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Sūra 26: Shu‘arāa, or The Poets

Section 2 (10-33)


10. Wa-ith nada rabbuka moosa ani i/ti alqawma alththalimeena

10. Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity,--


11. Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

11. "The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah."


12. Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

12. He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:


13. Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

13. "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.


14. Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

14. "And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."


15. Qala kalla faithhaba bi-ayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

15. Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).


16. Fa/tiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

16. "So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;


17. An arsil maAAana banee isra-eela

17. "'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"


18. Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

18. (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?


19. WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

19. "And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"


20. Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

20. Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.


21. Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena

21. "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the apostles.


22. Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee isra-eela

22. "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,--that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"


23. Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

23. Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"


24. Qala rabbu alssamawati waal-ardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

24. (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,--if ye want to be quite sure."


25. Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

25. (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"


26. Qala rabbukum warabbu aba-ikumu al-awwaleena

26. (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"


27. Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

27. (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your apostle who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"


28. Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

28. (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"


29. Qala la-ini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

29. (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"


30. Qala awa law ji/tuka bishay-in mubeenin

30. (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"


31. Qala fa/ti bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

31. (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"


32. Faalqa AAasahu fa-itha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

32. So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!


33. WanazaAAa yadahu fa-itha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

33. And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!


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