for them حَرَمًا a sanctuary ءَامِنًۭا secure يُجْبَىٰٓ are brought إِلَيْهِ to it ثَمَرَٰتُ fruits كُلِّ (of) all شَىْءٍۢ things رِّزْقًۭا a provision مِّن from لَّدُنَّا Us وَلَـٰكِنَّ But أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٥٧
And they [i.e., the Quraysh] say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have We not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.
— Come To Light
وَكَمْ And how many أَهْلَكْنَا We have destroyed مِن of قَرْيَةٍۭ a town بَطِرَتْ which exulted مَعِيشَتَهَا ۖ (in) its means of livelihood فَتِلْكَ And these مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ (are) their dwellings لَمْ not تُسْكَن have been inhabited مِّنۢ after them بَعْدِهِمْ after them إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا ۖ a little وَكُنَّا And indeed, [We] نَحْنُ We ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ (are) the inheritors ٥٨
And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors.
— Come To Light
وَمَا And not كَانَ was رَبُّكَ your Lord مُهْلِكَ (the) one to destroy ٱلْقُرَىٰ the towns حَتَّىٰ until يَبْعَثَ He (had) sent فِىٓ in أُمِّهَا their mother (town) رَسُولًۭا a Messenger يَتْلُوا۟ reciting عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۚ Our Verses وَمَا And not كُنَّا We would be مُهْلِكِى (the) one to destroy ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ the towns إِلَّا except وَأَهْلُهَا while their people ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers ٥٩
And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother [i.e., principal city] a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
— Come To Light
وَمَآ And whatever أُوتِيتُم you have been given مِّن from شَىْءٍۢ things فَمَتَـٰعُ (is) an enjoyment ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of the) life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَزِينَتُهَا ۚ and its adornment وَمَا And what عِندَ (is) with ٱللَّهِ Allah خَيْرٌۭ (is) better وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۚ and more lasting أَفَلَا So (will) not تَعْقِلُونَ you use intellect ٦٠
And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allāh is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?
— Come To Light