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1Make not yourselves out, then, to be pure; He knows best who it is that fears. Hast thou considered him who turns his back ? who gives but little [35] and then stops!? Has he then the knowledge of the unseen, so that he can see ? Has he not been informed of what is in the pages of Moses and Abraham who fulfilled his word ?— that no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another ? [40] and that man shall have only that for which he strives; and that his striving shall at length be seen? Then shall he be rewarded for it with the most full reward; and that unto thy Lord is the limit; [45] and that it is He who makes men laugh and weep; and that it is He who kills and makes alive; and that He created pairs, male 1 This passage refers to one El Walfd ibn Mug/dirah, who being abused for following Mohammed and forsaking the religion of the Qurdis, answered that he had done so to escape divine vengeance. Thereupon an idolater offered to take on himself El Walid’s sin for a certain sum of money. The offer was accepted, and Walfd apostatized from El Islm, paying down a portion of the amount agreed upon at the time. Later on he refused to pay the balance on the ground that he had already paid enough. 254 THE QuR’AN, LIII, 46-LIV, r. and female, from a clot when it is emitted; and that for Him is the next production!; and that he enriches and gives possession; [50] and that He is the Lord of the Dog-star’, and that He it was who destroyed ‘Ad of yore, and Thamdd, and left none of them ; and the people of Noah before them,— verily, they were most unjust and outrageous ! And the overthrown (cities)* He threw down; [55] and there covered them what did cover them! Which then of your Lord’s benefits do ye dispute ? This is a warner, one of the warners of yore! The approaching day approaches; there is none to discover it but God. At this new discourse then do ye wonder ? [60] and do ye laugh and not weep? and ye divert yourselves the while! But adore God and serve (Him)*. Tur CHAPTER OF THE Moon, (LIV. Mecca.) Yon the name of the merciful and compassionate God. The Hour draws nigh, and the moon is split 1 T.e. the resurrection. 2 Sirius, or the Dog-star, was an object of worship amongst the ancient Arabs. 3 Sodom, Gomorrah, &c. * At this verse the Qurais, who were present at the first reading of this chapter when their gods were spoken well of, fell down adoring with Mohammed, See Introduction, p. xxxii. LIV, 1-11. = THE CHAPTER OF THE MOON. 255 asunder’. But if they see a sign they turn aside and say, ‘ Magic, continuous?!’ And they call it a lie and follow their lusts; but every matter is settled! There has come to them some information® with restraint in it—{5] wisdom far-reaching—but warners avail not! But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller* shall call to an awkward thing®. Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad !
2But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller* shall call to an awkward thing®. Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad ! Hurrying forwards to the caller !\the misbelievers shall say, ‘ This is a difficult day !’ Noah’s people before them called (the apostles) liars; they called our servant a liar; and they said, ‘Mad!’ and he was rejected. [10] And he called upon his Lord, ‘Verily, I am overcome, come then to my help!’ And we opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down! 1 According to a tradition this refers to a miracle: the unbelievers having asked for a sign, the moon appeared to be cloven in twain. The tradition is, however, supported by very doubtful authority, and is directly opposed to the teaching of the Qur’én elsewhere, for the power to comply with the demand for a sign is always distinctly disclaimed. The more usual explanation is the natural one, that the expression merely refers to one of the signs of the day of judgment. 2 This word is interpreted by some to mean ‘transient,’ by others ‘ powerful.’ 5 The Qur'an. * The angel IsrAfil. 5 The last judgment. 256 THE Qur’AN. LIV, 12-31. And we made the earth burst forth in springs, and the waters met at a bidding already decreed. But we bore him on the thing of planks and nails; sailing on beneath our eyes, a reward for him who had been disbelieved ! [15] And we left it a sign ;—but is there any one who will mind ? ‘Ad called the apostles liars, and how was my punishment and my warning ? Verily, we sent on them a cold storm wind on a day of continuous ill-luck! [20] It reft men away as though they had been palm stumps torn up! We have made the Qur’4n easy as a reminder— but is there any one who will mind ? Thamid called the warnings lies, and said, ‘A mortal, one of us, alone, shall we follow him? then indeed were we in error and excitement?! © [25]‘ Is the warning cast on him alone among us ? nay, he is an insolent liar! ‘They shall know to-morrow about the insolent liar ! ° ‘Verily, we are about to send the she-camel as a trial for them, then watch them and have patience! and inform them that the water is shared between them (and her); each draught shall be sought by turns.’ Then they called their companion, and he plied (a knife) and hamstrung her. [30] Then how was my punishment and my warning? Verily, we sent against them one noise, and they were like the dry sticks of him who builds a fold. 1 Or madness. LIV, 32-50. THE CHAPTER OF THE MOON. 257 We have made the Qur'an easy as a reminder— but is there any one who will mind ? Lot’s people called the apostles liars; verily, we sent against them a heavy sand storm; all, save Lot’s family, we saved them at the dawn. [35] Asa favour from us ; so do we reward him who gives thanks! . He indeed had warned them of our assault, but they doubted of the warning. And they desired his guest, and we put out their eyes.—
