- And (it was said): What hath made thee hasten from thy folk, O Moses?
- He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be well pleased.
- He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As-Samiri hath misled them.
- Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me?
- They said: We broke not tryst with thee of our own will, but we were laden with burdens of ornaments of the folk, then cast them (in the fire), for thus As-Samiri proposed.
- Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.
- See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use?
- And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.
- They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.
- He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,
- That thou followedst me not? Hast thou then disobeyed my order?
- He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.
- (Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri?
- He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me.
- (Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touch me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break. Now look upon thy god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it and will scatter its dust over the sea.
- Your Allah is only Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah. He embraceth all things in His knowledge.
- Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a reminder.
- Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection,
- Abiding under it – an evil burden for them on the Day of Resurrection,
- The day when the Trumpet is blown. On that day we assemble the guilty white-eyed (with terror),
- Murmuring among themselves: Ye have tarried but ten (days).
- We are Best Aware of what they utter when their best in conduct say: Ye have tarried but a day.
- They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust.
- And leave it as an empty plain,
- Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness.
- On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur.
- On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth.
- He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.
Monday, 12 February 2018
Surah Tho-ha ayah 83 - 110
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