26. Ash-Shu'ara

فَلَمَّاThen whenتَرَٰٓءَاsaw each otherٱلْجَمْعَانِthe two hostsقَالَsaidأَصْحَٰبُ(the) companionsمُوسَىٰٓ(of) MusaإِنَّاIndeed, weلَمُدْرَكُونَ(are) surely to be overtaken﴿٦١﴾

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

قَالَHe saidكَلَّآNayإِنَّindeedمَعِىَwith meرَبِّى(is) my LordسَيَهْدِينِHe will guide me﴿٦٢﴾

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

فَأَوْحَيْنَآThen We inspiredإِلَىٰtoمُوسَىٰٓMusaأَنِ[that]ٱضْرِبStrikeبِّعَصَاكَwith your staffٱلْبَحْرَthe seaفَٱنفَلَقَSo it partedفَكَانَand becameكُلُّeachفِرْقٍpartكَٱلطَّوْدِlike the mountainٱلْعَظِيمِ[the] great﴿٦٣﴾

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

وَأَزْلَفْنَاAnd We brought nearثَمَّthereٱلْءَاخَرِينَthe others﴿٦٤﴾

And We advanced thereto the pursuers

وَأَنجَيْنَاAnd We savedمُوسَىٰMusaوَمَنand whoمَّعَهُۥٓ(were) with himأَجْمَعِينَall﴿٦٥﴾

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together

ثُمَّThenأَغْرَقْنَاWe drownedٱلْءَاخَرِينَthe others﴿٦٦﴾

Then We drowned the others

إِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَةًsurely (is) a Signوَمَاbut notكَانَareأَكْثَرُهُمmost of themمُّؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿٦٧﴾

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

وَإِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿٦٨﴾

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

وَٱتْلُAnd reciteعَلَيْهِمْto themنَبَأَ(the) newsإِبْرَٰهِيمَ(of) Ibrahim﴿٦٩﴾

And recite to them the news of Abraham

إِذْWhenقَالَhe saidلِأَبِيهِto his fatherوَقَوْمِهِۦand his peopleمَاWhatتَعْبُدُونَ(do) you worship﴿٧٠﴾

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

قَالُوا۟They saidنَعْبُدُWe worshipأَصْنَامًاidolsفَنَظَلُّso we will remainلَهَاto themعَٰكِفِينَdevoted﴿٧١﴾

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

قَالَHe saidهَلْDoيَسْمَعُونَكُمْthey hear youإِذْwhenتَدْعُونَyou call﴿٧٢﴾

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate

أَوْOrيَنفَعُونَكُمْ(do) they benefit youأَوْorيَضُرُّونَthey harm (you)﴿٧٣﴾

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm

قَالُوا۟They saidبَلْNayوَجَدْنَآbut we foundءَابَآءَنَاour forefathersكَذَٰلِكَlike that يَفْعَلُونَdoing﴿٧٤﴾

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus

قَالَHe saidأَفَرَءَيْتُمDo you seeمَّاwhatكُنتُمْyou have beenتَعْبُدُونَworshipping﴿٧٥﴾

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

أَنتُمْYouوَءَابَآؤُكُمُand your forefathersٱلْأَقْدَمُونَand your forefathers﴿٧٦﴾

You and your ancient forefathers

فَإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyعَدُوٌّ(are) enemiesلِّىٓto meإِلَّاexceptرَبَّ(the) Lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿٧٧﴾

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

ٱلَّذِىThe One Whoخَلَقَنِىcreated meفَهُوَand Heيَهْدِينِguides me﴿٧٨﴾

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

وَٱلَّذِىAnd the One Whoهُوَ[He]يُطْعِمُنِىgives me foodوَيَسْقِينِand gives me drink﴿٧٩﴾

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink

وَإِذَاAnd whenمَرِضْتُI am illفَهُوَthen Heيَشْفِينِcures me﴿٨٠﴾

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