الشُّعَرَاء

Ta. Sin. Mim.

These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.

It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers.

If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.

But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.

They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!

Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?

Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity,-

"The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"

He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:

"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.

"And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."

Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).

"So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: ´We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;

"´Send thou with us the Children of Israel.´"

(Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?

"And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"

Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.