3[35] Asa favour from us ; so do we reward him who gives thanks! . He indeed had warned them of our assault, but they doubted of the warning. And they desired his guest, and we put out their eyes.— ‘So taste ye my torment and warning!’ And there overtook them on the morning a settled punishment !— ‘So taste ye my torment and warning !’ [40] We have made the Qur’4n easy as a reminder—but is there any one who will mind ? The warning came to Pharaoh’s people; they called our signs all lies, and we seized on them with the seizing of a mighty powerful one. Are your misbelievers better than they? or.have ye an exemption in the Scriptures? Or do they Say we are a victorious company ? [45] The whole shall be routed and shall turn their backs in flight}. Nay, the Hour is their promised time! and the Hour is most severe and bitter ! Verily, the sinners are in error and excitement. On the day when they shall be dragged to the fire upon their faces !—‘ Taste ye the touch of hell.’ Verily, everything have we created by decree, [50] and our bidding is but one (word), like the twinkling of an eye! 1 This is appealed to by Muslims as a prophecy fulfilled at the battle of Bedr. [9] s 258 THE QuR’AN. LIV, s1—LV, 17. We have destroyed the like of you—but is there any who will mind ? And everything they do is in the books’, and everything small and great is written down. Verily, the pious shall be amid gardens and rivers, [55] in the seat of truth, with the powerful king. Tue CHAPTER OF THE MERCIFUL. (LV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. The Merciful taught the Qur’4n; He created man, taught him plain speech. The sun and the moon have their appointed time ; [5] The herbs and the trees adore; And the heavens, He raised them and set the balance, that ye should not be outrageous in the balance ; But weigh ye aright, and stint not the balance. And the earth He has set it for living creatures; [10] therein are fruits and palms, with sheaths; and grain with chaff and frequent shoots ; Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He created men of crackling clay like the potters. And He created the ginn from smokeless fire. [15] Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? The Lord of the two easts? and the Lord of the two wests ! * The books kept by the recording angels. 2 See p. 214, note 1. LV, 18-33. THE CHAPTER OF THE MERCIFUL, 259 Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He has let loose the two seas that meet together ; [20] between them is a barrier they cannot pass! Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He brings forth from each pearls both large and small] ! Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? His are the ships which rear aloft in the sea like mountains. [25] Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? ; Every one upon it} is transient, but the face of thy Lord endowed with majesty and honour shall endure.
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.
1Make not yourselves out, then, to be pure; He knows best who it is that fears. Hast thou considered him who turns his back ? who gives but little [35] and then stops!? Has he then the knowledge of the unseen, so that he can see ? Has he not been informed of what is in the pages of Moses and Abraham who fulfilled his word ?— that no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another ? [40] and that man shall have only that for which he strives; and that his striving shall at length be seen? Then shall he be rewarded for it with the most full reward; and that unto thy Lord is the limit; [45] and that it is He who makes men laugh and weep; and that it is He who kills and makes alive; and that He created pairs, male 1 This passage refers to one El Walfd ibn Mug/dirah, who being abused for following Mohammed and forsaking the religion of the Qurdis, answered that he had done so to escape divine vengeance. Thereupon an idolater offered to take on himself El Walid’s sin for a certain sum of money. The offer was accepted, and Walfd apostatized from El Islm, paying down a portion of the amount agreed upon at the time. Later on he refused to pay the balance on the ground that he had already paid enough. 254 THE QuR’AN, LIII, 46-LIV, r. and female, from a clot when it is emitted; and that for Him is the next production!; and that he enriches and gives possession; [50] and that He is the Lord of the Dog-star’, and that He it was who destroyed ‘Ad of yore, and Thamdd, and left none of them ; and the people of Noah before them,— verily, they were most unjust and outrageous ! And the overthrown (cities)* He threw down; [55] and there covered them what did cover them! Which then of your Lord’s benefits do ye dispute ? This is a warner, one of the warners of yore! The approaching day approaches; there is none to discover it but God. At this new discourse then do ye wonder ? [60] and do ye laugh and not weep? and ye divert yourselves the while! But adore God and serve (Him)*. Tur CHAPTER OF THE Moon, (LIV. Mecca.) Yon the name of the merciful and compassionate God. The Hour draws nigh, and the moon is split 1 T.e. the resurrection. 2 Sirius, or the Dog-star, was an object of worship amongst the ancient Arabs. 3 Sodom, Gomorrah, &c. * At this verse the Qurais, who were present at the first reading of this chapter when their gods were spoken well of, fell down adoring with Mohammed, See Introduction, p. xxxii. LIV, 1-11. = THE CHAPTER OF THE MOON. 255 asunder’. But if they see a sign they turn aside and say, ‘ Magic, continuous?!’ And they call it a lie and follow their lusts; but every matter is settled! There has come to them some information® with restraint in it—{5] wisdom far-reaching—but warners avail not! But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller* shall call to an awkward thing®. Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad !
2But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller* shall call to an awkward thing®. Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad ! Hurrying forwards to the caller !\the misbelievers shall say, ‘ This is a difficult day !’ Noah’s people before them called (the apostles) liars; they called our servant a liar; and they said, ‘Mad!’ and he was rejected. [10] And he called upon his Lord, ‘Verily, I am overcome, come then to my help!’ And we opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down! 1 According to a tradition this refers to a miracle: the unbelievers having asked for a sign, the moon appeared to be cloven in twain. The tradition is, however, supported by very doubtful authority, and is directly opposed to the teaching of the Qur’én elsewhere, for the power to comply with the demand for a sign is always distinctly disclaimed. The more usual explanation is the natural one, that the expression merely refers to one of the signs of the day of judgment. 2 This word is interpreted by some to mean ‘transient,’ by others ‘ powerful.’ 5 The Qur'an. * The angel IsrAfil. 5 The last judgment. 256 THE Qur’AN. LIV, 12-31. And we made the earth burst forth in springs, and the waters met at a bidding already decreed. But we bore him on the thing of planks and nails; sailing on beneath our eyes, a reward for him who had been disbelieved ! [15] And we left it a sign ;—but is there any one who will mind ? ‘Ad called the apostles liars, and how was my punishment and my warning ? Verily, we sent on them a cold storm wind on a day of continuous ill-luck! [20] It reft men away as though they had been palm stumps torn up! We have made the Qur’4n easy as a reminder— but is there any one who will mind ? Thamid called the warnings lies, and said, ‘A mortal, one of us, alone, shall we follow him? then indeed were we in error and excitement?! © [25]‘ Is the warning cast on him alone among us ? nay, he is an insolent liar! ‘They shall know to-morrow about the insolent liar ! ° ‘Verily, we are about to send the she-camel as a trial for them, then watch them and have patience! and inform them that the water is shared between them (and her); each draught shall be sought by turns.’ Then they called their companion, and he plied (a knife) and hamstrung her. [30] Then how was my punishment and my warning? Verily, we sent against them one noise, and they were like the dry sticks of him who builds a fold. 1 Or madness. LIV, 32-50. THE CHAPTER OF THE MOON. 257 We have made the Qur'an easy as a reminder— but is there any one who will mind ? Lot’s people called the apostles liars; verily, we sent against them a heavy sand storm; all, save Lot’s family, we saved them at the dawn. [35] Asa favour from us ; so do we reward him who gives thanks! . He indeed had warned them of our assault, but they doubted of the warning. And they desired his guest, and we put out their eyes.—
3[35] Asa favour from us ; so do we reward him who gives thanks! . He indeed had warned them of our assault, but they doubted of the warning. And they desired his guest, and we put out their eyes.— ‘So taste ye my torment and warning!’ And there overtook them on the morning a settled punishment !— ‘So taste ye my torment and warning !’ [40] We have made the Qur’4n easy as a reminder—but is there any one who will mind ? The warning came to Pharaoh’s people; they called our signs all lies, and we seized on them with the seizing of a mighty powerful one. Are your misbelievers better than they? or.have ye an exemption in the Scriptures? Or do they Say we are a victorious company ? [45] The whole shall be routed and shall turn their backs in flight}. Nay, the Hour is their promised time! and the Hour is most severe and bitter ! Verily, the sinners are in error and excitement. On the day when they shall be dragged to the fire upon their faces !—‘ Taste ye the touch of hell.’ Verily, everything have we created by decree, [50] and our bidding is but one (word), like the twinkling of an eye! 1 This is appealed to by Muslims as a prophecy fulfilled at the battle of Bedr. [9] s 258 THE QuR’AN. LIV, s1—LV, 17. We have destroyed the like of you—but is there any who will mind ? And everything they do is in the books’, and everything small and great is written down. Verily, the pious shall be amid gardens and rivers, [55] in the seat of truth, with the powerful king. Tue CHAPTER OF THE MERCIFUL. (LV. Mecca.) In the name of the merciful and compassionate God. The Merciful taught the Qur’4n; He created man, taught him plain speech. The sun and the moon have their appointed time ; [5] The herbs and the trees adore; And the heavens, He raised them and set the balance, that ye should not be outrageous in the balance ; But weigh ye aright, and stint not the balance. And the earth He has set it for living creatures; [10] therein are fruits and palms, with sheaths; and grain with chaff and frequent shoots ; Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He created men of crackling clay like the potters. And He created the ginn from smokeless fire. [15] Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? The Lord of the two easts? and the Lord of the two wests ! * The books kept by the recording angels. 2 See p. 214, note 1. LV, 18-33. THE CHAPTER OF THE MERCIFUL, 259 Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He has let loose the two seas that meet together ; [20] between them is a barrier they cannot pass! Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny ? He brings forth from each pearls both large and small] ! Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? His are the ships which rear aloft in the sea like mountains. [25] Then which of your Lord’s bounties will ye twain deny? ; Every one upon it} is transient, but the face of thy Lord endowed with majesty and honour shall endure.
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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