Surah Taha

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. طٰهٰ ۚ

   Tāhā.

   Ṭâ-Hâ.

2. مَآ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ لِتَشْقٰٓى ۙ

   Mā anzalnā ‘alaikal-qur'āna litasyqā.

   We have not revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ to cause you distress,

3. اِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَنْ يَّخْشٰى ۙ

   Illā tażkiratal limay yakhsyā.

   but as a reminder to those in awe ˹of Allah˺.

4. تَنْزِيْلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْاَرْضَ وَالسَّمٰوٰتِ الْعُلٰى ۗ

   Tanzīlam mimman khalaqal-arḍa was-samāwātil-‘ulā.

   ˹It is˺ a revelation from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens—

5. اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوٰى

   Ar- raḥmānu ‘alal-‘arsyistawā.

   the Most Compassionate, ˹Who is˺ established on the Throne.

6. لَهٗ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ الثَّرٰى

   Lahū mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa mā bainahumā wa mā taḥtaṡ-ṡarā.

   To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth and whatever is in between and whatever is underground.

7. وَاِنْ تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَاِنَّهٗ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَاَخْفٰى

   Wa in tajhar bil-qauli fa innahū ya‘lamus-sirra wa akhfā.

   Whether you speak openly ˹or not˺, He certainly knows what is secret and what is even more hidden.

8. اَللّٰهُ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۗ لَهُ الْاَسْمَاۤءُ الْحُسْنٰى

   Allāhu lā ilāha illā huw(a), lahul-asmā'ul-ḥusnā.

   Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He has the Most Beautiful Names.

9. وَهَلْ اَتٰىكَ حَدِيْثُ مُوْسٰى ۘ

   Wa hal atāka ḥadīṡu mūsā.

   Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

10. اِذْ رَاٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِاَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوْٓا اِنِّيْٓ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّيْٓ اٰتِيْكُمْ مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ اَوْ اَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى

    Iż ra'ā nāran fa qāla li'ahlihimkuṡū innī ānastu nāral la‘allī ātīkum minhā biqabasin au ajidu ‘alan-nāri hudā(n).

    When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Wait here, ˹for˺ I have spotted a fire. Perhaps I can bring you a torch from it, or find some guidance at the fire.”

11. فَلَمَّآ اَتٰىهَا نُوْدِيَ يٰمُوْسٰٓى ۙ

    Falammā atāhā nūdiya yā mūsā.

    But when he approached it, he was called, “O Moses!

12. اِنِّيْٓ اَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَۚ اِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ۗ

    Innī ana rabbuka fakhla‘ na‘laika innaka bil-wādil-muqaddasi ṭuwā(n).

    It is truly I. I am your Lord! So take off your sandals, for you are in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa.

13. وَاَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوْحٰى

    Wa anakhtartuka fastami‘ limā yūḥā.

    I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed:

14. اِنَّنِيْٓ اَنَا اللّٰهُ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنَا۠ فَاعْبُدْنِيْۙ وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِذِكْرِيْ

    Innanī anallāhu lā ilāha illā ana fa‘budnī, wa aqimiṣ-ṣalāta liżikrī.

    ‘It is truly I. I am Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me. So worship Me ˹alone˺, and establish prayer for My remembrance.

15. اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِيَةٌ اَكَادُ اُخْفِيْهَا لِتُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ بِمَا تَسْعٰى

    Innas-sā‘ata ātiyatun akādu ukhfīhā litujzā kullu nafsim bimā tas‘ā.

    The Hour is sure to come. My Will is to keep it hidden, so that every soul may be rewarded according to their efforts.

16. فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ فَتَرْدٰى

    Falā yaṣuddannaka ‘anhā mal lā yu'minu bihā wattaba‘a hawāhu fa tardā.

    So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”

17. وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِيْنِكَ يٰمُوْسٰى

    Wa mā tilka biyamīnika yā mūsā.

    ˹Allah added,˺ “And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?”

18. قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَۚ اَتَوَكَّؤُا عَلَيْهَا وَاَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلٰى غَنَمِيْ وَلِيَ فِيْهَا مَاٰرِبُ اُخْرٰى

    Qāla hiya ‘aṣāy(a), atwakka'u ‘alaihā wa ahusysyu bihā ‘alā ganamī wa liya fīhā ma'āribu ukhrā.

    He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.”

19. قَالَ اَلْقِهَا يٰمُوْسٰى

    Qāla alqihā yā mūsā.

    Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”

20. فَاَلْقٰىهَا فَاِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعٰى

    Fa alqāhā fa iżā hiya ḥayyatun tas‘ā.

    So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.

21. قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْۗ سَنُعِيْدُهَا سِيْرَتَهَا الْاُوْلٰى

    Qāla khużhā wa lā takhaf, sanu‘īduhā sīratahal-ūlā.

    Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.

22. وَاضْمُمْ يَدَكَ اِلٰى جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاۤءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوْۤءٍ اٰيَةً اُخْرٰىۙ

    Waḍmum yadaka ilā janāḥika takhruj baiḍā'a min gairi sū'in āyatan ukhrā.

    And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished, as another sign,

23. لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ اٰيٰتِنَا الْكُبْرٰى ۚ

    Linuriyaka min āyātinal-kubrā.

    so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

24. اِذْهَبْ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰى ࣖ

    Iżhab ilā fir‘auna innahū ṭagā.

    Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”

25. قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِيْ صَدْرِيْ ۙ

    Qāla rabbisyraḥ lī ṣadrī.

    Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,

26. وَيَسِّرْ لِيْٓ اَمْرِيْ ۙ

    Wa yassir lī amrī.

    and make my task easy,

27. وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّنْ لِّسَانِيْ ۙ

    Waḥlul ‘uqdatam mil lisānī.

    and remove the impediment from my tongue

28. يَفْقَهُوْا قَوْلِيْ ۖ

    Yafqahū qaulī.

    so people may understand my speech,

29. وَاجْعَلْ لِّيْ وَزِيْرًا مِّنْ اَهْلِيْ ۙ

    Waj‘al lī wazīram min ahlī.

    and grant me a helper from my family,

30. هٰرُوْنَ اَخِى ۙ

    Hārūna akhī.

    Aaron, my brother.

31. اشْدُدْ بِهٖٓ اَزْرِيْ ۙ

    Usydud bihī azrī.

    Strengthen me through him,

32. وَاَشْرِكْهُ فِيْٓ اَمْرِيْ ۙ

    Wa asyrik-hu fī amrī.

    and let him share my task,

33. كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيْرًا ۙ

    Kai nusabbiḥaka kaṡīrā(n).

    so that we may glorify You much

34. وَّنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيْرًا ۗ

    Wa nażkuraka kaṡīrā(n).

    and remember You much,

35. اِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَصِيْرًا

    Innaka kunta binā baṣīrā(n).

    for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”

36. قَالَ قَدْ اُوْتِيْتَ سُؤْلَكَ يٰمُوْسٰى

    Qāla qad ūtīta su'laka yā mūsā.

    Allah responded, “All that you requested has been granted, O Moses!

37. وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً اُخْرٰىٓ ۙ

    Wa laqad manannā ‘alaika marratan ukhrā.

    “And surely We had shown You favour before,

38. اِذْ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلٰٓى اُمِّكَ مَا يُوْحٰىٓ ۙ

    Iż auḥainā ilā ummika mā yūḥā.

    when We inspired your mother with this:

39. اَنِ اقْذِفِيْهِ فِى التَّابُوْتِ فَاقْذِفِيْهِ فِى الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّيْ وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهٗ ۗوَاَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّيْ ەۚ وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلٰى عَيْنِيْ ۘ

    Aniqżifīhi fit-tābūti faqżifīhi fil-yammi falyulqihil-yammu bis-sāḥili ya'khużhu ‘aduwwul lī wa ‘aduwwul lah(ū), wa alqaitu ‘alaika maḥabbatam minnī, wa lituṣna‘a ‘alā ‘ainī.

    ‘Put him into a chest, then put it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by ˹Pharaoh,˺ an enemy of Mine and his.’ And I blessed you with lovability from Me ˹O Moses˺ so that you would be brought up under My ˹watchful˺ Eye.

40. اِذْ تَمْشِيْٓ اُخْتُكَ فَتَقُوْلُ هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى مَنْ يَّكْفُلُهٗ ۗفَرَجَعْنٰكَ اِلٰٓى اُمِّكَ كَيْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ەۗ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّيْنٰكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَفَتَنّٰكَ فُتُوْنًا ەۗ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِيْنَ فِيْٓ اَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ەۙ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلٰى قَدَرٍ يّٰمُوْسٰى

    Iż tamsyī ukhtuka fa taqūlu hal adullukum ‘alā may yakfuluh(ū), fa raja‘nāka ilā ummika kai taqarra ‘ainuhā wa lā taḥzan(a), wa qatalta nafsan fa najjaināka minal-gammi wa fatannāka futūnā(n), fa labiṡta sinīna fī ahli madyan(a), ṡumma ji'ta ‘alā qadariy yā mūsā.

    ˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, ‘Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?’ So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O Moses!

41. وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِيْۚ

    Wasṭana‘tuka linafsī.

    And I have selected you for My service.

42. اِذْهَبْ اَنْتَ وَاَخُوْكَ بِاٰيٰتِيْ وَلَا تَنِيَا فِيْ ذِكْرِيْۚ

    Iżhab anta wa akhūka bi'āyātī wa lā taniyā fī żikrī.

    “Go forth, you and your brother, with My signs and never falter in remembering Me.

43. اِذْهَبَآ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰىۚ

    Iżhabā ilā fir‘auna innahū ṭagā.

    Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

44. فَقُوْلَا لَهٗ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهٗ يَتَذَكَّرُ اَوْ يَخْشٰى

    Fa qūlā lahū qaulal layyinal la‘allahū yatażakkaru au yakhsyā.

    Speak to him gently, so perhaps he may be mindful ˹of Me˺ or fearful ˹of My punishment˺.”

45. قَالَا رَبَّنَآ اِنَّنَا نَخَافُ اَنْ يَّفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ اَوْ اَنْ يَّطْغٰى

    Qālā rabbanā innanā nakhāfu ay yafruṭa ‘alainā au ay yaṭgā.

    They both pleaded, “Our Lord! We fear that he may be quick to harm us or act tyrannically.”

46. قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ اِنَّنِيْ مَعَكُمَآ اَسْمَعُ وَاَرٰى

    Qāla lā takhāfā innanī ma‘akumā asma‘u wa arā.

    Allah reassured ˹them˺, “Have no fear! I am with you, hearing and seeing.

47. فَأْتِيٰهُ فَقُوْلَآ اِنَّا رَسُوْلَا رَبِّكَ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ ەۙ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْۗ قَدْ جِئْنٰكَ بِاٰيَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ ۗوَالسَّلٰمُ عَلٰى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدٰى

    Fa'tiyāhu fa qūlā innā rasūlā rabbika fa arsil ma‘anā banī isrā'īl(a), wa lā tu‘ażżibhum, qad ji'nāka bi'āyatim mir rabbik(a), was-salāmu ‘alā manittaba‘al-hudā.

    So go to him and say, ‘Indeed we are both messengers from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not oppress them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And salvation will be for whoever follows the ˹right˺ guidance.

48. اِنَّا قَدْ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيْنَآ اَنَّ الْعَذَابَ عَلٰى مَنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰى

    Innā qad ūḥiya ilainā annal-‘ażāba ‘alā man każżaba wa tawallā.

    It has indeed been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies ˹the truth˺ and turns away.’”

49. قَالَ فَمَنْ رَّبُّكُمَا يٰمُوْسٰى

    Qāla famar rabbukumā yā mūsā.

    Pharaoh asked, “Who then is the Lord of you two, O Moses?”

50. قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِيْٓ اَعْطٰى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهٗ ثُمَّ هَدٰى

    Qāla rabbunal-lażī a‘ṭā kulla syai'in khalqahū ṡumma hadā.

    He answered, “Our Lord is the One Who has given everything its ˹distinctive˺ form, then guided ˹it˺.”

51. قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُوْنِ الْاُوْلٰى

    Qāla famā bālul-qurūnil-ūlā.

    Pharaoh asked, “And what about previous peoples?”

52. قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّيْ فِيْ كِتٰبٍۚ لَا يَضِلُّ رَبِّيْ وَلَا يَنْسَىۖ

    Qāla ‘ilmuhā ‘inda rabbī fī kitāb(in), lā yaḍillu rabbī wa lā yansā.

    He replied, “That knowledge is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither falters nor forgets ˹anything˺.”

53. الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَّسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيْهَا سُبُلًا وَّاَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءًۗ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِهٖٓ اَزْوَاجًا مِّنْ نَّبَاتٍ شَتّٰى

    Al-lażī ja‘ala lakumul-arḍa mahdaw wa salaka lakum fīhā subulaw wa anzala minas-samā'i mā'ā(n), fa akhrajnā bihī azwājam min nabātin syattā.

    ˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for ˹all of˺ you, and set in it pathways for you, and sends down rain from the sky, causing various types of plants to grow,

54. كُلُوْا وَارْعَوْا اَنْعَامَكُمْ ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّاُولِى النُّهٰى ࣖ

    Kulū war‘au an‘āmakum, inna fī żālika la'āyātil li'ulin-nuhā.

    ˹so˺ eat and graze your cattle. Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

55. ۞ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ وَفِيْهَا نُعِيْدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى

    Minhā khalaqnākum wa fīhā nu‘īdukum wa minhā nukhrijukum tāratan ukhrā.

    From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you back again.

56. وَلَقَدْ اَرَيْنٰهُ اٰيٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَاَبٰى

    Wa laqad araināhu āyātinā kullahā fa każżaba wa abā.

    And We certainly showed Pharaoh all of Our signs, but he denied them and refused ˹to believe˺.

57. قَالَ اَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ اَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يٰمُوْسٰى

    Qāla aji'tanā litukhrijanā min arḍinā bisiḥrika yā mūsā.

    He said, “Have you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

58. فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهٖ فَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهٗ نَحْنُ وَلَآ اَنْتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى

    Fa lana'tiyannaka bisiḥrim miṡlihī faj‘al bainanā wa bainaka mau‘idal lā nukhlifuhū naḥnu wa lā anta makānan suwā(n).

    We can surely meet you with similar magic. So set for us an appointment that neither of us will fail to keep, in a central place.”

59. قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّيْنَةِ وَاَنْ يُّحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى

    Qāla mau‘idukum yaumuz-zīnati wa ay yuḥsyaran-nāsu ḍuḥā(n).

    Moses said, “Your appointment is on the Day of the Festival, and let the people be gathered mid-morning.”

60. فَتَوَلّٰى فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهٗ ثُمَّ اَتٰى

    Fa tawallā fir‘aunu fa jama‘a kaidahū ṡumma atā.

    Pharaoh then withdrew, orchestrated his scheme, then returned.

61. قَالَ لَهُمْ مُّوْسٰى وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍۚ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرٰى

    Qāla lahum mūsā wailakum lā taftarū ‘alallāhi każiban fa yusḥitakum bi‘ażab(in), wa qad khāba maniftarā.

    Moses warned the magicians, “Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, or He will wipe you out with a torment. Whoever fabricates ˹lies˺ is bound to fail.”

62. فَتَنَازَعُوْٓا اَمْرَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّجْوٰى

    Fa tanāza‘ū amrahum bainahum wa asarrun-najwā.

    So the magicians disputed the matter among themselves, conversing privately.

63. قَالُوْٓا اِنْ هٰذٰنِ لَسَاحِرٰنِ يُرِيْدَانِ اَنْ يُّخْرِجٰكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيْقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلٰى

    Qālū in hāżāni lasāḥirāni yurīdāni ay yukhrijākum min arḍikum bisiḥrihimā wa yażhabā biṭarīqatikumul-muṡlā.

    They concluded, “These two are only magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and do away with your most cherished traditions.

64. فَاَجْمِعُوْا كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوْا صَفًّاۚ وَقَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْيَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلٰى

    Fa ajmi‘ū kaidakum ṡumma'tū ṣaffā(n), wa qad aflaḥal-yauma manista‘lā.

    So orchestrate your plan, then come forward in ˹perfect˺ ranks. And whoever prevails today will certainly be successful.”

65. قَالُوْا يٰمُوْسٰٓى اِمَّآ اَنْ تُلْقِيَ وَاِمَّآ اَنْ نَّكُوْنَ اَوَّلَ مَنْ اَلْقٰى

    Qālū yā mūsā immā an tulqiya wa immā an nakūna awwala man alqā.

    They said, “O Moses! Either you cast, or let us be the first to cast.”

66. قَالَ بَلْ اَلْقُوْاۚ فَاِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ اَنَّهَا تَسْعٰى

    Qāla bal alqū, fa iżā ḥibāluhum wa ‘iṣiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilaihi min siḥrihim annahā tas‘ā.

    Moses responded, “No, you go first.” And suddenly their ropes and staffs appeared to him—by their magic—to be slithering.

67. فَاَوْجَسَ فِيْ نَفْسِهٖ خِيْفَةً مُّوْسٰى

    Fa aujasa fī nafsihī khīfatam mūsā.

    So Moses concealed fear within himself.

68. قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْاَعْلٰى

    Qulnā lā takhaf innaka antal-a‘lā.

    We reassured ˹him˺, “Do not fear! It is certainly you who will prevail.

69. وَاَلْقِ مَا فِيْ يَمِيْنِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوْاۗ اِنَّمَا صَنَعُوْا كَيْدُ سٰحِرٍۗ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ اَتٰى

    Wa alqi mā fī yamīnika talqaf mā ṣana‘ū, innamā ṣana‘ū kaidu sāḥir(in), wa lā yufliḥus-sāḥiru ḥaiṡu atā.

    Cast what is in your right hand, and it will swallow up what they have made, for what they have made is no more than a magic trick. And magicians can never succeed wherever they go.”

70. فَاُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوْٓا اٰمَنَّا بِرَبِّ هٰرُوْنَ وَمُوْسٰى

    Fa ulqiyas-saḥaratu sujjadan qālū āmannā birabbi hārūna wa mūsā.

    So the magicians fell down in prostration, declaring, “We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.”

71. قَالَ اٰمَنْتُمْ لَهٗ قَبْلَ اَنْ اٰذَنَ لَكُمْۗ اِنَّهٗ لَكَبِيْرُكُمُ الَّذِيْ عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَۚ فَلَاُقَطِّعَنَّ اَيْدِيَكُمْ وَاَرْجُلَكُمْ مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَّلَاُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِيْ جُذُوْعِ النَّخْلِۖ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ اَيُّنَآ اَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَّاَبْقٰى

    Qāla āmantum lahū qabla an āżana lakum, innahū lakabīrukumul-lażī ‘allamakumus-siḥr(a), fa la'uqaṭṭi‘anna aidiyakum wa arjulakum min khilāfiw wa la'uṣallibannakum fī jużū‘in-nakhl(i), wa lata‘lamunna ayyunā asyaddu ‘ażābaw wa abqā.

    Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. You will really see whose punishment is more severe and more lasting.”

72. قَالُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلٰى مَا جَاۤءَنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنٰتِ وَالَّذِيْ فَطَرَنَا فَاقْضِ مَآ اَنْتَ قَاضٍۗ اِنَّمَا تَقْضِيْ هٰذِهِ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَا ۗ

    Qālū lan nu'ṡiraka ‘alā mā jā'anā minal-bayyināti wal-lażī faṭaranā faqḍi mā anta qāḍ(in), innamā taqḍī hāżihil-ḥayātad-dun-yā.

    They responded, “By the One Who created us! We will never prefer you over the clear proofs that have come to us. So do whatever you want! Your authority only covers the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

73. اِنَّآ اٰمَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطٰيٰنَا وَمَآ اَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السِّحْرِۗ وَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰى

    Innā āmannā birabbinā liyagfira lanā khaṭāyānā wa mā akrahtanā ‘alaihi minas-siḥr(i), wallāhu khairuw wa abqā.

    Indeed, we have believed in our Lord so He may forgive our sins and that magic you have forced us to practice. And Allah is far superior ˹in reward˺ and more lasting ˹in punishment˺.”

74. اِنَّهٗ مَنْ يَّأْتِ رَبَّهٗ مُجْرِمًا فَاِنَّ لَهٗ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ لَا يَمُوْتُ فِيْهَا وَلَا يَحْيٰى

    Innahū may ya'ti rabbahū mujriman fa inna lahū jahannam(a), lā yamūtu fīhā wa lā yaḥyā.

    Whoever comes to their Lord as an evildoer will certainly have Hell, where they can neither live nor die.

75. وَمَنْ يَّأْتِهٖ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمُ الدَّرَجٰتُ الْعُلٰى ۙ

    Wa may ya'tihī mu'minan qad ‘amilaṣ-ṣāliḥāti fa ulā'ika lahumud-darajātul-‘ulā.

    But whoever comes to Him as a believer, having done good, they will have the highest ranks:

76. جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا ۗوَذٰلِكَ جَزَاۤءُ مَنْ تَزَكّٰى ࣖ

    Jannātu ‘adnin tajrī min taḥtihal-anhāru khālidīna fīhā, wa żālika jazā'u man tazakkā.

    the Gardens of Eternity, under which rivers flow, where they will stay forever. That is the reward of those who purify themselves.

77. وَلَقَدْ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلٰى مُوْسٰٓى اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَادِيْ فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيْقًا فِى الْبَحْرِ يَبَسًاۙ لَّا تَخٰفُ دَرَكًا وَّلَا تَخْشٰى

    Wa laqad auḥainā ilā mūsā an asri bi‘ibādī faḍrib lahum ṭarīqan fil-baḥri yabasā(n), lā takhāfu darakaw wa lā takhsyā.

    And We surely inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants ˹at night˺ and strike a dry passage for them across the sea. Have no fear of being overtaken, nor be concerned ˹of drowning˺.”

78. فَاَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُوْدِهٖ فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِّنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ ۗ

    Fa atba‘ahum fir‘aunu bijunūdihī fa gasyiyahum minal-yammi mā gasyiyahum.

    Then Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers—but how overwhelming were the waters that submerged them!

79. وَاَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهٗ وَمَا هَدٰى

    Wa aḍalla fir‘aunu qaumahū wa mā hadā.

    And ˹so˺ Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide ˹them rightly˺.

80. يٰبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ قَدْ اَنْجَيْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوٰعَدْنٰكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّوْرِ الْاَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰى

    Yā banī isrā'īla qad anjainākum min ‘aduwwikum wa wā‘adnākum jānibaṭ-ṭūril-aimana wa nazzalnā ‘alaikumul-mannā was-salwā.

    O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails,

81. كُلُوْا مِنْ طَيِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْۙ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا فِيْهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِيْۚ وَمَنْ يَّحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِيْ فَقَدْ هَوٰى

    Kulū min ṭayyibāti mā razaqnākum, wa lā taṭgau fīhi fa yaḥilla ‘alaikum gaḍabī, wa may yaḥlil ‘alaihi gaḍabī faqad hawā.

    ˹saying,˺ “Eat from the good things We have provided for you, but do not transgress in them, or My wrath will befall you. And whoever My wrath befalls is certainly doomed.

82. وَاِنِّيْ لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدٰى

    Wa innī lagaffārul liman tāba wa āmana wa ‘amila ṣāliḥan ṡummahtadā.

    But I am truly Most Forgiving to whoever repents, believes, and does good, then persists on ˹true˺ guidance.”

83. ۞ وَمَآ اَعْجَلَكَ عَنْ قَوْمِكَ يٰمُوْسٰى

    Wa mā a‘jalaka ‘an qaumika yā mūsā.

    ˹Allah asked,˺ “Why have you come with such haste ahead of your people, O Moses?”

84. قَالَ هُمْ اُولَاۤءِ عَلٰٓى اَثَرِيْ وَعَجِلْتُ اِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضٰى

    Qāla hum ulā'i ‘alā aṡarī wa ‘ajiltu ilaika rabbi litarḍā.

    He replied, “They are close on my tracks. And I have hastened to You, my Lord, so You will be pleased.”

85. قَالَ فَاِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِكَ وَاَضَلَّهُمُ السَّامِرِيُّ

    Qāla fa innā qad fatannā qaumaka mim ba‘dika wa aḍallahumus-sāmiriyy(u).

    Allah responded, “We have indeed tested your people in your absence, and the Sâmiri has led them astray.”

86. فَرَجَعَ مُوْسٰٓى اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖ غَضْبَانَ اَسِفًا ەۚ قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اَلَمْ يَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا ەۗ اَفَطَالَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَهْدُ اَمْ اَرَدْتُّمْ اَنْ يَّحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ فَاَخْلَفْتُمْ مَّوْعِدِيْ

    Fa raja‘a mūsā ilā qaumihī gaḍbāna asifā(n), qāla yā qaumi alam ya‘idkum rabbukum wa‘dan ḥasanā(n), afaṭāla ‘alaikumul-‘ahdu am arattum ay yaḥilla ‘alaikum gaḍabum mir rabbikum fa akhlaftum mau‘idī.

    So Moses returned to his people, furious and sorrowful. He said, “O my people! Had your Lord not made you a good promise? Has my absence been too long for you? Or have you wished for wrath from your Lord to befall you, so you broke your promise to me?”

87. قَالُوْا مَآ اَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ اَوْزَارًا مِّنْ زِيْنَةِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنٰهَا فَكَذٰلِكَ اَلْقَى السَّامِرِيُّ ۙ

    Qālū mā akhlafnā mau‘idaka bimalkinā wa lākinnā ḥummilnā auzāram min zīnatil-qaumi fa qażafnāhā fa każālika alqas-sāmiriyy(u).

    They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery, then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”

88. فَاَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهٗ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوْا هٰذَآ اِلٰهُكُمْ وَاِلٰهُ مُوْسٰى ەۙ فَنَسِيَ ۗ

    Fa akhraja lahum ‘ijlan jasadal lahū khuwārun fa qālū hāżā ilāhukum wa ilāhu mūsā, fa nasiy(a).

    Then he moulded for them an idol of a calf that made a lowing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but Moses forgot ˹where it was˺!”

89. اَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ اَلَّا يَرْجِعُ اِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا ەۙ وَّلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَّلَا نَفْعًا ࣖ

    Afalā yarauna allā yarji‘u ilaihim qaulā(n), wa lā yamliku lahum ḍarraw wa lā naf‘ā(n).

    Did they not see that it did not respond to them, nor could it protect or benefit them?

90. وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هٰرُوْنُ مِنْ قَبْلُ يٰقَوْمِ اِنَّمَا فُتِنْتُمْ بِهٖۚ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحْمٰنُ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِيْ وَاَطِيْعُوْٓا اَمْرِيْ

    Wa laqad qāla lahum hārūnu min qablu yā qaumi innamā futintum bih(ī), wa inna rabbakumur-raḥmānu fattabi‘ūnī wa aṭī‘ū amrī.

    Aaron had already warned them beforehand, “O my people! You are only being tested by this, for indeed your ˹one true˺ Lord is the Most Compassionate. So follow me and obey my orders.”

91. قَالُوْا لَنْ نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عٰكِفِيْنَ حَتّٰى يَرْجِعَ اِلَيْنَا مُوْسٰى

    Qālū lan nabraḥa ‘alaihi ‘ākifīna ḥattā yarji‘a ilainā mūsā.

    They replied, “We will not cease to worship it until Moses returns to us.”

92. قَالَ يٰهٰرُوْنُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اِذْ رَاَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوْٓا ۙ

    Qāla yā hārūnu mā mana‘aka iż ra'aitahum ḍallū.

    Moses scolded ˹his brother˺, “O Aaron! What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

93. اَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِۗ اَفَعَصَيْتَ اَمْرِيْ

    Allā tattabi‘an(i), afa ‘aṣaita amrī.

    from following after me? How could you disobey my orders?”

94. قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِيْ وَلَا بِرَأْسِيْۚ اِنِّيْ خَشِيْتُ اَنْ تَقُوْلَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِيْ

    Qāla yabna'umma lā ta'khuż biliḥyatī wa lā bira'sī, innī khasyītu an taqūla farraqta baina banī isrā'īla wa lam tarqub qaulī.

    Aaron pleaded, “O son of my mother! Do not seize me by my beard or ˹the hair of˺ my head. I really feared that you would say, ‘You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not observe my word.’”

95. قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يٰسَامِرِيُّ

    Qāla famā khaṭbuka yā sāmiriyy(u).

    Moses then asked, “What did you think you were doing, O Sâmiri?”

96. قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوْا بِهٖ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ اَثَرِ الرَّسُوْلِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِيْ نَفْسِيْ

    Qāla baṣurtu bimā lam yabṣurū bihī fa qabaḍtu qabḍatam min aṡarir-rasūli fa nabażtuhā wa każālika sawwalat lī nafsī.

    He said, “I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful ˹of dust˺ from the hoof-prints of ˹the horse of˺ the messenger-angel ˹Gabriel˺ then cast it ˹on the moulded calf˺. This is what my lower-self tempted me into.”

97. قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَاِنَّ لَكَ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ اَنْ تَقُوْلَ لَا مِسَاسَۖ وَاِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّنْ تُخْلَفَهٗۚ وَانْظُرْ اِلٰٓى اِلٰهِكَ الَّذِيْ ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا ۗ لَنُحَرِّقَنَّهٗ ثُمَّ لَنَنْسِفَنَّهٗ فِى الْيَمِّ نَسْفًا

    Qāla fażhab fa inna laka fil-ḥayāti an taqūla lā misās(a), wa inna laka mau‘idal lan tukhlafah(ū), wanẓur ilā ilāhikal-lażī ẓalta ‘alaihi ‘ākifā(n), lanuḥarriqannahū ṡumma lanansifannahū fil-yammi nasfā(n).

    Moses said, “Go away then! And for ˹the rest of your˺ life you will surely be crying, ‘Do not touch ˹me˺!’ Then you will certainly have a fate that you cannot escape. Now look at your god to which you have been devoted: we will burn it up, then scatter it in the sea completely.”

98. اِنَّمَآ اِلٰهُكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۗ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا

    Innamā ilāhukumullāhul-lażī lā ilāha illā huw(a), wasi‘a kulla syai'in ‘ilmā(n).

    ˹Then Moses addressed his people,˺ “Your only god is Allah, there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He encompasses everything in ˹His˺ knowledge.”

99. كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۤءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَۚ وَقَدْ اٰتَيْنٰكَ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًا ۚ

    Każālika naquṣṣu ‘alaika min ambā'i mā sabaq(a), wa qad ātaināka mil ladunnā żikrā(n).

    This is how We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ some of the stories of the past. And We have certainly granted you a Reminder from Us.

100. مَنْ اَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَاِنَّهٗ يَحْمِلُ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وِزْرًا

     Man a‘raḍa ‘anhu fa innahū yaḥmilu yaumal-qiyāmati wizrā(n).

     Whoever turns away from it will surely bear the burden ˹of sin˺ on the Day of Judgment,

101. خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهِ ۗوَسَاۤءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ حِمْلًاۙ

     Khālidīna fīh(i), wa sā'a lahum yaumal-qiyāmati ḥimlā(n).

     suffering its consequences forever. What an evil burden they will carry on Judgment Day!

102. يَّوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِى الصُّوْرِ وَنَحْشُرُ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ زُرْقًا ۖ

     Yauma yunfakhu fiṣ-ṣūri wa naḥsyurul-mujrimīna yauma'iżin zurqā(n).

     ˹Beware of˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather the wicked on that Day blue-faced ˹from horror and thirst˺.

103. يَّتَخَافَتُوْنَ بَيْنَهُمْ اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا عَشْرًا

     Yatakhāfatūna bainahum il labiṡtum illā ‘asyrā(n).

     They will whisper among themselves, “You stayed no more than ten days ˹on the earth˺.”

104. نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ اِذْ يَقُوْلُ اَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيْقَةً اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا يَوْمًا ࣖ

     Naḥnu a‘lamu bimā yaqūlūna iż yaqūlu amṡaluhum ṭarīqatan il labiṡtum illā yaumā(n).

     We know best what they will say—the most reasonable of them will say, “You stayed no more than a day.”

105. وَيَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنْسِفُهَا رَبِّيْ نَسْفًا ۙ

     Wa yas'alūnaka ‘anil-jibāli fa qul yansifuhā rabbī nasfā(n).

     And ˹if˺ they ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the mountains, ˹then˺ say, “My Lord will wipe them out completely,

106. فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا ۙ

     Fa yażaruhā qā‘an ṣafṣafā(n).

     leaving the earth level and bare,

107. لَّا تَرٰى فِيْهَا عِوَجًا وَّلَآ اَمْتًا ۗ

     Lā tarā fīhā ‘iwajaw wa lā amtā(n).

     with neither depressions nor elevations to be seen.”

108. يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّتَّبِعُوْنَ الدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهٗ ۚوَخَشَعَتِ الْاَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ اِلَّا هَمْسًا

     Yauma'iżiy yattabi‘ūnad-dā‘iya lā ‘iwaja lah(ū), wa khasya‘atil-aṣwātu lir-raḥmāni falā tasma‘u illā hamsā(n).

     On that Day all will follow the caller ˹for assembly˺, ˹and˺ none will dare to deviate. All voices will be hushed before the Most Compassionate. Only whispers will be heard.

109. يَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهٗ قَوْلًا

     Yauma'iżil lā tanfa‘usy-syafā‘atu illā man ażina lahur-raḥmānu wa raḍiya lahū qaulā(n).

     On that Day no intercession will be of any benefit, except by those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are agreeable to Him.

110. يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيْطُوْنَ بِهٖ عِلْمًا

     Ya‘lamu mā baina aidīhim wa mā khalfahum wa lā yuḥīṭūna bihī ‘ilmā(n).

     He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but they cannot encompass Him in ˹their˺ knowledge.

111. ۞ وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوْهُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّوْمِۗ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا

     Wa ‘anatil-wujūhu lil-ḥayyil-qayyūm(i), wa qad khāba man ḥamala ẓulmā(n).

     And all faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. And those burdened with wrongdoing will be in loss.

112. وَمَنْ يَّعْمَلْ مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا يَخٰفُ ظُلْمًا وَّلَا هَضْمًا

     Wa may ya‘mal minaṣ-ṣāliḥāti wa huwa mu'minun falā yakhāfu ẓulmaw wa lā haḍmā(n).

     But whoever does good and is a believer will have no fear of being wronged or denied ˹their reward˺.

113. وَكَذٰلِكَ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا وَّصَرَّفْنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ الْوَعِيْدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُوْنَ اَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

     Wa każālika anzalnāhu qur'ānan ‘arabiyyaw wa ṣarrafnā fīhi minal-wa‘īdi la‘allahum yattaqūna au yuḥdiṡu lahum żikrā(n).

     And so We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran and varied the warnings in it, so perhaps they will shun evil or it may cause them to be mindful.

114. فَتَعٰلَى اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّۚ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يُّقْضٰٓى اِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهٗ ۖوَقُلْ رَّبِّ زِدْنِيْ عِلْمًا

     Fa ta‘ālallāhul-malikul-ḥaqq(u), wa lā ta‘jal bil-qur'āni min qabli ay yuqḍā ilaika waḥyuh(ū), wa qur rabbi zidnī ‘ilmā(n).

     Exalted is Allah, the True King! Do not rush to recite ˹a revelation of˺ the Quran ˹O Prophet˺ before it is ˹properly˺ conveyed to you, and pray, “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”

115. وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ اِلٰٓى اٰدَمَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهٗ عَزْمًا ࣖ

     Wa laqad ‘ahidnā ilā ādama min qablu fa nasiya wa lam najid lahū ‘azmā(n).

     And indeed, We once made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot, and ˹so˺ We did not find determination in him.

116. وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِبْلِيْسَ اَبٰى ۗ

     Wa iż qulnā lil-malā'ikatisjudū li'ādama fa sajadū illā iblīsa abā.

     And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused ˹arrogantly˺.

117. فَقُلْنَا يٰٓاٰدَمُ اِنَّ هٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقٰى

     Fa qulnā yā ādamu inna hāżā ‘aduwwul laka wa lizaujika falā yukhrijannakumā minal-jannati fa tasyqā.

     So We cautioned, “O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you ˹O Adam˺ would then suffer ˹hardship˺.

118. اِنَّ لَكَ اَلَّا تَجُوْعَ فِيْهَا وَلَا تَعْرٰى ۙ

     Inna laka allā tajū‘a fīhā wa lā ta‘rā.

     Here it is guaranteed that you will never go hungry or unclothed,

119. وَاَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا فِيْهَا وَلَا تَضْحٰى

     Wa annaka lā taẓma'u fīhā wa lā taḍḥā.

     nor will you ˹ever˺ suffer from thirst or ˹the sun’s˺ heat.”

120. فَوَسْوَسَ اِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطٰنُ قَالَ يٰٓاٰدَمُ هَلْ اَدُلُّكَ عَلٰى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلٰى

     Fa waswasa ilaihisy-syaiṭānu qāla yā ādamu hal adulluka ‘alā syajaratil-khuldi wa mulkil lā yablā.

     But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?”

121. فَاَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفٰنِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ وَّرَقِ الْجَنَّةِۚ وَعَصٰىٓ اٰدَمُ رَبَّهٗ فَغَوٰى ۖ

     Fa akalā minhā fa badat lahumā sau'ātuhumā wa ṭafiqā yakhṣifāni ‘alaihimā miw waraqil-jannah(ti), wa ‘aṣā ādamu rabbahū fa gawā.

     So they both ate from the tree and then their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. So Adam disobeyed his Lord, and ˹so˺ lost his way.

122. ثُمَّ اجْتَبٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدٰى

     Ṡummajtabāhu rabbuhū fa tāba ‘alaihi wa hadā.

     Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺.

123. قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيْعًاۢ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۚفَاِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ مِّنِّيْ هُدًى ەۙ فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقٰى

     Qālahbiṭā minhā jamī‘am ba‘ḍukum liba‘ḍin ‘aduww(un), fa immā ya'tiyannakum minnī hudā(n), fa manittaba‘a hudāya falā yaḍillu wa lā yasyqā.

     Allah said, “Descend, both of you, from here together ˹with Satan˺ as enemies to each other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray ˹in this life˺ nor suffer ˹in the next˺.

124. وَمَنْ اَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِيْ فَاِنَّ لَهٗ مَعِيْشَةً ضَنْكًا وَّنَحْشُرُهٗ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ اَعْمٰى

     Wa man a‘raḍa ‘an żikrī fa inna lahū ma‘īsyatan ḍankaw wa naḥsyuruhū yaumal-qiyāmati a‘mā.

     But whoever turns away from My Reminder will certainly have a miserable life, then We will raise them up blind on the Day of Judgment.”

125. قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِيْٓ اَعْمٰى وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيْرًا

     Qāla rabbi lima ḥasyartanī a‘mā wa qad kuntu baṣīrā(n).

     They will cry, “My Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, although I used to see?”

126. قَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اَتَتْكَ اٰيٰتُنَا فَنَسِيْتَهَاۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسٰى

     Qāla każālika atatka āyātunā fa nasītahā, wa każālikal-yauma tunsā.

     Allah will respond, “It is so, just as Our revelations came to you and you neglected them, so Today you are neglected.”

127. وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِيْ مَنْ اَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْۢ بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهٖۗ وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَشَدُّ وَاَبْقٰى

     Wa każālika najzī man asrafa wa lam yu'mim bi'āyāti rabbih(ī), wa la‘ażābul-ākhirati asyaddu wa abqā.

     This is how We reward whoever transgresses and does not believe in the revelations of their Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.

128. اَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرُوْنِ يَمْشُوْنَ فِيْ مَسٰكِنِهِمْۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّاُولِى النُّهٰى ࣖ

     Afalam yahdi lahum kam ahlaknā qablahum minal-qurūni yamsyūna fī masākinihim, inna fī żālika la'āyātil li'ulin nuhā.

     Is it not yet clear to them how many peoples We destroyed before them, whose ruins they still pass by? Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

129. وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَّاَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ۗ

     Wa lau lā kalimatun sabaqat mir rabbika lakāna lizāmaw wa ajalum musammā(n).

     Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ and a term already set, their ˹instant˺ doom would have been inevitable.

130. فَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوْعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوْبِهَا ۚوَمِنْ اٰنَاۤئِ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَاَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضٰى

     Faṣbir ‘alā mā yaqūlūna wa sabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika qabla ṭulū‘isy-syamsi wa qabla gurūbihā, wa min ānā'il-laili fa sabbiḥ wa aṭrāfan-nahāri la‘allaka tarḍā.

     So be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And glorify the praises of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset, and glorify Him in the hours of the night and at both ends of the day, so that you may be pleased ˹with the reward˺.

131. وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ اِلٰى مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهٖٓ اَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ەۙ لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيْهِ ۗوَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰى

     Wa lā tamuddanna ‘ainaika ilā mā matta‘nā bihī azwājam minhum zahratal-ḥayātid-dun-yā, linaftinahum fīh(i), wa rizqu rabbika khairuw wa abqā.

     Do not let your eyes crave what We have allowed some of the disbelievers to enjoy; the ˹fleeting˺ splendour of this worldly life, which We test them with. But your Lord’s provision ˹in the Hereafter˺ is far better and more lasting.

132. وَأْمُرْ اَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَاۗ لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًاۗ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَۗ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوٰى

     Wa'mur ahlaka biṣ-ṣalāti waṣṭabir ‘alaihā, lā nas'aluka rizqā(n), naḥnu narzuquk(a), wal-‘āqibatu lit-taqwā.

     Bid your people to pray, and be diligent in ˹observing˺ it. We do not ask you to provide. It is We Who provide for you. And the ultimate outcome is ˹only˺ for ˹the people of˺ righteousness.

133. وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَا يَأْتِيْنَا بِاٰيَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖۗ اَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى الصُّحُفِ الْاُوْلٰى

     Wa qālū lau lā ya'tīnā bi'āyatim mir rabbih(ī), awalam ta'tihim bayyinatu mā fiṣ-ṣuḥufil-ūlā.

     They demand, “If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!” Have they not ˹already˺ received a confirmation of what is in earlier Scriptures?

134. وَلَوْ اَنَّآ اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَيْنَا رَسُوْلًا فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰيٰتِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزٰى

     Wa lau annā ahlaknāhum bi‘ażābim min qablihī laqālū rabbanā lau lā arsalta ilainā rasūlan fa nattabi‘a āyātika min qabli an nażilla wa nakhzā.

     Had We destroyed them with a torment before this ˹Prophet came˺, they would have surely argued, “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and put to shame.”

135. قُلْ كُلٌّ مُّتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوْاۚ فَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَ مَنْ اَصْحٰبُ الصِّرَاطِ السَّوِيِّ وَمَنِ اهْتَدٰى ࣖ ۔

     Qul kullum mutarabbiṣun fa tarabbaṣū, fa sata‘lamūna man aṣḥābuṣ-ṣirāṭis-sawiyyi wa manihtadā.

     Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Each ˹of us˺ is waiting, so keep waiting! You will soon know who is on the Straight Path and is ˹rightly˺ guided.”