Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when they had cast, Moses said: That which ye have brought is magic. Lo! Allah will make it vain. Lo! Allah upholdeth not the work of mischief-makers.
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Yunus · Jonah
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah will vindicate the Truth by His words, however much the guilty be averse.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut none trusted Moses, save some scions of his people, (and they were) in fear of Pharaoh and their chiefs, that he would persecute them. Lo! Pharaoh was verily a tyrant in the land, and lo! he verily was of the wanton.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Moses said: O my people! If ye have believed in Allah then put trust in Him, if ye have indeed surrendered (unto Him)!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: In Allah we put trust. Our Lord! Oh, make us not a lure for the wrongdoing folk;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd, of Thy mercy, save us from the folk that disbelieve.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We inspired Moses and his brother, (saying): Appoint houses for your people in Egypt and make your houses oratories, and establish worship. And give good news to the believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Moses said: Our Lord! Lo! Thou hast given Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and riches in the life of the world, Our Lord! that they may lead men astray from Thy way. Our Lord! Destroy their riches and harden their hearts so that they believe not till they see the painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Your prayer is heard. Do ye twain keep to the straight path, and follow not the road of those who have no knowledge.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh with his hosts pursued them in rebellion and transgression, till, when the (fate of) drowning overtook him, he exclaimed: I believe that there is no God save Him in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who surrender (unto Him).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat! Now! When hitherto thou hast rebelled and been of the wrong-doers?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut this day We save thee in thy body that thou mayst be a portent for those after thee. Lo! most of mankind are heedless of Our portents.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We verily did allot unto the Children of Israel a fixed abode, and did provide them with good things; and they differed not until the knowledge came unto them. Lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if thou (Muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto thee, then question those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee. Verily the Truth from thy Lord hath come unto thee. So be not thou of the waverers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd be not thou of those who deny the revelations of Allah, for then wert thou of the losers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! those for whom the word of thy Lord (concerning sinners) hath effect will not believe,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThough every token come unto them, till they see the painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIf only there had been a community (of all those that were destroyed of old) that believed and profited by its belief as did the folk of Jonah! When they believed We drew off from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the world and gave them comfort for a while.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He hath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay: Behold what is in the heavens and the earth! But revelations and warnings avail not folk who will not believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat expect they save the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Say: Expect then! I am with you among the expectant.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen shall We save Our messengers and the believers, in like manner (as of old). It is incumbent upon Us to save believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay (O Muhammad): O mankind! If ye are in doubt of my religion, then (know that) I worship not those whom ye worship instead of Allah, but I worship Allah Who causeth you to die, and I have been commanded to be of the believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd, (O Muhammad) set thy purpose resolutely for religion, as a man by nature upright, and be not of those who ascribe partners (to Allah).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd cry not, beside Allah, unto that which cannot profit thee nor hurt thee, for if thou didst so then wert thou of the wrong-doers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIf Allah afflicteth thee with some hurt, there is none who can remove it save Him; and if He desireth good for thee, there is none who can repel His bounty. He striketh with it whom He will of his bondmen. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay: O mankind! Now hath the Truth from your Lord come unto you. So whosoever is guided, is guided only for (the good of) his soul, and whosoever erreth erreth only against it. And I am not a warder over you.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (O Muhammad) follow that which is inspired in thee, and forbear until Allah give judgment. And He is the Best of Judges.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
