Ash-Shu'ara

Taseenmeem

Ta, Seen, Meem

Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

These are the verses of the clear Book

LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena

Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers

In nasha nunazzil AAalayhim mina alssamai ayatan fathallat aAAnaquhum laha khadiAAeena

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled

Wama yateehim min thikrin mina alrrahmani muhdathin illa kanoo AAanhu muAArideena

And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it

Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule

Awalam yaraw ila alardi kam anbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareemin

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people

Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah

Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron

Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me

Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening

Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds

An arsil maAAana banee israeela

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel

Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life

WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful

Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray

Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers

Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel

Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds

Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced

Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear

Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers

Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad

Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason

Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned

Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest

Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful

Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest

WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers

Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise

Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician

FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day

Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant

Falamma jaa alssaharatu qaloo lifirAAawna ainna lana laajran in kunna nahnu alghalibeena

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant

Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]

Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw

Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant

Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified

Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah]

Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds

Rabbi moosa waharoona

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

Qala amantum lahu qabla an athana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu alssihra falasawfa taAAlamoona laoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafin walaosallibannakum ajmaAAeena

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all

Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return

Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lana rabbuna khatayana an kunna awwala almumineena

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers

Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued

Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band

Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

And indeed, they are enraging us

Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

And indeed, we are a cautious society

Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

So We removed them from gardens and springs

Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

And treasures and honorable station

Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel

FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

So they pursued them at sunrise

Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken

Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me

Faawhayna ila moosa ani idrib biAAasaka albahra fainfalaqa fakana kullu firqin kaalttawdi alAAatheemi

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain

Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

And We advanced thereto the pursuers

Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together

Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

Then We drowned the others

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

And recite to them the news of Abraham

Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship

Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted

Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate

Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm

Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus

Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping

Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

You and your ancient forefathers

Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds

Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me

Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink

Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense

Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous

WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations

WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure

Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray

Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected

Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children

Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart

Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous

Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators

Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves

Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators

Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together

Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

They will say while they dispute therein

TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error

Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds

Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

And no one misguided us except the criminals

Fama lana min shafiAAeena

So now we have no intercessors

Wala sadeeqin hameemin

And not a devoted friend

Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

The people of Noah denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]

Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do

In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive

Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

And I am not one to drive away the believers

In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

I am only a clear warner

Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned

Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me

Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers

Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship

Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

Aad denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves

Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally

Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

And fear He who provided you with that which you know

Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

And gardens and springs

Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day

Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors

In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

This is not but the custom of the former peoples

Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

And we are not to be punished

Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

Thamud denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death]

Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

Within gardens and springs

WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit

Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

And do not obey the order of the transgressors

Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend

Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic

Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful

Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day

Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day

FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful

Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena

The people of Lot denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena

Do you approach males among the worlds

Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoona

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing

Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted

Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it]

Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do

Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena

So We saved him and his family, all

Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena

Except an old woman among those who remained behind

Thumma dammarna alakhareena

Then We destroyed the others

Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena

The companions of the thicket denied the messengers

Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona

When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

So fear Allah and obey me

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss

Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi

And weigh with an even balance

Wala tabkhasoo alnnasa ashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption

Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena

And fear He who created you and the former creation

Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic

Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars

Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful

Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do

Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena

And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds

Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu

The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down

AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena

Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners

Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin

In a clear Arabic language

Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples

Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel

Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it

Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena

Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals

La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment

Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not

Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona

And they will say, "May we be reprieved

AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona

So for Our punishment are they impatient

Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineena

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

Thumma jaahum ma kanoo yooAAadoona

And then there came to them that which they were promised

Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yumattaAAoona

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa laha munthiroona

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

Thikra wama kunna thalimeena

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust

Wama tanazzalat bihi alshshayateenu

And the devils have not brought the revelation down

Wama yanbaghee lahum wama yastateeAAoona

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able

Innahum AAani alssamAAi lamaAAzooloona

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed

Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeena

So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished

Waanthir AAasheerataka alaqrabeena

And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred

Waikhfid janahaka limani ittabaAAaka mina almumineena

And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers

Fain AAasawka faqul innee bareeon mimma taAAmaloona

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing

Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi alrraheemi

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

Allathee yaraka heena taqoomu

Who sees you when you arise

Wataqallubaka fee alssajideena

And your movement among those who prostrate

Innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing

Hal onabbiokum AAala man tanazzalu alshshayateenu

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakin atheemin

They descend upon every sinful liar

Yulqoona alssamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboona

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars

WaalshshuAAarao yattabiAAuhumu alghawoona

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them

Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadin yaheemoona

Do you not see that in every valley they roam

Waannahum yaqooloona ma la yafAAaloona

And that they say what they do not do

Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati wathakaroo Allaha katheeran waintasaroo min baAAdi ma thulimoo wasayaAAlamu allatheena thalamoo ayya munqalabin yanqaliboona

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned