18- Al-Kahf
75 He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"
76  (Moses)  said:  "If  ever  I  ask  thee  about  anything  after  this,  keep me not in thy
company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side."
77  Then  they  proceeded:  until,  when  they  came  to  the inhabitants of a town, they
asked  them  for  food,  but  they  refused  them hospitality. They found there a wall on
the  point  of  falling  down,  but  he  set  it  up  straight.  (Moses)  said:  "If  thou hadst
wished, surely thou couldst have exacted some recompense for it!"
78  He  answered:  "This  is  the  parting  between  me  and thee: now will I tell thee the
interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience.
79  "As  for  the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I
but  wished  to  render  it  unserviceable,  for  there  was  after  them a certain king who
seized on every boat by force.
80  "As  for  the  youth,  his  parents were people of Faith, and we feared that he would
grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude (to Allah and man).
81  "So  we  desired  that  their  Lord  would  give  them  in  exchange (a son) better in
purity (of conduct) and closer in affection.
82  "As  for  the  wall,  it  belonged  to  two  youths,  orphans,  in the Town; there was,
beneath  it,  a  buried  treasure,  to  which  they  were  entitled:  their  father  had  been a
righteous  man:  So  thy  Lord  desired  that  they should attain their age of full strength
and  get  out  their  treasure  -  a  mercy  (and  favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my
own  accord.  Such  is  the  interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable
to hold patience."
83  They  ask  thee  concerning  Zul-qarnain.  Say, "I will rehearse to you something of
his story."
84  Verily  We  established  his  power  on  earth,  and  We  gave him the ways and the
means to all ends.
85  One (such) way he followed,
86  Until,  when  he  reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky
water:  Near  it  he  found  a  People:  We  said:  "O  Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,)
either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness."
87  He  said:  "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to
his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before).
88  "But  whoever  believes,  and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward,
and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command."
89  Then followed he (another) way,
90  Until,  when  he  came  to  the  rising  of  the sun, he found it rising on a people for
whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun.
91  (He left them) as they were: We completely understood what was before him.
92  Then followed he (another) way,
93  Until,  when  he  reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them,
a people who scarcely understood a word.
94  They  said:  "O  Zul-qarnain!  the  Gog  and  Magog  (People) do great mischief on
earth:  shall  we  then  render  thee  tribute  in  order  that  thou  mightest  erect  a barrier
between us and them?
95  He  said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute):
Help  me  therefore  with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you
and them:
96  "Bring  me  blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the
two  steep  mountain-sides,  He  said,  "Blow  (with your bellows)" Then, when he had
made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."
97  Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.
98  He  said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord comes
to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true."
99  On  that  day  We  shall leave them to surge like waves on one another: the trumpet
will be blown, and We shall collect them all together.
100  And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, all spread out,-
101  (Unbelievers)  whose  eyes  had  been  under a veil from remembrance of Me, and
who had been unable even to hear.
102  Do  the  Unbelievers  think  that  they  can  take  My servants as protectors besides
Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment.
103  Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?-
104  "Those  whose  efforts  have  been wasted in this life, while they thought that they
were acquiring good by their works?"
105 They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall we, on the day of judgment, give them any weight. 
106 That is their reward, Hell; because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest. 
107  As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise, 
108  Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish for from them. 
109  Say: if the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid. 
110  Say: I am but a man like yourself, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner. 

19- Maryam
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1 Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.
2 (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya.
3 Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
4  Praying:  "O  my  Lord!  infirm  indeed  are my bones, and the hair of my head doth
glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!
5  "Now  I  fear  (what)  my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is
barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
6  "(One  that)  will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make
him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!"
7  (His  prayer  was  answered):  "O  Zakariya!  We  give  thee good news of a son: His
name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before."
8  He  said:  "O  my  Lord!  How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have
grown quite decrepit from old age?"
9  He  said:  "So  (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee
before, when thou hadst been nothing!'"
10  (Zakariya)  said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall
be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb."
11  So  Zakariya  came  out  to his people from him chamber: He told them by signs to
celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening.
12  (To  his  son  came  the  command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might":
and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
13 And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout,
14 And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious.
15  So  Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will
be raised up to life (again)!
16  Relate  in  the  Book  (the  story  of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a
place in the East.
17  She  placed  a  screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and
he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
18  She  said:  "I  seek  refuge  from  thee  to  (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if
thou dost fear Allah."
19  He  said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift
of a holy son.
20  She  said:  "How  shall  I  have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am
not unchaste?"
21  He  said:  "So  (it  will  be):  Thy  Lord  saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to
appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us':It is a matter (so) decreed."
22 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place.
23  And  the  pains  of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her
anguish):  "Ah!  would  that  I  had  died  before  this!  would  that  I  had  been a thing
forgotten and out of sight!"
24  But  (a  voice)  cried  to her from beneath the (palm-tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord
hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;
25  "And  shake  towards  thyself  the  trunk  of  the  palm-tree:  It will let fall fresh ripe
dates upon thee.
26  "So  eat  and  drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have
vowed  a  fast  to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into not talk with any
human being'"
27  At  length  she  brought  the  (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They
said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!
28  "O  sister  of  Aaron!  Thy  father  was  not  a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman
unchaste!"
29  But  she  pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in
the cradle?"
30  He  said:  "I  am  indeed  a  servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made
me a prophet;
31  "And  He  hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer
and Charity as long as I live;
32 "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
33  "So  peace  is  on  me  the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall
be raised up to life (again)"!
34  Such  (was)  Jesus  the  son  of  Mary:  (it  is) a statement of truth, about which they
(vainly) dispute.
35  It  is  not  befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to
Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is.
36  Verily  Allah  is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that
is straight.
37  But  the  sects  differ  among themselves: and woe to the unbelievers because of the
(coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day!
38  How  plainly  will  they  see  and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but
the unjust today are in error manifest!
39  But  warn  them  of  the  Day  of  Distress,  when the matter will be determined: for
(behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe!
40  It  is  We  Who  will  inherit  the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be
returned.
41  (Also  mention  in  the  Book  (the  story  of)  Abraham:  He  was a man of Truth, a
prophet.
42  Behold,  he  said  to  his  father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not
and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
43  "O  my  father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow
me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and straight.
44 "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious.
45  "O  my  father!  I  fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that
thou become to Satan a friend."
46  (The  father)  replied:  "Dost  thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I
will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!"
47  Abraham  said:  "Peace  be  on  thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for
He is to me Most Gracious.
48  "And  I  will  turn  away  from  you  (all)  and  from those whom ye invoke besides
Allah:  I  will  call  on  my  Lord:  perhaps,  by  my  prayer  to  my  Lord, I shall be not
unblest."
49  When  he  had  turned  away  from  them  and  from  those whom they worshipped
besides  Allah,  We  bestowed  on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made
a prophet.
50  And  We  bestowed  of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them lofty honour on
the tongue of truth.
51  Also  mention  in  the  Book  (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and
he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
52  And  we  called  him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near
to Us, for mystic (converse).
53 And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.
54  Also  mention  in  the  Book  (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he
promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
55  He  used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he was most acceptable in
the sight of his Lord.
56  Also  mention  in  the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of truth (and sincerity),
(and) a prophet:
57 And We raised him to a lofty station.
58  Those  were  some  of  the  prophets  on whom Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the
posterity  of  Adam,  and  of  those  who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the
posterity  of  Abraham  and  Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the
Signs  of  (Allah)  Most  Gracious  were  rehearsed  to  them,  they  would  fall down in
prostrate adoration and in tears.
59  But  after  them  there  followed  a  posterity who missed prayers and followed after
lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,-
60  Except  those  who  repent and believe, and work righteousness: for these will enter
the Garden and will not be wronged in the least,-
61  Gardens  of  Eternity,  those  which  (Allah)  Most  Gracious  has  promised  to  His
servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass.
62  They  will  not  there  hear  any  vain  discourse, but only salutations of Peace: And
they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening.
63  Such  is  the  Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who
guard against Evil.
64    (The   angels  say:)  "We  descend  not  but  by  command  of  thy  Lord:  to  Him
belongeth  what  is before us and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord
never doth forget,-
65  "Lord  of  the  heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them; so worship
Him,  and  be  constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy
of the same Name as He?"
66 Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?"
67 But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing?
68  So,  by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil
Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell;
69  Then  shall  We  certainly  drag  out  from  every  sect  all  those who were worst in
obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious.
70 And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein.
71  Not  one  of  you  but  will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must
be accomplished.
72    But   We  shall  save  those  who  guarded  against  evil,  and  We  shall  leave  the
wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their knees.
73  When  Our  Clear  Signs  are  rehearsed  to  them, the Unbelievers say to those who
believe,  "Which  of  the  two  sides  is  best in point of position? Which makes the best
show in council?"
74  But  how  many  (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were
even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?
75  Say:  "If  any  men  go  astray,  (Allah)  Most  Gracious  extends (the rope) to them,
until,  when  they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) - either in punishment or in
(the  approach  of)  the  Hour,-  they  will at length realise who is worst in position, and
(who) weakest in forces!
76  "And  Allah  doth  advance  in  guidance  those  who seek guidance: and the things
that  endure,  Good  Deeds,  are  best  in  the  sight  of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in
respect of (their) eventual return."
77  Hast  thou  then  seen  the  (sort  of)  man  who  rejects  Our Signs, yet says: "I shall
certainly be given wealth and children?"
78  Has  he  penetrated  to  the  Unseen,  or  has  he  taken  a contract with (Allah) Most
Gracious?
79 Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add to his punishment.
80 To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear before Us bare and alone.
81  And  they  have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and
glory!
82 Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them.
83  Seest  thou  not  that We have set the Evil Ones on against the unbelievers, to incite
them with fury?
84  So  make  no  haste  against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number
(of days).
85  The  day  We  shall  gather  the  righteous  to  (Allah)  Most  Gracious,  like  a band
presented before a king for honours,
86 And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water,-
87    None   shall  have  the  power  of  intercession,  but  such  a  one  as  has  received
permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious.
88 They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"
89 Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
90  At  it  the  skies  are  ready  to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to
fall down in utter ruin,
91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.
92  For  it  is  not  consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should
beget a son.
93  Not  one  of  the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most
Gracious as a servant.
94 He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly.
95 And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment.
96    On    those  who  believe  and  work  deeds  of  righteousness,  will  (Allah)  Most
Gracious bestow love.
97  So  have  We  made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest
give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people given to contention.
98  But  how  many  (countless)  generations  before  them  have  We destroyed? Canst
thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them?

20- Ta-Ha
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1 Ta-Ha.
2 We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress,
3 But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),-
4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high.
5 (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).
6  To  Him  belongs  what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all
beneath the soil.
7  If  thou  pronounce  the  word  aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is
secret and what is yet more hidden.
8 Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.
9 Has the story of Moses reached thee?
10  Behold,  he  saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps
I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire."
11 But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses!
12  "Verily  I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the
sacred valley Tuwa.
13 "I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee).
14  "Verily,  I  am  Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish
regular prayer for celebrating My praise.
15  "Verily  the  Hour  is  coming  -  My  design  is to keep it hidden - for every soul to
receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.
16  "Therefore  let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee
therefrom, lest thou perish!"..
17 "And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?"
18  He  said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in
it I find other uses."
19 (Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"
20 He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.
21  (Allah)  said,  "Seize  it,  and  fear  not:  We  shall  return  it  at  once  to  its  former
condition"..
22  "Now  draw  thy  hand  close  to  thy  side:  It shall come forth white (and shining),
without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,-
23 "In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater Signs.
24 "Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds."
25 (Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast;
26 "Ease my task for me;
27 "And remove the impediment from my speech,
28 "So they may understand what I say:
29 "And give me a Minister from my family,
30 "Aaron, my brother;
31 "Add to my strength through him,
32 "And make him share my task:
33 "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,
34 "And remember Thee without stint:
35 "For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."
36 (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"
37 "And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before).
38 "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message:
39  "'Throw  (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will
cast  him  up  on  the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and
an  enemy  to  him':  But  I  cast  (the  garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in
order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye.
40  "Behold!  thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I show you one who will nurse and
rear  the  (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled
and  she  should  not  grieve.  Then  thou  didst  slay  a  man,  but  We saved thee from
trouble,  and  We  tried  thee  in  various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years
with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses!
41 "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"..
42  "Go,  thou  and  thy  brother,  with  My  Signs,  and  slacken  not, either of you, in
keeping Me in remembrance.
43 "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;
44 "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."
45  They  (Moses  and  Aaron)  said:  "Our  Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence
against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
46 He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything).
47  "So  go  ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send
forth,  therefore,  the  Children  of  Israel  with  us,  and  afflict  them  not:  with a Sign,
indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance!
48  "'Verily  it  has  been  revealed  to  us  that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and
turn away.'"
49  (When  this  message  was  delivered),  (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the
Lord of you two?"
50  He  said:  "Our  Lord  is  He  Who  gave to each (created) thing its form and nature,
and further, gave (it) guidance."
51 (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"
52  He  replied:  "The  knowledge  of  that  is  with  my  Lord, duly recorded: my Lord
never errs, nor forgets,-
53  "He  Who  has,  made  for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to
go  about  therein  by  roads  (and  channels);  and  has  sent down water from the sky."
With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.
54  Eat  (for  yourselves)  and  pasture  your  cattle:  verily,  in  this  are  Signs  for men
endued with understanding.
55  From  the  (earth)  did  We  create  you, and into it shall We return you, and from it
shall We bring you out once again.
56 And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse.
57 He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses?
58  "But  we  can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a tryst between us and
thee,  which  we  shall  not  fail  to  keep  -  neither  we nor thou - in a place where both
shall have even chances."
59  Moses  said:  "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled
when the sun is well up."
60 So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back).
61  Moses  said  to  him:  Woe  to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy
you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"
62 So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret.
63  They  said:  "These  two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you
out  from  your  land  with  their  magic,  and  to  do  away  with  your  most cherished
institutions.
64  "Therefore  concert  your  plan,  and  then  assemble  in (serried) ranks: He wins (all
along) today who gains the upper hand."
65  They  said:  "O  Moses!  whether  wilt  thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the
first to throw?"
66  He  said,  "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed
to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!
67 So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
68 We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:
69  "Throw  that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they
have  faked  what  they  have  faked  is  but  a magician's trick: and the magician thrives
not, (no matter) where he goes."
70  So  the  magicians  were  thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the
Lord of Aaron and Moses".
71  (Pharaoh)  said:  "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must
be  your  leader,  who  has  taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet
on  opposite  sides,  and  I  will  have  you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye
know    for    certain,  which  of  us  can  give  the  more  severe  and  the  more  lasting
punishment!"
72  They  said:  "Never  shall  we  regard  thee  as  more  than the Clear Signs that have
come  to  us,  or  than  Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree:
for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world.
73  "For  us,  we  have  believed  in  our  Lord:  may  He  forgive us our faults, and the
magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding."
74  Verily  he  who  comes  to  his  Lord  as  a  sinner  (at  Judgment),-  for him is Hell:
therein shall he neither die nor live.
75  But  such  as  come  to  Him  as  Believers  who  have worked righteous deeds,- for
them are ranks exalted,-
76  Gardens  of  Eternity,  beneath  which  flow  rivers:  they will dwell therein for aye:
such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil).
77  We  sent  an  inspiration  to  Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a
dry  path  for  them  through  the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and
without (any other) fear."
78    Then    Pharaoh    pursued    them    with  his  forces,  but  the  waters  completely
overwhelmed them and covered them up.
79 Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.
80  O  ye  Children  of  Israel!  We  delivered  you  from  your  enemy, and We made a
Covenant  with  you  on  the  right  side  of  Mount  (Sinai),  and We sent down to you
Manna and quails:
81  (Saying):  "Eat  of  the  good  things  We  have  provided  for  your sustenance, but
commit  no  excess  therein,  lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on
whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed!
82  "But,  without  doubt,  I  am  (also)  He that forgives again and again, to those who
repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are ready to receive true guidance."
83  (When  Moses  was  up  on  the  Mount,  Allah  said:)  "What  made  thee hasten in
advance of thy people, O Moses?"
84  He  replied:  "Behold,  they  are  close  on  my  footsteps:  I hastened to thee, O my
Lord, to please thee."
85  (Allah)  said:  "We  have  tested  thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them
astray."
86  So  Moses  returned  to his people in a state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O
my  people!  did  not  your  Lord  make  a  handsome  promise  to  you?  Did  then the
promise  seem  to  you  long  (in  coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend
from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?"
87  They  said:  "We  broke  not  the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we
were  made  to  carry  the  weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw
them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested.
88  "Then  he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed
to  low:  so  they  said:  This  is  your  god,  and  the  god  of  Moses,  but  (Moses) has
forgotten!"
89  Could  they  not  see  that  it  could  not return them a word (for answer), and that it
had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
90  Aaron  had  already,  before  this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in
this:  for  verily  your  Lord  is  (Allah)  Most  Gracious;  so  follow  me  and  obey my
command."
91  They  had  said:  "We  will  not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it
until Moses returns to us."
92 (Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong,
93 "From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?"
