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1and ye shall be of those who draw nigh unto me.’ They said, ‘O Moses! wilt thou cast down (thy rod) or shall we be (first) to throw?’ Said he, ‘Throw down;’ and when they threw down, they did enchant the people’s eyes, and made them dread, and brought a 152 THE QUR'AN. VI, 113-126. mighty magic. But we inspired Moses (saying), ‘Throw down thy rod, and it will gulp down that which they devise;’ [115]and the truth stood fast, and vain was that which they had done; and they were conquered there, and turned back feeling small! and the magicians threw themselves down adoring. Said they, ‘We believe in the Lord of the worlds, the Lord of Moses and Aaron!’ [120] Said Pharaoh, ‘Do. ye believe in him ere I give you leave ? This is craft which ye have devised in the land, to turn its people out therefrom, but soon shall ye know! I will cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, then I will crucify you altogether!’ They said, ‘Verily, we unto our Lord return! nor dost thou take vengeance on us, save for that we believe in the signs of our Lord, when they come to us.. ‘O our Lord! pour out upon us patience, and take us to Thyself resigned? And the chiefs of Pharaoh's ‘people said, ‘ Will ye leave Moses and his people to do evil in the land, and to leave thee and thy gods ?’ Said he, ‘We will have their sons slain and their women we will let live, for, verily, we are triumphant over them.’ [125] Said Moses unto his people, ‘Ask for aid from God and be patient; verily, the earth is God’s! He gives it for an inheritance to whom He pleases of His servants, and the future is for those who fear.’ They said, ‘We have been hurt before thou didst come to us, and since thou hast come to us.’ Said he, ‘It may be that your Lord will destroy your foe, and will make you succeed him in the earth; and He will see how ye act.’ 2 Or, cause us to die Moslems. VII, 127-134. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 153 We had overtaken Pharaoh’s people with the years (of dearth) and scarcity of fruits, that haply they might remember ; but when there came to them a good thing they said, ‘This is ours;’ and if there befel them an evil, they took the augury from Moses and those with him ;—is not their augury only in God’s hands ?>—but most of them know not. And they said, ‘Whatever thou dost bring us as a sign to enchant us therewith, yet will we not believe in thee.’ [130] Then we sent upon them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs and the blood, —signs detailed; but they were big with pride and were a people who did sin.
2And they said, ‘Whatever thou dost bring us as a sign to enchant us therewith, yet will we not believe in thee.’ [130] Then we sent upon them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs and the blood, —signs detailed; but they were big with pride and were a people who did sin. And when there fell upon them the plague, they said, ‘O Moses! call upon thy Lord for us, as He has covenanted with thee; verily, if thou dost remove the plague from us, we will believe in thee; and we will assuredly send with thee the children of Israel.” But when we removed from them the plague until the appointed time which they should reach, lo! then they broke their promise. But we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them in the sea, for that they said our signs were lies and were careless thereof. And we gave as an inheritance unto the people who had been weak, the eastern quarters of the earth and the western quarters thereof, which we had blest; and the good word of thy Lord was fulfilled on the children of Israel, for that they were patient; and we destroyed that which Pharaoh and his people had made and that. which they had piled'. And with the children of Israel } The word y‘arishfin is properly used of making wooden huts, 154 THE QUR'AN. VII, 134-141. we passed across the sea; and they came unto a people devoted to their idols, and said, ‘O Moses! make for us a god as they have gods.’ Said he, ‘Verily, ye are ignorant people.’ [135] Verily, these —destroyed shall be that which they are given to; and vain is that which they have done. He said, ‘Other than God then do ye crave for a god, when He has preferred you above the worlds ?’ And when we saved you from Pharaoh’s people who wrought you evil woe, killing your sons, and letting your women live; and in that was a mighty trial from your Lord. And we appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed them with ten (more), so that the time appointed by his Lord was completed to forty nights. And Moses said unto his brother Aaron, ‘ Be thou my vicegerent amongst my people, and do what is right, and follow not the path of the evildoers.’ And when Moses came to our appointment, and his Lord spake unto him, he said, ‘O my Lord! show me, —that I may look on thee!’ He said, ‘ Thou canst not see me; but look upon the mountain, and if it remain steady in its place, thou shalt see me;’ but when his Lord appeared unto the mountain He made it dust, and Moses fell down in a swoon! [140] And when he came to himself, he said, ‘Celebrated be thy praise! I turn repentant unto Thee, and I am the first of those who are resigned.’ He said, ‘O Moses! verily, I have chosen thee over the people with my messages and my words, take then what I have brought thee, and be of those but is here applied to any structures, especially the massive temples and other piles of Egyptian buildings, VII, 141-149. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 155
3verily, I have chosen thee over the people with my messages and my words, take then what I have brought thee, and be of those but is here applied to any structures, especially the massive temples and other piles of Egyptian buildings, VII, 141-149. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 155 who thank.’ And we wrote for him upon tablets an admonition concerning everything, and a detailing of everything: ‘Take them then with firmness, and bid thy people take them for what is best thereof. I will show you the abode of those who work abominations; I will turn from my signs those who are big with pride in the earth without right ; and if they see every sign they shall not believe therein, and if they see the path of rectitude they shall not take it for a path; but if they see the path of error they shall take it for a path ;—that is because they have said our signs are lies and have been careless of them.’ [145] But those who say our signs and the meeting of the last day are lies,—vain are their works : shall they be rewarded save for that which they have done? And Moses’ people after him took to themselves of their ornaments a corporeal calf that lowed’; did they not see that it could not speak with them, nor could it guide them in the path? They took it and they were unjust; but when they bit their hands with fruitless rage and saw that they had gone astray, they said, ‘ Verily, if our Lord have not compassion on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who lose!’ And when Moses returned unto his people angry and grieved, he said, ‘ Evil is it that ye have done after me! Would ye hasten on the bidding of your Lord ?’ and he threw down the tablets and took his brother by the head to drag him towards him, but he said, ‘O son of my mother! verily, the people 1 This is also a Talmudic legend. 156 THE QUR'AN, VII, 149-156. weakened me and well-nigh killed me; make not then mine enemies glad about me, and put me not with the unjust people.’ [150] He said, ‘O Lord! pardon me and my brother, and let us enter into Thy mercy; for Thou art the most merciful of the merciful. Verily, these have taken to themselves a calf; there shall reach them wrath from their Lord, and abasement in the life of this world; for thus do we reward those who forge a lie. But those who have done bad works, and then turn again after them and believe,—verily, thy Lord, after that, is forgiving and merciful.’ And when Moses’ wrath calmed down he took the tables, in the inscription of which was guidance and mercy for those who dread their Lord.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1and ye shall be of those who draw nigh unto me.’ They said, ‘O Moses! wilt thou cast down (thy rod) or shall we be (first) to throw?’ Said he, ‘Throw down;’ and when they threw down, they did enchant the people’s eyes, and made them dread, and brought a 152 THE QUR'AN. VI, 113-126. mighty magic. But we inspired Moses (saying), ‘Throw down thy rod, and it will gulp down that which they devise;’ [115]and the truth stood fast, and vain was that which they had done; and they were conquered there, and turned back feeling small! and the magicians threw themselves down adoring. Said they, ‘We believe in the Lord of the worlds, the Lord of Moses and Aaron!’ [120] Said Pharaoh, ‘Do. ye believe in him ere I give you leave ? This is craft which ye have devised in the land, to turn its people out therefrom, but soon shall ye know! I will cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, then I will crucify you altogether!’ They said, ‘Verily, we unto our Lord return! nor dost thou take vengeance on us, save for that we believe in the signs of our Lord, when they come to us.. ‘O our Lord! pour out upon us patience, and take us to Thyself resigned? And the chiefs of Pharaoh's ‘people said, ‘ Will ye leave Moses and his people to do evil in the land, and to leave thee and thy gods ?’ Said he, ‘We will have their sons slain and their women we will let live, for, verily, we are triumphant over them.’ [125] Said Moses unto his people, ‘Ask for aid from God and be patient; verily, the earth is God’s! He gives it for an inheritance to whom He pleases of His servants, and the future is for those who fear.’ They said, ‘We have been hurt before thou didst come to us, and since thou hast come to us.’ Said he, ‘It may be that your Lord will destroy your foe, and will make you succeed him in the earth; and He will see how ye act.’ 2 Or, cause us to die Moslems. VII, 127-134. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 153 We had overtaken Pharaoh’s people with the years (of dearth) and scarcity of fruits, that haply they might remember ; but when there came to them a good thing they said, ‘This is ours;’ and if there befel them an evil, they took the augury from Moses and those with him ;—is not their augury only in God’s hands ?>—but most of them know not. And they said, ‘Whatever thou dost bring us as a sign to enchant us therewith, yet will we not believe in thee.’ [130] Then we sent upon them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs and the blood, —signs detailed; but they were big with pride and were a people who did sin.
2And they said, ‘Whatever thou dost bring us as a sign to enchant us therewith, yet will we not believe in thee.’ [130] Then we sent upon them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs and the blood, —signs detailed; but they were big with pride and were a people who did sin. And when there fell upon them the plague, they said, ‘O Moses! call upon thy Lord for us, as He has covenanted with thee; verily, if thou dost remove the plague from us, we will believe in thee; and we will assuredly send with thee the children of Israel.” But when we removed from them the plague until the appointed time which they should reach, lo! then they broke their promise. But we took vengeance on them, and we drowned them in the sea, for that they said our signs were lies and were careless thereof. And we gave as an inheritance unto the people who had been weak, the eastern quarters of the earth and the western quarters thereof, which we had blest; and the good word of thy Lord was fulfilled on the children of Israel, for that they were patient; and we destroyed that which Pharaoh and his people had made and that. which they had piled'. And with the children of Israel } The word y‘arishfin is properly used of making wooden huts, 154 THE QUR'AN. VII, 134-141. we passed across the sea; and they came unto a people devoted to their idols, and said, ‘O Moses! make for us a god as they have gods.’ Said he, ‘Verily, ye are ignorant people.’ [135] Verily, these —destroyed shall be that which they are given to; and vain is that which they have done. He said, ‘Other than God then do ye crave for a god, when He has preferred you above the worlds ?’ And when we saved you from Pharaoh’s people who wrought you evil woe, killing your sons, and letting your women live; and in that was a mighty trial from your Lord. And we appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed them with ten (more), so that the time appointed by his Lord was completed to forty nights. And Moses said unto his brother Aaron, ‘ Be thou my vicegerent amongst my people, and do what is right, and follow not the path of the evildoers.’ And when Moses came to our appointment, and his Lord spake unto him, he said, ‘O my Lord! show me, —that I may look on thee!’ He said, ‘ Thou canst not see me; but look upon the mountain, and if it remain steady in its place, thou shalt see me;’ but when his Lord appeared unto the mountain He made it dust, and Moses fell down in a swoon! [140] And when he came to himself, he said, ‘Celebrated be thy praise! I turn repentant unto Thee, and I am the first of those who are resigned.’ He said, ‘O Moses! verily, I have chosen thee over the people with my messages and my words, take then what I have brought thee, and be of those but is here applied to any structures, especially the massive temples and other piles of Egyptian buildings, VII, 141-149. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 155
3verily, I have chosen thee over the people with my messages and my words, take then what I have brought thee, and be of those but is here applied to any structures, especially the massive temples and other piles of Egyptian buildings, VII, 141-149. THE CHAPTER OF AL AARAF, 155 who thank.’ And we wrote for him upon tablets an admonition concerning everything, and a detailing of everything: ‘Take them then with firmness, and bid thy people take them for what is best thereof. I will show you the abode of those who work abominations; I will turn from my signs those who are big with pride in the earth without right ; and if they see every sign they shall not believe therein, and if they see the path of rectitude they shall not take it for a path; but if they see the path of error they shall take it for a path ;—that is because they have said our signs are lies and have been careless of them.’ [145] But those who say our signs and the meeting of the last day are lies,—vain are their works : shall they be rewarded save for that which they have done? And Moses’ people after him took to themselves of their ornaments a corporeal calf that lowed’; did they not see that it could not speak with them, nor could it guide them in the path? They took it and they were unjust; but when they bit their hands with fruitless rage and saw that they had gone astray, they said, ‘ Verily, if our Lord have not compassion on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who lose!’ And when Moses returned unto his people angry and grieved, he said, ‘ Evil is it that ye have done after me! Would ye hasten on the bidding of your Lord ?’ and he threw down the tablets and took his brother by the head to drag him towards him, but he said, ‘O son of my mother! verily, the people 1 This is also a Talmudic legend. 156 THE QUR'AN, VII, 149-156. weakened me and well-nigh killed me; make not then mine enemies glad about me, and put me not with the unjust people.’ [150] He said, ‘O Lord! pardon me and my brother, and let us enter into Thy mercy; for Thou art the most merciful of the merciful. Verily, these have taken to themselves a calf; there shall reach them wrath from their Lord, and abasement in the life of this world; for thus do we reward those who forge a lie. But those who have done bad works, and then turn again after them and believe,—verily, thy Lord, after that, is forgiving and merciful.’ And when Moses’ wrath calmed down he took the tables, in the inscription of which was guidance and mercy for those who dread their Lord.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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