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1Thus is thy Lord’s overtaking when He overtakes the cities that have done wrong; verily, His overtaking is grievous, keen. [105] Verily, in that is a sign to him who fears the torment of the last day ;—that is a day unto which men shall be gathered ;—that is a witnessed day! 1 The word used is that always applied by desert Arabs to going to a spring for water. XI, 106-115. THE CHAPTER OF HOD. 217 We will not delay it, save unto a numbered and appointed time. The day when it shall come no soul shall speak save by His permission, and amongst them (shall be) the wretched and the glad. And as for those who are wretched—why, in the Fire! there shall they groan and sob! to dwell therein for aye, so long as the heavens and the earth endure; save what thy Lord will. Verily, thy Lord is one who works His will. {rz0] And as for those who are glad—why, in Paradise! to dwell therein for aye, so long as the heavens and the earth endure; save what thy Lord will1,—a ceaseless boon ! Be not then in doubt concerning what these men do serve ;—they only serve as their fathers served before; and we will give them their portion undiminished. . We gave Moses the Book before, and then they disagreed concerning it, and, had it not been for a word that had been passed by thy Lord, it would have been decided between them ; but, verily, they are (still) in hesitating doubt concerning it. But, verily, every one thy Lord will surely repay for their works; verily, He of what they do is well aware ! Do thou then be upright, as thou art bidden, and whosoever turns repentantly with thee ; and transgress ye not:—verily, He on what ye do doth look. [115] Lean not unto those who do wrong, lest the Fire touch you, for ye have no patrons but God; and, moreover, ye shall not be helped ! 1 T.e. unless He please to increase their happiness. 218 THE QUR’AN. XI, 116-124. And be thou steadfast in prayer at the two ends of the day, and the (former and latter) parts of the night. Verily, good works remove evil works ;— that is a reminder to the mindful! And be thou patient, for God wastes not the hire of those who do good. And were there among the generations before you any endowed with a remnant (of piety) forbidding evildoing in the earth, save a few of those whom we saved; but the evildoers followed what they enjoyed, and were sinners. Thy Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while the people of them were welldoers. [120] Had thy Lord pleased, He would have made men one nation; but they will not cease to differ, save those thy Lord has had mercy on. For this has He created them, and the word of thy Lord is fulfilled, ‘I will surely fill hell with ginns and mankind altogether.’ And all that we relate to thee of the stories of the apostles is what will stablish thy heart: and herein has the truth come to thee, and an admonition and a reminder to the believers.
2Say to those who believe not, ‘Act according to your power, verily, we are acting too! And wait ye, verily, we are waiting too!’ God’s are the unseen things of the heavens and of the earth; and unto Him the affair doth all return. Then serve Him and rely on Him; for thy Lord is not heedless of that which ye do. XII, 1-10. THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH. 219 THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH, (PEACE BE ON HIM!) (XII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. A. L. R. Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book. Verily, we have revealed it, an Arabic Qur’4n; haply ye may understand. We tell thee the best of stories, in inspiring thee with this Qur’4n, though thou wert before it among the heedless. When Joseph said to his father, ‘O my sire! verily, I saw eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon,—I saw them adoring me!’ [5] He said, ‘O my boy! tell not thy vision to thy brethren, for they will plot a plot against thee ; verily, the devil is to man an open foe.’ Thus does thy Lord choose thee, and teach thee the interpretation of sayings, and fulfil His favour upon thee, and upon Jacob’s people, as He fulfilled it upon thy two forefathers before thee, Abraham and Isaac,—verily, thy Lord is knowing, wise! In Joseph and his brethren were signs to those who enquire! When they said, ‘Surely, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, a band? although we be; verily, our father is in obvious error. ‘Slay Joseph, or cast him in some land; that your father’s face may be free for you, and ye may be, after he is gone, a people who do right.’ [10] A speaker from amongst them spake, ‘Slay 1 The word means a band of between twenty and forty persons. 220 THE QUR'AN. XII, 10-19. not Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the pit; some of the travellers may pick him up, if so ye do.’ Said they, ‘O our father! what ails thee that thou wilt not trust us with Joseph while we are unto him sincere? Send him with us to-morrow to revel and to play, and, verily, we over him will keep good guard.’ Said he, ‘Verily, it grieves me that ye should go off with him, for I fear lest the wolf devour him while ye of him do take no heed.’ Said they, ‘Why, if the wolf should devour him while we are (such) a band, verily, we then should deserve to lose!’ [15] And when they had gone off with him and agreed to put him in the depths of the pit, and we inspired him, ‘ Thou shalt surely inform them of this affair of theirs and they shall not perceive ¥’ And they came to their father at eve and weeping said, ‘O our father! verily, we went forth to race and left Joseph by our goods, and the wolf devoured him,—but thou wilt not believe us, truth tellers though we be.’ And they brought his shirt with lying blood upon it. Said he, ‘ Nay, but your souls have induced you to do this; but patience is fair! and God is He whom I ask for aid against that which ye describe.’
3Said he, ‘ Nay, but your souls have induced you to do this; but patience is fair! and God is He whom I ask for aid against that which ye describe.’ And travellers came and sent their water-drawer ; and he let down his bucket. Said he, ‘O glad tidings! this is a youth. And they kept him secret, as a chattel; but God knew what they were doing. 1 This is a prophetic intimation to Joseph of his future interview with his brethren in Egypt. XII, 20-26. THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH. 221 [20] And they sold him for a mean price,— drachmz counted out,—and they parted with him cheaply. And the man from Egypt who had bought him said to his wife, ‘Honour his abiding here ; it may be he will be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ Thus did we stablish Joseph in the land; and we did surely teach him the interpretation of sayings; for God can overcome His affairs, though most men do not know. And when he had reached his strength! we brought him judgment and knowledge, for thus do we reward those who do good. And she in whose house he was desired him for his person; and she locked the doors and said, ‘Come along with thee!’ Said he, ‘Refuge in God! verily, my Lord has made good my abiding here ; verily, the wrong-doers shall not prosper.’ And she was anxious for him, and he would have been anxious for her, had it not been that he saw the demonstration? of his Lord; thus did we turn evil and fornication from him ; verily, he was of our sincere servants. [25] And they raced to the door and she rent his . shirt from behind; and they met her master at the door. Said she, ‘What is the recompense of him who wishes evil for thy family, but that imprisonment or a grievous torment ?’ Said he, ‘She desired me for my person.’ And ' The age of puberty. * The angel Gabriel in the form of his father appeared with a warning gesture, according to the Muslim commentators. 222 THE Qur’AN, XI, 26-35. a witness from among her family bore witness: ‘If his shirt be rent from in front, then she speaks the truth and he is of the liars; but if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truth tellers.’ And when he saw his shirt rent from behind he said, ‘ This is one of your tricks ; verily, your tricks are mighty! Joseph! turn aside from this. And do thou, woman, ask pardon for thy fault; verily, thou wert of the sinners.’
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.
1Thus is thy Lord’s overtaking when He overtakes the cities that have done wrong; verily, His overtaking is grievous, keen. [105] Verily, in that is a sign to him who fears the torment of the last day ;—that is a day unto which men shall be gathered ;—that is a witnessed day! 1 The word used is that always applied by desert Arabs to going to a spring for water. XI, 106-115. THE CHAPTER OF HOD. 217 We will not delay it, save unto a numbered and appointed time. The day when it shall come no soul shall speak save by His permission, and amongst them (shall be) the wretched and the glad. And as for those who are wretched—why, in the Fire! there shall they groan and sob! to dwell therein for aye, so long as the heavens and the earth endure; save what thy Lord will. Verily, thy Lord is one who works His will. {rz0] And as for those who are glad—why, in Paradise! to dwell therein for aye, so long as the heavens and the earth endure; save what thy Lord will1,—a ceaseless boon ! Be not then in doubt concerning what these men do serve ;—they only serve as their fathers served before; and we will give them their portion undiminished. . We gave Moses the Book before, and then they disagreed concerning it, and, had it not been for a word that had been passed by thy Lord, it would have been decided between them ; but, verily, they are (still) in hesitating doubt concerning it. But, verily, every one thy Lord will surely repay for their works; verily, He of what they do is well aware ! Do thou then be upright, as thou art bidden, and whosoever turns repentantly with thee ; and transgress ye not:—verily, He on what ye do doth look. [115] Lean not unto those who do wrong, lest the Fire touch you, for ye have no patrons but God; and, moreover, ye shall not be helped ! 1 T.e. unless He please to increase their happiness. 218 THE QUR’AN. XI, 116-124. And be thou steadfast in prayer at the two ends of the day, and the (former and latter) parts of the night. Verily, good works remove evil works ;— that is a reminder to the mindful! And be thou patient, for God wastes not the hire of those who do good. And were there among the generations before you any endowed with a remnant (of piety) forbidding evildoing in the earth, save a few of those whom we saved; but the evildoers followed what they enjoyed, and were sinners. Thy Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while the people of them were welldoers. [120] Had thy Lord pleased, He would have made men one nation; but they will not cease to differ, save those thy Lord has had mercy on. For this has He created them, and the word of thy Lord is fulfilled, ‘I will surely fill hell with ginns and mankind altogether.’ And all that we relate to thee of the stories of the apostles is what will stablish thy heart: and herein has the truth come to thee, and an admonition and a reminder to the believers.
