Translation of the meanings Surah Ash-Shu‘arā’ - English translation - Jacob - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ash-Shu‘arā’

Ayah: 1

طسٓمٓ

1. Ta Seen Meem¹.

1. The Qur’an is made up of such letters from the Arabic alphabet. The Arabs at the time of Revelation were the unrivaled masters of the Arabic language and yet when challenged were totally unable to bring anything like the Qur’an. Despite this fact, the inimitable nature of the Qur’an and its divine source, God knows best the meaning of these disjointed Arabic letters.

Ayah: 2

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

2. These are the Verses of the clear Book².

2. The clear Book is the Qur’an whose verses are clear with regards to its language and rulings, and all its meanings. A Book whose Truth is evident and which clears up that which is indefinite and inexact.

Ayah: 3

لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

3. Perhaps you torment yourself to death with grief, because they will not become believers.

Ayah: 4

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ

4. If We will, We could send down upon them from the sky a Sign to which they would bend their necks in humility.

Ayah: 5

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ

5. Never comes to them a Reminder (Qur’an) as a recent revelation from the Most Compassionate (Allah), but they turn away from it.

Ayah: 6

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

6. So they have indeed denied (the Truth of Islam), so the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.

Ayah: 7

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ

7. Do they not see the earth, how many of every kind of plants We (Allah) have caused to grow therein?

Ayah: 8

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

8. In this there is, certainly, evidence (of the Onness of Allah). But most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 9

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

9. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 10

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

10. When (Allah) your Lord called out to Moses, saying: "Go to the unjust people,

Ayah: 11

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

11. The people of Pharaoh: Will they not fear Allah and shun evil?"

Ayah: 12

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

12. (Moses) said: "Lord (Allah), I fear that they will deny me.

Ayah: 13

وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ

13. Then my chest straitens, also my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron (to help me).

Ayah: 14

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ

14. Moreover, they have a charge (of murder) against me, so I fear that they may kill me."

Ayah: 15

قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ

15. (Allah) said: "No. Go you both with Our signs; We are with you, listening".

Ayah: 16

فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

16. Then come to Pharaoh and say: "We are the messengers of the Sovereign Lord of all beings.

Ayah: 17

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

17. Send the children of Israel with us.

Ayah: 18

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

18. (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you stayed among us for (many) years of your life?

Ayah: 19

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

19. And you did (that) deed of yours which you did (i.e., killing a man), and you are of the ungrateful."

Ayah: 20

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

20. (Moses) said: "I did it then when I was ignorant (concerning Allah and His message). 

Ayah: 21

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

21. So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord (Allah) granted me sound judgment and appointed me as one of the Messengers.

Ayah: 22

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

22. Is it a favor of which you remind me, that you have enslaved the children of Israel?

Ayah: 23

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

23. Pharaoh said: "Who is the Lord of the universe?"

Ayah: 24

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

24. (Moses) said: "(Allah) the Sovereign Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you seek to be convinced with certainty."

Ayah: 25

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ

25. (Pharaoh) said to those around him: "Do you not hear (what he says)?"

Ayah: 26

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

26. (Moses) said: "(He is also) your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old."

Ayah: 27

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

27. (Pharaoh) said: "Your messenger who is sent to you is certainly out of his mind."

Ayah: 28

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

28. (Moses) said: "(Allah is) the Sovereign Lord of the East and the West and what is between them, if only you had sense."

Ayah: 29

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ

29. (Pharaoh) said: "If you will take a god other than me, I will certainly make you of the imprisoned."

Ayah: 30

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ

30. (Moses) said: "Even if I bring to you something manifest (and convincing)?"

Ayah: 31

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

31. (Pharaoh) said: "Bring it then, if you are truthful."

