Tua Sin M'im
These are verses of the Glorious Book
O Muhammad, you will perhaps fret yourself to death with grief because they do not believe
If We wanted, We could send down upon them a sign from the heaven before which they would bend their necks in submission, but that is not what We want
They have been turning their backs on each fresh warning that comes to them from the Compassionate (Allah)
But now that they have neglected the warning, they will soon come to know the reality of what they have been mocking at
Have they not looked at the earth to see how We have caused all kinds of noble pairs to grow in it
Surely in this there is a sign; yet most of them do not believe
In fact your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
Remind them of the story when your Lord called Moses and said: "Go to the wicked people
the people of Pharoah (Pharaoh). Have they no fear?"
Moses submitted, saying: "My Lord! I fear that they will reject me
My breast feels cramped and my tongue is not eloquent; send Haroon (Aaron)
They have a charge of manslaughter against me and I fear they may put me to death."
Allah said: "Indeed not! Proceed, both of you, with Our signs; surely We are with you, listening
Go to Pharoah and tell him: "We are the Messengers from the Lord of the Worlds
You should send with us the Children of Israel."
When they went to Pharoah and conveyed the Message of Allah, he said: "Did we not cherish you when you were a child? Did you not stay several years of your life among us
Then you did what you did; you are so ungrateful!"
Moses replied: "I did that when I was a misguided youth
I fled from you all because I feared you; but now my Lord has granted me wisdom and appointed me as one of His Messengers
Is it a favor with which you taunt me, that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
Pharoah said: "Who is this Lord of the Worlds?"
Moses replied: "He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, if you really care to believe."
Pharoah said to those around him, "Do you hear that?"
Moses continued: "He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers."
Pharoah interjected: "This Messenger of yours, who has been sent to you, is crazy."
Moses continued:" He is the Lord of the east and west, and all that lies between them. If you would only care and try to understand."
At this, Pharoah, who did not want to listen any more said: "If you serve any other god besides me, I shall have you thrown into prison."
At this, Moses said: "What if I show you a convincing sign?"
Pharoah said: "Go ahead, show it if you are of the truthful."
Hearing this, Moses threw down his staff, and thereupon it changed into a veritable serpent
Then he drew forth his hand and it became shining bright for the spectators
After witnessing both the miracles, Pharoah (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him: "This fellow is certainly a skilled magician
who seeks to drive you out from your land by the force of his magic. Now what is your advice?"
They submitted: "Put him and his brother off for a while, and dispatch heralds to the various cities
to bring you every skilled magician."
So the magicians were brought together at the appointed time on a fixed day
The people were motivated through saying: "Would you come to the gathering
So that we may follow the magicians if they are dominant."
When the magicians arrived, they asked Pharoah: "Shall we get a reward if we are dominant?"
Pharoah replied: "Yes of course! You will even be made my courtiers."
Moses said to them: "Cast down what you are going to cast."
Thereupon they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying: "By the glory of Pharoah, we shall be the winners."
Then Moses threw down his staff, and lo! It swallowed their false devices
At this, all the magicians prostrated themselves
saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
the Lord of Moses and Haroon (Aaron)."
Pharoah shouted: "How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you the witchcraft. But soon you shall find out. I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides and crucify you all."
They replied: "We don’t care! We are going to return to our Lord anyway
We only desire that our Lord may forgive us our sins, as we are the first to believe."
We revealed to Moses, saying: "Set off with my servants by night and beware that you will be pursued."
Pharoah (Pharaoh) sent heralds to all the cities
and to mobilize his people he said: "These Israelites are but a handful of people
who have provoked us much
while we have a large army, well prepared."
Thus did We make them leave their gardens and their water springs
their treasures and sumptuous dwellings
This is how they were made to lose, while on the other hand We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things
At sunrise the Egyptians pursued them
When the two hosts came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out: "We are surely overtaken."
Moses said: "Not at all! My Lord is with me; He will show me a way out."
Then We revealed Our will to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff," and the sea was cleft asunder, each part stood like a mighty mountain
We made the other party (Pharoah and his army) follow them
We delivered Moses and all who were with him
and drowned the others
Surely there is a lesson in this: yet most of these people do not learn this lesson to become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
Narrate to them the story of Abraham
when he asked his father and his people: "What is that which you worship?"
They replied: "We worship idols, and sit beside them with all devotion."
Abraham asked: "Do they hear you when you call on them
Can they help you or harm you?"
They replied: "No! But we found our forefathers doing so."
Abraham said: "Have you ever seen with open eyes these which you have been worshippin
- you and your forefathers
They are all enemies to me; except the Lord of the Worlds
Who created me, then He gave me guidance
He is the One Who gives me food and drink
Who gives me health when I get sick
Who will cause me to die and then bring me back to life
Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the Day of Judgment."
After this, Abraham prayed: "O my Lord! Bestow wisdom upon me and admit me among the righteous
grant me a reputation of truthfulness on the tongue of later generations
count me among the inheritors of the paradise of Bliss
forgive my father, for he is from among those who have gone astray
do not hold me up in shame on the Day when everybody will be raised back to lif
- the Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail anyone
and when none shall be saved except him who will come before Allah with a pure heart
when paradise shall be brought in the sight of the righteous
while hell shall be spread open to the strayin
and they will be asked: "Now, where are those whom you worshipped
besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?"
Then they will be toppled into it, both they and those who misled them
together with all the armies of Iblees
wherein they will argue with one another
saying: " By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
when we made you equals with the Lord of the Worlds
It was the criminals who led us astray
Now we have no intercessors
and no loving friends
If we could but once return to our worldly life, we would be of the true believers."
Surely in this narration there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson to become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
The people of Noah, also, rejected the Messengers
Remember when their brother Noah asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Messenger of Allah towards you
so fear Allah and obey me
I do not ask you for any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
so fear Allah and obey me."
They replied: "Should we believe in you, whereas your followers are but the lowest of the low?"
He said: "I have no knowledge as to what they have been doing
their account is the concern of my Lord, if you could use your common sense
I am not going to drive away any believer
I am nothing but a plain Warner."
They said: "O Noah! If you do not stop, you shall be stoned to death."
Noah prayed: "O Lord! My people have disobeyed me
Decide the case between me and them openly. Deliver me and the believers who are with me."
So We granted his prayer, delivered him and those with him in the laden ark
and drowned the rest in the flood
Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
The people of 'Ad, too, disbelieved their Messengers
Remember when their brother Hud asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Messenger of Allah towards you
So fear Allah and obey me
I do not ask you any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
Are you erecting a monument on every high place for fun
Are you building strong fortresses as if you are going to live here forever
Whenever you lay your hands on anyone, you act like cruel tyrants
Have fear of Allah and obey me
Fear the One Who has given you all the things that you know
He has given you flocks and children
gardens and fountains
Truly I fear for you the torment of a dreadful Day."
They replied: "It is the same to us whether you preach us or you are not one of the preachers
Such preaching is nothing but an ancient myth
We are not going to be punished."
So they disbelieved him and We utterly destroyed them. Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
The people of Thamud also disbelieved their Messengers
Remember when their brother Saleh asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Messenger of Allah towards you
So fear Allah and obey me
I do not ask you for any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
Will you be left in peace to enjoy all that you have here forever
Gardens and fountains
cornfields and palm-trees laden with juicy fruit
carving your dwellings in the mountains and leading a happy life
Have fear of Allah and obey me
Do not follow the bidding of the extravagant
who create corruption in the land and reform nothing."
They replied: "You are but one of the bewitched
You are no more than a human being like us. Bring forth a sign if you are one of the truthful."
Saleh said: "Well, here is the she-camel (the sign that you asked for). She shall have her share of water as you all have yours, each drinking on an alternate appointed day
Do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a dreadful Day may overtake you."
Yet they hamstrung her, then became full of regrets
so the punishment overtook them. Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
The people of Lot, also, disbelieved their Messengers
Remember when their brother Lot asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Messenger of Allah towards you
So fear Allah and obey me
I do not ask you for any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
Will you fornicate with males from among the creatures of the world
and leave those whom your Lord has created for you to be your mates? Nay! You are a people who have transgressed all limits."
They replied: "If you do not stop, O Lot, you shall become one of the expelled."
Lot said: "I am certainly one of those who abhor your actions
O Lord! Deliver me and my family from their wicked deeds."
So We delivered him and all his family
except an old woman who was left among those who remained behind
Then We utterly destroyed the rest
We rained down on them the rain of brimstones: and evil was the rain which fell on those who were forewarned
Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
The people of Aiykah, also, disbelieved their Messengers
Remember Shu‘aib asked them: "Have you no fear of Allah
Rest assured that I am a trustworthy Messenger of Allah towards you
So fear Allah and obey me
I do not ask you for any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
Give full measure and be not of those who cause losses to others by fraud
Weigh with even scale
and do not cheat your fellow men of what is rightly theirs: nor spread evil in the land
Fear Him Who has created you and the generations before you."
They replied: "You are surely one of those who are bewitched
You are no more than a human being like us and we think that you are lying
Let a fragment fall out of the sky on us if you are telling the Truth."
Shu’aib said: "My Lord has full knowledge of all your actions."
So they disbelieved him, and the torment of the day of darkness (dark clouds carrying Allah's scourge) seized them, and indeed it was the torment of an extremely dreadful day
Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful
Surely this Qur’an is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds
The trustworthy Spirit (Angel Gabriel) brought it down
upon your heart so that you may become one of those who are appointed by Allah to warn the people
in a plain Arabic language
This fact was foretold in the scriptures of the former people
Is it not sufficient proof for the people that the learned men of the children of Israel knew about it
Even so that if We had revealed it to a non-Arab
and he had recited it to them in fluent Arabic, they would still not have believed in it
We have thus caused unbelief in the hearts of the guilty
They are not going to believe in it until they see the painful scourge
which, in their heedlessness, will come to them suddenly
Then they will ask: "Can we be given some respite?"
Do they wish to hurry on Our scourge
Just think! If We let them enjoy this life for many years
and then the scourge with which they are threatened falls upon them
of what avail will their past enjoyments be to them
Never have We destroyed a population to whom We did not send Warners
they were forewarned, and We have never been unjust
This Qur’an is not brought down by the Satans
it is neither in their interest nor in their power to produce such a masterpiece
They are kept too far off to even hear it
So do not call on other gods besides Allah, lest you become one of those who incur His punishment
Admonish your close relative
and lower your wing of kindness to those of the believers who follow you
but if they disobey, tell them: "I am not accountable for what you do."
Put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Merciful
Who observes you when you get u
and when you walk among those who prostrate themselves in worship
He is the One Who hears all and knows all
Shall I tell you, O people, on whom the Satans descend
They descend on every slandering sinner
those who listen to hearsay - and most of them are liar
- and those poets who are followed by those who go astray
Do you not see, how aimlessly they wander in every valley
preaching what they do not practice themselves
However, an exception is made for those (poets) who believe, do good deeds, engage much in the remembrance of Allah and defend themselves when wronged, showing no vindictiveness. The unjust oppressors will soon find out what vicissitudes their affairs will take