94  (Aaron)  replied:  "O  son  of  my  mother!  Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the
hair  of)  my  head!  Truly  I  feared  lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division
among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'"
95 (Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"
96  He  replied:  "I  saw  what  they  saw  not:  so  I  took  a  handful (of dust) from the
footprint  of  the  Messenger,  and  threw  it  (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to
me."
97  (Moses)  said:  "Get  thee  gone!  but  thy  (punishment) in this life will be that thou
wilt  say,  'touch  me  not';  and moreover (for a future penalty) thou hast a promise that
will  not  fail:  Now look at thy god, of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper:
We will certainly (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!"
98  But  the  god  of  you  all  is  the  One  Allah:  there is no god but He: all things He
comprehends in His knowledge.
99  Thus  do  We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent
thee a Message from Our own Presence.
100  If  any  do  turn  away  therefrom,  verily  they  will  bear  a burden on the Day of
judgment;
101  They  will  abide  in  this  (state):  and grievous will the burden be to them on that
Day,-
102  The  Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful,
blear-eyed (with terror).
103 In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days);
104  We  know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in conduct will
say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!"
105  They  ask  thee  concerning  the  Mountains:  say, "My Lord will uproot them and
scatter them as dust;
106 "He will leave them as plains smooth and level;
107 "Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place."
108  On  that  Day  will  they  follow  the  Caller  (straight):  no  crookedness (can they
show)   him:  all  sounds  shall  humble  themselves  in  the  Presence  of  (Allah)  Most
Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march).
109  On  that  Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has
been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.
110  He  knows  what  (appears  to  His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but
they shall not compass it with their knowledge.
111  (All)  faces  shall  be  humbled  before  (Him)  -  the  Living,  the  Self-Subsisting,
Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back).
112  But  he  who  works  deeds  of  righteousness,  and  has  faith, will have no fear of
harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due).
113  Thus  have  We  sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explained therein in detail
some  of  the  warnings,  in  order  that  they  may  fear  Allah, or that it may cause their
remembrance (of Him).
114  High  above  all  is  Allah,  the  King,  the  Truth!  Be not in haste with the Qur'an
before  its  revelation  to  thee  is  completed,  but  say,  "O  my  Lord!  advance  me  in
knowledge."
115  We  had  already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We
found on his part no firm resolve.
116  When  We  said  to  the  angels,  "Prostrate  yourselves  to Adam", they prostrated
themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.
117  Then  We  said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him
not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in misery.
118 "There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked,
119 "Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat."
120  But  Satan  whispered  evil  to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree
of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
121  In  the  result,  they  both  ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them:
they  began  to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam
disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced.
122  But  his  Lord  chose  him  (for  His  Grace):  He  turned  to  him,  and  gave  him
Guidance.
123  He  said:  "Get  ye down, both of you,- all together, from the Garden, with enmity
one  to  another:  but  if,  as  is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever
follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor fall into misery.
124  "But  whosoever  turns  away  from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed
down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment."
125  He  will  say:  "O  my  Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight
(before)?"
126  (Allah)  will  say:  "Thus  didst  Thou,  when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard
them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded."
127  And  thus  do  We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes
not  in  the  Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and
more enduring.
128  Is  it  not  a  warning  to  such men (to call to mind) how many generations before
them  We  destroyed,  in  whose  haunts  they (now) move? Verily, in this are Signs for
men endued with understanding.
129    Had   it  not  been  for  a  Word  that  went  forth  before  from  thy  Lord,  (their
punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite).
130  Therefore  be  patient  with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of
thy  Lord,  before  the  rising  of  the  sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for
part  of  the  hours  of  the  night,  and  at  the  sides  of  the  day: that thou mayest have
(spiritual) joy.
131  Nor  strain  thine  eyes  in  longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to
parties  of  them,  the  splendour  of  the life of this world, through which We test them:
but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring.
132  Enjoin  prayer  on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide
sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for righteousness.
133  They  say:  "Why  does  he  not  bring  us  a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear
Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation?
134  And  if  We  had  inflicted  on  them  a  penalty before this, they would have said:
"Our    Lord!   If  only  Thou  hadst  sent  us  a  messenger,  we  should  certainly  have
followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame."
135  Say:  "Each  one  (of  us)  is  waiting:  wait  ye, therefore, and soon shall ye know
who  it  is  that  is  on  the  straight  and  even  way,  and  who  it  is  that  has  received
Guidance."