Ayah: 32

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ

32. So (Moses) cast down his staff, and at once it was a manifest snake,

Ayah: 33

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

33. He drew forth his hand, and at once it appeared white (with radiance) to the beholders.

Ayah: 34

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ

34. Pharaoh said to the council around him: "This is certainly a skillful sorcerer,

Ayah: 35

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

35. He wants to drive you out of your land with his sorcery. What is it then that you advise?"

Ayah: 36

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

36. They said: "Give him (Moses) and his brother (Aaron) respite and send callers into the cities,

Ayah: 37

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ

37. That they should bring to you every skillful magician."

Ayah: 38

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

38. So the magicians were gathered together at appointed time on a known day,

Ayah: 39

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ

39. It was told to the people: "Will you gather together?

Ayah: 40

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

40. That we may follow the magicians, if they are the winners."

Ayah: 41

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

41. So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: "Will there be any reward for us if we are the winners?"

Ayah: 42

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ

42. He said: "Yes, and you will certainly then be of those drawn near (to me)."

Ayah: 43

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ

43. Moses said to them: "Cast what you are going to cast."

Ayah: 44

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

44. They cast down their ropes and their staffs and said: "By Pharaoh’s power, we shall certainly be winners."

Ayah: 45

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ

45. Then Moses cast down his staff and at once it swallowed up the falsehood they invented.

Ayah: 46

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

46. The magicians fell down prostrate.

Ayah: 47

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

47. They said: "We believe in (Allah) the Sovereign Lord of all beings.

Ayah: 48

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

48. The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

Ayah: 49

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

49. (Pharaoh) said: "You believe in Moses before I give you permission; he is certainly the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall soon come to know: I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all."

Ayah: 50

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

50. They said: "No harm (to us); to (Allah) our Lord we will certainly return;

Ayah: 51

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

51. We hope that (Allah) our Lord will forgive us our wrongs - as we are the first of the believers."

Ayah: 52

۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

52. We revealed to Moses, saying: "Go away with My servants traveling by night, you will be pursued."

Ayah: 53

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

53. So Pharaoh sent heralds into the cities;

Ayah: 54

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ

54. (Saying): "These are a small band;

Ayah: 55

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ

55. They have enraged us;

Ayah: 56

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ

56. But we are all cautious, fully prepared (against any danger and terror)."

Ayah: 57

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

57. Thus did We drive them out of gardens and springs,

Ayah: 58

وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ

58. And (from) treasures and goodly dwellings,

Ayah: 59

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

59. So it was, and We caused to inherit it the children of Israel.

Ayah: 60

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ

60. They (Pharaoh and his army) pursued them at sunrise.

Ayah: 61

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ

61. When the two armies saw each other, the companions of Moses cried out: "We are certainly caught."

Ayah: 62

قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

62. (Moses) said: "No, (Allah) my Lord is certainly with me - He will guide me."

Ayah: 63

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

63. We inspired to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff." So it parted, and each separate part (of the sea) was like a huge, firm mass of mountain.

Ayah: 64

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

64. Then We brought near to there the others.

Ayah: 65

وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

65. We delivered Moses and those with him, all together.

Ayah: 66

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

66. Then We drowned the others.

Ayah: 67

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

67. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 68

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

68. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 69

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

69. Recite to them the story of Abraham.

Ayah: 70

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

70. When he said to his father and his people: "What do you worship?"

Ayah: 71

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ

71. They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted."

Ayah: 72

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ

72. He said: "Do they hear you when you call?

Ayah: 73

أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ

73. Or do they benefit you or cause you harm?"

Ayah: 74

قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ

74. They said: "No, but we found our fathers doing so."

Ayah: 75

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

75. (Abraham) said: "Have you then considered what you have been worshiping:

Ayah: 76

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ

76. You and your ancient fathers.

Ayah: 77

فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

77. They are enemies to me, except the Sovereign Lord of the universe, (Allah);

Ayah: 78

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ

78. Who created me, and it is He Who guides me.

Ayah: 79

وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ

79. It is He (Allah) Who feeds me and gives me to drink:

Ayah: 80

وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ

80. And when I am sick, He (Allah) heals me³.

3. These are the words of the prophet Abraham, being conscious of his own impotency to cure himself; and being fully satisfied of the power of Allah to cure and heal him. Sins are also diseases, and healing them lies in the forgiveness of them, which Allah can only grant.
the famous story of the boy and the king recorded in the Sunnah, when the king’s courtier asks the boy to cure his blindness, the boy retorts: “Verily, I cure no one. Only Allāh (Exalted is He) cures. If you believe in Allāh (Exalted is He), I will supplicate to Allāh and He will cure you.”
Hence, while the supplication was a means of curing the blindness, the real doer was Allāh alone. By making this known to the courtier, the boy instilled in him the reality of Monotheism. However, this does not mean the action (in this case, healing) cannot be ascribed to the means (in this case, the boy or his supplication). It is correct to make this ascription, as long as the belief that the effort is not the real cause is firmly understood. Jesus also cured the blind and the leprosy and raised from the dead all by Allah's permission and not from Himself. Jesus is nothing without the help of his God and Lord, Allah.

