Surah Asy Syu'ara Translation Verses 101 - 227
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
And not a devoted friend.
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
The people of Noah denied the messengers
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
So fear Allah and obey me."
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
And I am not one to drive away the believers.
I am only a clear warner."
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
'Aad denied the messengers
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
And we are not to be punished."
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Thamud denied the messengers
When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
Within gardens and springs
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
The people of Lot denied the messengers
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Do you approach males among the worlds
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
So We saved him and his family, all,
Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
Then We destroyed the others.
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
And weigh with an even balance.
And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.
And fear He who created you and the former creation."
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down
Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -
In a clear Arabic language.
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
And then there came to them that which they were promised?
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.
And the devils have not brought the revelation down.
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."
And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
Who sees you when you arise
And your movement among those who prostrate.
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?They descend upon every sinful liar.
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.
And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;
Do you not see that in every valley they roamAnd that they say what they do not do? -
Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.
