26.101 "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).'"
26.102 "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
26.103 Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.
26.104 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
26.105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
26.106 Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?"
26.107 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:"
26.108 "So fear Allah, and obey me."
26.109 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds:"
26.110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."
26.111 They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?"
26.112 He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?"
26.113 "Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand."
26.114 "I am not one to drive away those who believe."
26.115 "I am sent only to warn plainly in public."
26.116 They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."
26.117 He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me."
26.118 "Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me."
26.119 So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures).
26.120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.
26.121 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26.122 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
26.123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
26.124 Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?"
26.125 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:"
26.126 "So fear Allah and obey me."
26.127 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds."
26.128 "Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?"
26.129 "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?"
26.130 "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?"
26.131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me."
26.132 "Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know."
26.133 "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,"-
26.134 "And Gardens and Springs."
26.135 "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
26.136 They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!"
26.137 "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,"
26.138 "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
26.139 So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26.140 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
26.141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
26.142 Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?"
26.143 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust."
26.144 "So fear Allah, and obey me."
26.145 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds."
26.146 "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?"-
26.147 "Gardens and Springs,"
26.148 "And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?"
26.149 "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill."
26.150 "But fear Allah and obey me;"
26.151 "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,"-
26.152 "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
26.153 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!"
26.154 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
26.155 He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed."
26.156 "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
26.157 But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
26.158 But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26.159 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
26.160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
26.161 Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?"
26.162 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust."
26.163 "So fear Allah and obey me."
26.164 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds."
26.165 "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,"
26.166 "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
26.167 They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"
26.168 He said: "I do detest your doings."
26.169 "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"
26.170 So We delivered him and his family,- all,
26.171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.
26.172 But the rest We destroyed utterly.
26.173 We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
26.174 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26.175 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.
26.176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.
26.177 Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?"
26.178 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust."
26.179 "So fear Allah and obey me."
26.180 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds."
26.181 "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud)."
26.182 "And weigh with scales true and upright."
26.183 "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief."
26.184 "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)."
26.185 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!"
26.186 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar!"
26.187 "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!"
26.188 He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."
26.189 But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
26.190 Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26.191 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
26.192 Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:
26.193 With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth-
26.194 To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.
26.195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.
26.196 Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
26.197 Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?
26.198 Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,
26.199 And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.
26.200 Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
26.201 They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;
26.202 But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;
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26.204 Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
26.205 Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years,
26.206 Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised!
26.207 It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!
26.208 Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
26.209 By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
26.210 No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):
26.211 It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it).
26.212 Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.
26.213 So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty.
26.214 And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,
26.215 And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.
26.216 Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"
26.217 And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-
26.218 Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),
26.219 And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,
26.220 For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.
26.221 Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend?
26.222 They descend on every lying, wicked person,
26.223 (Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.
26.224 And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
26.225 Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley?-
26.226 And that they say what they practise not?-
26.227 Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take!
Chapter 27:
AL-NAML (THE ANT, THE ANTS) Total Verses: 93 Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
27.001 These are verses of the Qur'an,-a book that makes (things) clear;
27.002 A guide: and glad tidings for the believers,-
27.003 Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter.
27.004 As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about in distraction.
27.005 Such are they for whom a grievous Penalty is (waiting); and in the Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss.
27.006 As to thee, the Qur'an is bestowed upon thee from the presence of one Who is Wise and All-Knowing.
27.007 Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warm yourselves."
27.008 But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: "Blessed are those in the fire and those around: and Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!"
27.009 "O Moses! verily, I am Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise!..."
27.010 "Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as messengers have no fear,"-
27.011 "But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substituted good to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
27.012 "Now put thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm): (these are) among the nine Signs (thou wilt take) to Pharaoh and his people: for they are a people rebellious in transgression."
27.013 But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!"
27.014 And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance, though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of those who acted corruptly!
27.015 We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!"
27.016 And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)"
27.017 And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.
27.018 At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it."
27.019 So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants."
27.020 And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?"
27.021 "I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)."
27.022 But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true."
27.023 "I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every requisite; and she has a magnificent throne."
27.024 "I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides Allah: Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,"-
27.025 "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal."
27.026 "Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"
27.027 (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied!"
27.028 "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"...
27.029 (The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect."
27.030 "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful:'"
27.031 "'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).'"
27.032 She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence."
27.033 They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command."
27.034 She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave."
27.035 "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors."
27.036 Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will ye give me abundance in wealth? But that which Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift!"
27.037 "Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)."
27.038 He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
27.039 Said an 'Ifrit, of the jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted."
27.040 Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him,
he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour !"
27.041 He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance."
27.042 So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)."
27.043 And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah: for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith.
27.044 She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."
27.045 We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih, saying, "Serve Allah": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling with each other.
27.046 He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy."
27.047 They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people under trial."
27.048 There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.
27.049 They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"
27.050 They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.
27.051 Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).
27.052 Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.
27.053 And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness.
27.054 (We also sent) Lut (as a messenger): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)?"
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