Ayah: 81

وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ

81. He (Allah) will cause me to die4, and will bring me back to life;

4 . The prophet Muhammad said, “One who accompanies the funeral of a Muslim with faith and hope of earning reward, and remains with it until the burial is complete, shall return (home) with two qirat (great) rewards. Each reward is equal to Mount Uhud, and the person who performs the funeral prayer only, and returns before the burial, will return with one qirat (great) reward”.

Ayah: 82

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ

82. It is He (Allah) Whom I hope to forgive my sin on the Day of Recompense.

Ayah: 83

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

83. Lord (Allah), grant me right judgment, and join me with the righteous.

Ayah: 84

وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

84. Grant for me a goodly mention in later generations.

Ayah: 85

وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

85. Place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.

Ayah: 86

وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

86. Forgive my father, he has gone astray;

Ayah: 87

وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ

87. And do not disgrace me on the Day when they are raised up (from the dead).

Ayah: 88

يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ

88. The Day on which wealth will not benefit, nor sons,

Ayah: 89

إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ

89. Except him who comes to Allah with a sound heart5.

5. Free from pride, haughtiness and hypocrisy. Our hearts can shape our lives and relationships. A corrupt heart brings trouble and suffering, while a cheerful heart is good medicine. We are warned against the damage caused by being spiteful, seeking revenge, vindictive or willfully stubborn, quarreling, lying, stealing and unjust behavior. Contrarily, loyal and protective relationships are lifted up.

Ayah: 90

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ

90. Paradise will be brought near to the righteous,

Ayah: 91

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ

91. And the Hellfire will appear plainly to the straying ones,

Ayah: 92

وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

92. Who will be asked: "Where are those that you used to worship.

Ayah: 93

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ

93. Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?"

Ayah: 94

فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

94. So they will be thrown down into it (the Hellfire), they (the idols) and the straying ones,

Ayah: 95

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ

95. And the soldiers of Iblees (Satan), all together.

Ayah: 96

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

96. They will say while they are blaming one another therein:

Ayah: 97

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

97. "By Allah, we were certainly in manifest error,

Ayah: 98

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

98. When we made you equal to (Allah) the Sovereign Lord of the universe.

Ayah: 99

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

99. None but the wicked6 led us astray;

6. Corrupt rulers, priests and pastors, false preachers, and bad friends.

Ayah: 100

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ

100. So we have no intercessors,

Ayah: 101

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ

101. Nor a true friend;

Ayah: 102

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

102. Oh, if we only had a chance to return (to the world) we shall truly be among the believers.

Ayah: 103

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

103. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 104

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

104. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 105

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

105. The people of Noah denied the messengers (of Allah).

Ayah: 106

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

106. When their brother Noah said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and shun evil?"

Ayah: 107

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

107. I am a faithful messenger to you;

Ayah: 108

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

108. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 109

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

109. I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with (Allah) the Sovereign Lord of all beings:

Ayah: 110

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

110. So guard against (the Chastisement of) Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 111

۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ

111. They said: "Should we believe in you when no one has followed you except the lowest ones?"

Ayah: 112

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

112. He said: "I have no knowledge of their deeds."

Ayah: 113

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ

113. Their reckoning is only with (Allah) my Lord, if you could (only) realize it.

Ayah: 114

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

114. I am not going to send away the believers;

Ayah: 115

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ

115. I am only a plain warner7.

7. Of Chastisement for whoever associates any partner with Allah and works evil.

Ayah: 116

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ

116. They said: "Noah, if you do not desist (your preaching), you will be stoned to death."

Ayah: 117

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ

117. He said: "Lord (Allah), my people deny me.

Ayah: 118

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

118. So decide between me and them with a (just) decision, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers."

Ayah: 119

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

119. So We delivered him and those with him in the laden Ship.

Ayah: 120

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

120. Then We drowned the rest afterwards.

Ayah: 121

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

121. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 122

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

122. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 123

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

123. The people of ‘Aad denied the messengers (of Allah).

Ayah: 124

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

124. When their brother Hud said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and shun evil?"

Ayah: 125

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

125. I am a faithful messenger to you;

Ayah: 126

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

126. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me:

Ayah: 127

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

127. I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with (Allah) the Sovereign Lord of all beings.

Ayah: 128

أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ

128. Do you build on every height a monument? Vain it is what you do.

Ayah: 129

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ

129. And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may last forever.

Ayah: 130

وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ

130. When you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;

Ayah: 131

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

131. So guard against (the Chastisement of) Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 132

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

132. And fear Allah Who has given you abundance of what you know.

Ayah: 133

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ

133. He has given you abundance of cattle and children,

Ayah: 134

وَجَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ

134. And gardens and springs.

Ayah: 135

إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

135. I fear for you the Chastisement of a Grievous Day.

Ayah: 136

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ

136. They said: "It is the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

Ayah: 137

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

137. This is no other than false tales of the ancients;

Ayah: 138

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

138. We are not going to be tormented."

Ayah: 139

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

139. So they denied him, then We destroyed them all. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 140

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

140. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 141

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

141. The people of Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah).

Ayah: 142

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

142. When their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear Allah (God) and shun evil?

Ayah: 143

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

143. I am a faithful messenger to you.

Ayah: 144

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

144. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 145

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

145. I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with (Allah), the Sovereign Lord of all beings.

Ayah: 146

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

146. Will you be left secure in what is here?

Ayah: 147

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

147. In gardens and springs,

Ayah: 148

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ

148. Fields of crops and palm-trees with soft fruit?

Ayah: 149

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ

149. Carving comfortable houses out of the mountains with great skill.

Ayah: 150

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

150. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 151

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

151. Do not obey the command of the transgressors,

Ayah: 152

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

152. Who spread corruption in the land and reform not.

Ayah: 153

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

153. They said: "You are only a bewitched and insane man.

Ayah: 154

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

154. You are but a human being like us. So bring a Sign if you are truthful."

Ayah: 155

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

155. (Salih) said: "This is a she-camel; for her is (a time to) drink (from the well), and for you is (a time to) drink, (each one) a known day."

Ayah: 156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

156. Do not touch her with evil, lest the torment of a terrible Day should seize you.

Ayah: 157

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ

157. But they hamstrung her, then became regretful;

Ayah: 158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

158. So the torment seized them. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 159

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

159. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 160

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

160. The people of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah).

Ayah: 161

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

161. When their brother Lot said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and shun evil?"

Ayah: 162

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

162. I am a faithful messenger to you;

Ayah: 163

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

163. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me:

Ayah: 164

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

164. I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with 'Allah' the Sovereign Lord of all beings;

Ayah: 165

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

165. Do you come (lustfully) to the males8 unlike all other creatures.

8. The Prophet Muhammad said: "If a woman has carnal relations with a woman (lesbian), they are both adulterers. If a man has carnal relations with a man (gay), then they are both adulterers."
The Prophet Muhammad also said: "Cursed is the one who has intercourse with an animal, cursed is the one who does the action of sodomy." He repeated three times.

Ayah: 166

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ

166. Leaving what (Allah) your Lord has created for you as spouses? You are but a people transgressing9.

9. The bounds of what is lawful into what is unlawful.

Ayah: 167

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ

167. They said: "Lot, if you desist not (your condemnation of sodomy), you will certainly be expelled.

Ayah: 168

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ

168. He said: "I am of those who utterly despise your conduct.

Ayah: 169

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ

169. Lord (Allah), deliver me and my family from what they do."

Ayah: 170

فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

170. So We delivered him and his family, all of them,

Ayah: 171

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

171. Except an old woman (Lot’s wife), among those who remained behind (and perished).

Ayah: 172

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

172. Then We utterly destroyed the others.

Ayah: 173

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

173. We poured down upon them a rain (of stones). How terrible was the rain of those who were warned.

Ayah: 174

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

174. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 175

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

175. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 176

كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

176. The people of the thicket (Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah).

Ayah: 177

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

177. When Shu’aib said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and shun evil?"

Ayah: 178

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

178. I am a faithful Messenger to you.

Ayah: 179

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

179. So keep to the Commandments of Allah and obey me.

Ayah: 180

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

180. I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with 'Allah the Sovereign Lord of all beings.

Ayah: 181

۞ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ

181. Maintain just measure and do not cause loss to others.

Ayah: 182

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ

182. Weigh your goods with a proper balance,

Ayah: 183

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ

183. Do not defraud the people of their things, nor go about in the land, spreading corruption.

Ayah: 184

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

184. Have fear of the One (Allah) Who has created you and the former people.

Ayah: 185

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

185. They said: "You are only a bewitched man.

Ayah: 186

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

186. You are but a human being like us, and indeed we think you are a liar."

Ayah: 187

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

187. So cause a piece of the sky to fall down upon us, if you are truthful.

Ayah: 188

قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

188. (Shu’aib) said: "My Lord (Allah) knows best what you do."

