44. Duhan · verses 19–33

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ

Waan la taAAloo AAala Allahi innee ateekum bisultanin mubeenin

"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.

وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

Wainnee AAuthtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumooni

"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

Wain lam tuminoo lee faiAAtazilooni

"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

FadaAAa rabbahu anna haolai qawmun mujrimoona

(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

Faasri biAAibadee laylan innakum muttabaAAoona

(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

Waotruki albahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoona

"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

Kam tarakoo min jannatin waAAuyoonin

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ

WazurooAAin wamaqamin kareemin

And corn-fields and noble buildings,

وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

WanaAAmatin kanoo feeha fakiheena

And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Kathalika waawrathnaha qawman akhareena

Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

Fama bakat AAalayhimu alssamao waalardu wama kanoo munthareena

And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Walaqad najjayna banee israeela mina alAAathabi almuheeni

We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ

Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial