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1people, and we do surely tell the truth!”’ And they plotted a plot, and we plotted a plot, but they did not perceive. Behold, how was the end of their plot, that we destroyed them and their people all together! Thus are their houses overturned, for that they were unjust; verily, in that is a sign to people who do know! But we saved those who believed and who did fear. [55] And Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do ye approach an abominable sin while ye can see? do ye indeed approach men lustfully rather than ‘ women? nay! ye are a people who are ignorant.’ But the answer of his people was only to say, ‘Drive out Lot’s family from your city! verily, they are a folk who would keep pure, But we saved him and his family except his wife, her we destined to be of those who lingered ; and we rained down upon them rain, and evil was the rain of those who were warned. [60] Say, ‘ Praise belongs to God; and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen! Is God best, or what they associate with Him ?? He who created the heavens and the earth; and sends down upon'you from the heaven water; and we cause to grow therewith gardens fraught with beauty; ye could not cause the trees thereof to grow! Is there a god with God? nay, but they are a people XXVII, 61-75. THE CHAPTER OF THE ANT. 105 who make peers with Him! He who made the earth, settled, and placed amongst it rivers; and placed upon it firm mountains; and placed between the two seas a barrier; is there a god with God? nay, but most of them know not! He who answers the distressed when he calls upon Him and removes the evil; and makes you successors in the earth; is there a god with God ? little is it that ye are mindful. He who guides you in the darkness, of the land and of the sea; and who sends winds as glad tidings before His mercy; is there a god with God? exalted be God above what they associate with Him! [65] He who began the creation and then will make it return again; and who provides you from the heaven and the earth; is there a god with God? so bring your proofs if ye do speak the truth! Say, ‘ None in the heavens or the earth know the unseen save only God; but they perceive not when they shall be raised!’—nay, but their knowledge attains to somewhat of the hereafter; nay, but they _ are in doubt concerning it! nay, but they are blind! And those who disbelieved said, ‘What! when we have become dust and our fathers too, shall we indeed be brought forth? [70] We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but old folks’ tales!’ : Say, ‘Journey on through the land and see how was the end of the sinners! and grieve not for them, and be not straitened at what they plot.’ They say, ‘When shall this threat be if ye do tell the truth?’ Say, ‘It may be that there is pressing close behind you a part of what ye would hasten on!’ [75] But, verily, thy Lord is full of 106 THE Qur’AN, XXVII, 75-89.
2and grieve not for them, and be not straitened at what they plot.’ They say, ‘When shall this threat be if ye do tell the truth?’ Say, ‘It may be that there is pressing close behind you a part of what ye would hasten on!’ [75] But, verily, thy Lord is full of 106 THE Qur’AN, XXVII, 75-89. grace to men, but most of them will not be thankful ; and, verily, thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they manifest; and there is no secret thing in the heaven or the earth, save that it is in the perspicuous Book! Verily, this Qur’4n relates to the people of Israel most of that whereon they do dispute; and, verily, it is a guidance and a mercy to the believers. [80] Verily, thy Lord decides between them by His judgment, for He is mighty, knowing. Rely thou then upon God, verily, thou art: standing on obvious truth. Verily, thou canst not make the dead to hear, and thou canst not make the deaf to hear the call when they turn their backs on thee ; nor art thou a guide to the blind, out of their error : thou canst only make to hear such as believe in our signs, and such as are resigned. And when the sentence falls upon them we will bring forth a beast out of the earth that shall speak to them, (and say) that, ‘Men of our signs would not be sure.’ [85] And the day when we will gather from every nation a troop of those who said our signs were lies; and they shall be marshalled; until they come, and He will say, ‘Did ye say my signs were lies, when ye had compassed no knowledge thereof? or what is it that ye were doing?’ and the sentence shall fall upon them for that they did wrong, and they shall not have speech. Did they not see that we have made the night for them to rest in, and the day to see by ? verily, in that are signs to people who believe. And the day when the trumpet shall be blown and all who are in the heavens and the earth shall XXVII,89—-XXVIII,3. THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. 107 be startled, save whom God pleases! and all shall come abjectly to Him. [90] And thou shalt see the mountains, which thou dost deem solid, pass away like the passing of the clouds ;—the work of God who orders all things; verily, He is well aware of what ye do! He who brings a good deed shall have better than it; and from the alarm of that day they shall be safe: but those who bring an evil deed shall be thrown down upon their faces in the fire. Shall ye be rewarded save for what ye have done ? I am bidden to serve the Lord of this country who has made it sacred, and whose are all things; and I am bidden to be of those who are resigned, and to recite the Qur’4n; and he who is guided he is only guided for himself; and he who errs,— say, ‘I am only of those who warn!’ [95] And say, ‘Praise be to God, He will show you His signs, and ye shall recognise them; for thy Lord is not heedless of what ye do!’ THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. (XXVIII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
3(XXVIII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. T. S. M. Those are the signs of the perspicuous _ Book; we recite to thee from the history of Moses and Pharaoh in truth unto a people who believe. Verily, Pharaoh was lofty in the land and made the people thereof sects; one party of them he weakened, slaughtering their sons and letting their women live. Verily, he was of the despoilers. T08 THE QUR'AN. XXVIII, 4-11. And we wished to be gracious to those who were weakened in the earth, and to make them models, and to make them the heirs; [5] and to establish for them in the earth; and to show Pharaoh and Haman? and their hosts what they had to beware of from them. , And we inspired the mother of Moses, ‘Suckle him ; and when thou art afraid for him then throw him into the river, and fear not and grieve not; verily, we are going to restore him to thee, and to make him of the apostles!’ And Pharaoh’s family picked him up that he might be for them a foe and a grief; verily, Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were sinners. - And Pharaoh’s wife said, ‘He is a cheering of the eye to me, and to thee. Kill him not; it may be that he will profit us, or that we may take him for a son ;’ for they did not perceive. And the heart of Moses’ mother was void on the morrow”; she well-nigh disclosed him, had it not been that we bound up her heart that she might be of the believers. [10] And she said to his sister, ‘Follow him up.’ And she looked after him from afar, and they did not perceive. And we made unlawful for him the wet-nurses*. And she said, ‘Shall I guide you to 1 Haman, according to the Qur’an, is made out to be the prime minister of Pharaoh. 3 Either devoid of patience, according to some, or of anxiety, according to others, or it may be to everything but the thought of Moses. 5 That is, Moses was made to refuse the breast of the Egyptian woman before his sister came to offer her services, and point out a nurse who would rear him. XXVIII, 11-19. THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. 109 the people of a house who will take care of him for you, and who will be sincere respecting him ?’ So we restored him to his mother that her eye might be cheered, and that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of God is true, though most of them know not. And when he reached puberty, and was settled, we gave him judgment and knowledge; for thus do we reward those who do well. And he entered into the city at the time the people thereof were heedless, and he found therein two men fighting; the one of his sect and the other of his foes. And he who was of his sect asked his aid against him who was of his foes; and Moses smote him with his fist and finished him. Said he, ‘This is of the work of Satan, verily, he is a misleading obvious foe.’ [15] Said he, ‘My Lord! verily, I have wronged my soul, but forgive me. So He forgave him; for He is forgiving and merciful.
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.
1people, and we do surely tell the truth!”’ And they plotted a plot, and we plotted a plot, but they did not perceive. Behold, how was the end of their plot, that we destroyed them and their people all together! Thus are their houses overturned, for that they were unjust; verily, in that is a sign to people who do know! But we saved those who believed and who did fear. [55] And Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do ye approach an abominable sin while ye can see? do ye indeed approach men lustfully rather than ‘ women? nay! ye are a people who are ignorant.’ But the answer of his people was only to say, ‘Drive out Lot’s family from your city! verily, they are a folk who would keep pure, But we saved him and his family except his wife, her we destined to be of those who lingered ; and we rained down upon them rain, and evil was the rain of those who were warned. [60] Say, ‘ Praise belongs to God; and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen! Is God best, or what they associate with Him ?? He who created the heavens and the earth; and sends down upon'you from the heaven water; and we cause to grow therewith gardens fraught with beauty; ye could not cause the trees thereof to grow! Is there a god with God? nay, but they are a people XXVII, 61-75. THE CHAPTER OF THE ANT. 105 who make peers with Him! He who made the earth, settled, and placed amongst it rivers; and placed upon it firm mountains; and placed between the two seas a barrier; is there a god with God? nay, but most of them know not! He who answers the distressed when he calls upon Him and removes the evil; and makes you successors in the earth; is there a god with God ? little is it that ye are mindful. He who guides you in the darkness, of the land and of the sea; and who sends winds as glad tidings before His mercy; is there a god with God? exalted be God above what they associate with Him! [65] He who began the creation and then will make it return again; and who provides you from the heaven and the earth; is there a god with God? so bring your proofs if ye do speak the truth! Say, ‘ None in the heavens or the earth know the unseen save only God; but they perceive not when they shall be raised!’—nay, but their knowledge attains to somewhat of the hereafter; nay, but they _ are in doubt concerning it! nay, but they are blind! And those who disbelieved said, ‘What! when we have become dust and our fathers too, shall we indeed be brought forth? [70] We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but old folks’ tales!’ : Say, ‘Journey on through the land and see how was the end of the sinners! and grieve not for them, and be not straitened at what they plot.’ They say, ‘When shall this threat be if ye do tell the truth?’ Say, ‘It may be that there is pressing close behind you a part of what ye would hasten on!’ [75] But, verily, thy Lord is full of 106 THE Qur’AN, XXVII, 75-89.
2and grieve not for them, and be not straitened at what they plot.’ They say, ‘When shall this threat be if ye do tell the truth?’ Say, ‘It may be that there is pressing close behind you a part of what ye would hasten on!’ [75] But, verily, thy Lord is full of 106 THE Qur’AN, XXVII, 75-89. grace to men, but most of them will not be thankful ; and, verily, thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they manifest; and there is no secret thing in the heaven or the earth, save that it is in the perspicuous Book! Verily, this Qur’4n relates to the people of Israel most of that whereon they do dispute; and, verily, it is a guidance and a mercy to the believers. [80] Verily, thy Lord decides between them by His judgment, for He is mighty, knowing. Rely thou then upon God, verily, thou art: standing on obvious truth. Verily, thou canst not make the dead to hear, and thou canst not make the deaf to hear the call when they turn their backs on thee ; nor art thou a guide to the blind, out of their error : thou canst only make to hear such as believe in our signs, and such as are resigned. And when the sentence falls upon them we will bring forth a beast out of the earth that shall speak to them, (and say) that, ‘Men of our signs would not be sure.’ [85] And the day when we will gather from every nation a troop of those who said our signs were lies; and they shall be marshalled; until they come, and He will say, ‘Did ye say my signs were lies, when ye had compassed no knowledge thereof? or what is it that ye were doing?’ and the sentence shall fall upon them for that they did wrong, and they shall not have speech. Did they not see that we have made the night for them to rest in, and the day to see by ? verily, in that are signs to people who believe. And the day when the trumpet shall be blown and all who are in the heavens and the earth shall XXVII,89—-XXVIII,3. THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. 107 be startled, save whom God pleases! and all shall come abjectly to Him. [90] And thou shalt see the mountains, which thou dost deem solid, pass away like the passing of the clouds ;—the work of God who orders all things; verily, He is well aware of what ye do! He who brings a good deed shall have better than it; and from the alarm of that day they shall be safe: but those who bring an evil deed shall be thrown down upon their faces in the fire. Shall ye be rewarded save for what ye have done ? I am bidden to serve the Lord of this country who has made it sacred, and whose are all things; and I am bidden to be of those who are resigned, and to recite the Qur’4n; and he who is guided he is only guided for himself; and he who errs,— say, ‘I am only of those who warn!’ [95] And say, ‘Praise be to God, He will show you His signs, and ye shall recognise them; for thy Lord is not heedless of what ye do!’ THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. (XXVIII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
3(XXVIII. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. T. S. M. Those are the signs of the perspicuous _ Book; we recite to thee from the history of Moses and Pharaoh in truth unto a people who believe. Verily, Pharaoh was lofty in the land and made the people thereof sects; one party of them he weakened, slaughtering their sons and letting their women live. Verily, he was of the despoilers. T08 THE QUR'AN. XXVIII, 4-11. And we wished to be gracious to those who were weakened in the earth, and to make them models, and to make them the heirs; [5] and to establish for them in the earth; and to show Pharaoh and Haman? and their hosts what they had to beware of from them. , And we inspired the mother of Moses, ‘Suckle him ; and when thou art afraid for him then throw him into the river, and fear not and grieve not; verily, we are going to restore him to thee, and to make him of the apostles!’ And Pharaoh’s family picked him up that he might be for them a foe and a grief; verily, Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were sinners. - And Pharaoh’s wife said, ‘He is a cheering of the eye to me, and to thee. Kill him not; it may be that he will profit us, or that we may take him for a son ;’ for they did not perceive. And the heart of Moses’ mother was void on the morrow”; she well-nigh disclosed him, had it not been that we bound up her heart that she might be of the believers. [10] And she said to his sister, ‘Follow him up.’ And she looked after him from afar, and they did not perceive. And we made unlawful for him the wet-nurses*. And she said, ‘Shall I guide you to 1 Haman, according to the Qur’an, is made out to be the prime minister of Pharaoh. 3 Either devoid of patience, according to some, or of anxiety, according to others, or it may be to everything but the thought of Moses. 5 That is, Moses was made to refuse the breast of the Egyptian woman before his sister came to offer her services, and point out a nurse who would rear him. XXVIII, 11-19. THE CHAPTER OF THE STORY. 109 the people of a house who will take care of him for you, and who will be sincere respecting him ?’ So we restored him to his mother that her eye might be cheered, and that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of God is true, though most of them know not. And when he reached puberty, and was settled, we gave him judgment and knowledge; for thus do we reward those who do well. And he entered into the city at the time the people thereof were heedless, and he found therein two men fighting; the one of his sect and the other of his foes. And he who was of his sect asked his aid against him who was of his foes; and Moses smote him with his fist and finished him. Said he, ‘This is of the work of Satan, verily, he is a misleading obvious foe.’ [15] Said he, ‘My Lord! verily, I have wronged my soul, but forgive me. So He forgave him; for He is forgiving and merciful.
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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