2Say to those who believe not, ‘Act according to your power, verily, we are acting too! And wait ye, verily, we are waiting too!’ God’s are the unseen things of the heavens and of the earth; and unto Him the affair doth all return. Then serve Him and rely on Him; for thy Lord is not heedless of that which ye do. XII, 1-10. THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH. 219 THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH, (PEACE BE ON HIM!) (XII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. A. L. R. Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book. Verily, we have revealed it, an Arabic Qur’4n; haply ye may understand. We tell thee the best of stories, in inspiring thee with this Qur’4n, though thou wert before it among the heedless. When Joseph said to his father, ‘O my sire! verily, I saw eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon,—I saw them adoring me!’ [5] He said, ‘O my boy! tell not thy vision to thy brethren, for they will plot a plot against thee ; verily, the devil is to man an open foe.’ Thus does thy Lord choose thee, and teach thee the interpretation of sayings, and fulfil His favour upon thee, and upon Jacob’s people, as He fulfilled it upon thy two forefathers before thee, Abraham and Isaac,—verily, thy Lord is knowing, wise! In Joseph and his brethren were signs to those who enquire! When they said, ‘Surely, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, a band? although we be; verily, our father is in obvious error. ‘Slay Joseph, or cast him in some land; that your father’s face may be free for you, and ye may be, after he is gone, a people who do right.’ [10] A speaker from amongst them spake, ‘Slay 1 The word means a band of between twenty and forty persons. 220 THE QUR'AN. XII, 10-19. not Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the pit; some of the travellers may pick him up, if so ye do.’ Said they, ‘O our father! what ails thee that thou wilt not trust us with Joseph while we are unto him sincere? Send him with us to-morrow to revel and to play, and, verily, we over him will keep good guard.’ Said he, ‘Verily, it grieves me that ye should go off with him, for I fear lest the wolf devour him while ye of him do take no heed.’ Said they, ‘Why, if the wolf should devour him while we are (such) a band, verily, we then should deserve to lose!’ [15] And when they had gone off with him and agreed to put him in the depths of the pit, and we inspired him, ‘ Thou shalt surely inform them of this affair of theirs and they shall not perceive ¥’ And they came to their father at eve and weeping said, ‘O our father! verily, we went forth to race and left Joseph by our goods, and the wolf devoured him,—but thou wilt not believe us, truth tellers though we be.’ And they brought his shirt with lying blood upon it. Said he, ‘ Nay, but your souls have induced you to do this; but patience is fair! and God is He whom I ask for aid against that which ye describe.’
3Said he, ‘ Nay, but your souls have induced you to do this; but patience is fair! and God is He whom I ask for aid against that which ye describe.’ And travellers came and sent their water-drawer ; and he let down his bucket. Said he, ‘O glad tidings! this is a youth. And they kept him secret, as a chattel; but God knew what they were doing. 1 This is a prophetic intimation to Joseph of his future interview with his brethren in Egypt. XII, 20-26. THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH. 221 [20] And they sold him for a mean price,— drachmz counted out,—and they parted with him cheaply. And the man from Egypt who had bought him said to his wife, ‘Honour his abiding here ; it may be he will be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ Thus did we stablish Joseph in the land; and we did surely teach him the interpretation of sayings; for God can overcome His affairs, though most men do not know. And when he had reached his strength! we brought him judgment and knowledge, for thus do we reward those who do good. And she in whose house he was desired him for his person; and she locked the doors and said, ‘Come along with thee!’ Said he, ‘Refuge in God! verily, my Lord has made good my abiding here ; verily, the wrong-doers shall not prosper.’ And she was anxious for him, and he would have been anxious for her, had it not been that he saw the demonstration? of his Lord; thus did we turn evil and fornication from him ; verily, he was of our sincere servants. [25] And they raced to the door and she rent his . shirt from behind; and they met her master at the door. Said she, ‘What is the recompense of him who wishes evil for thy family, but that imprisonment or a grievous torment ?’ Said he, ‘She desired me for my person.’ And ' The age of puberty. * The angel Gabriel in the form of his father appeared with a warning gesture, according to the Muslim commentators. 222 THE Qur’AN, XI, 26-35. a witness from among her family bore witness: ‘If his shirt be rent from in front, then she speaks the truth and he is of the liars; but if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truth tellers.’ And when he saw his shirt rent from behind he said, ‘ This is one of your tricks ; verily, your tricks are mighty! Joseph! turn aside from this. And do thou, woman, ask pardon for thy fault; verily, thou wert of the sinners.’
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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