Ayah: 189

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ

189. But they rejected him, so the torment of the Day of the overshadowing cloud seized them; it was the torment of a terrible Day.

Ayah: 190

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

190. In this there is certainly a Sign, but most of them are not believers.

Ayah: 191

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

191. Your Lord (Allah) is certainly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 192

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

192. This, (Qur’an), is a (revelation) sent down from 'Allah' the Sovereign Lord of the universe.

Ayah: 193

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ

193. The trustworthy spirit (Gabriel) has brought it down.

Ayah: 194

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ

194. Upon your heart (Muhammad), that you may warn (people of disobeying God).

Ayah: 195

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ

195. In a clear Arabic language.

Ayah: 196

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

196. And certainly it is (mentioned)10 in the Scriptures of former people11.

10. The Qur’ân, and its revelation to the Prophet Muhammad.
11. I.e., The Torah and the Gospel.

Ayah: 197

أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

197. Is it not a Sign for them (the pagans) that the learned men of the children of Israel knew about it12?

12. E.g., Abdullah ibn Salām, a Jewish scholar, who accepted Islam during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ), for he knew that he came with a true message.

Ayah: 198

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ

198. Had We sent it down (this Qur’an) to a non-Arab,

Ayah: 199

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

199. Who would have recited it to them, they (pagans) would not have believed in it.

Ayah: 200

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

200. Thus have We caused it (denial of the Qur’an) to enter the hearts of the wicked.

Ayah: 201

لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ

201. They will not believe in it - until they see the painful torment.

Ayah: 202

فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ

202. It will come to them all of a sudden, while they do not perceive it,

Ayah: 203

فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ

203. Then they will say: "Can we have any respite?"

Ayah: 204

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

204. Do they then seek that Our Torment be hastened on?

Ayah: 205

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ

205. Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,

Ayah: 206

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

206. Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,

Ayah: 207

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ

207. Of what benefit to them will be all their past enjoyment?

Ayah: 208

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

208. Never did We (Allah) destroy any town but it had (its) warners.

Ayah: 209

ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

209. As a reminder, and We (Allah) are never unjust.

Ayah: 210

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ

210. (This Qur’an) was not brought down by the devils.

Ayah: 211

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

211. Neither would it suit them, nor are they able (to produce its like).

Ayah: 212

إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ

212. They are certainly barred from listening to anything (from the heavens).13

13. As mentioned in Q72:9.

Ayah: 213

فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ

213. Do not worship anything besides Allah - lest you you suffer the Chastisement.

Ayah: 214

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ

214. Warn your close relatives,

Ayah: 215

وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

215. Lower your wing (in kindness) to those who follow you of the believers.

Ayah: 216

فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ

216. If they disobey you, then say: "I am disassociated from what you do."

Ayah: 217

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

217. Trust in (Allah alone) the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,

Ayah: 218

ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

218. Who sees you when you stand up (for prayer),

Ayah: 219

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

219. Or your movements among those who prostrate (in worship).

Ayah: 220

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

220. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Ayah: 221

هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ

221. Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the devils descend?

Ayah: 222

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ

222. They descend upon every habitual liar, sinful one.

Ayah: 223

يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ

223. They (the devils) try to listen14, and most of them are liars15.

14. I.e., overhear to what the angels on high may say of the revealed unseen and whisper it to their sinful human agents. This was before they were prevented, as described in Q72:8-9.
15. I.e., the soothsayers and fortune tellers.

Ayah: 224

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

224. As for the poets, only the erring people follow them16.

16. Islam encourages good wholesome poetry, which inspires one towards the fear of God, towards His awe and obedience, and towards anything that is good and made permissible by God and His messenger. What is forbidden is poetry that does nothing but instigates and encourages indecency, illegal lusts and desires, and inspires one towards the transgression of the boundaries of Islam.
Allah's Messenger said, "It is better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry."
The Messenger of Allah did not like poets and poetry, which sensationalized and encouraged the pursuit of the world and its alluring lusts. But he encouraged those poets whose poetry praised God, contained words of wisdom which related to the Guidance to God.

Ayah: 225

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ

225. Have you not seen that they wander in distraction in every valley17?

17. Telling lies indiscriminately, praising some, and defaming others.

Ayah: 226

وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ

226. And they say that which they do not do,

Ayah: 227

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ

227. Except those (poets) who believe and do righteous deeds, remember Allah much, and defend themselves after being wronged. The unjust‏18 will soon know how terrible their end will be.

18. By associating others with Allah, or committing other major sins.