In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ ṭā sīn mīm¹

² Those¹ are the proofs² of the Clear Writ.³

³ We recite to thee from the report of Moses and Pharaoh¹ with the truth² for people who believe.

⁴ Pharaoh¹ exalted himself in the earth and made its people sects;² a number among them he oppressed, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women; he was of the workers of corruption.

⁵ And We desired to give grace to those who were oppressed in the land, and to make them leaders, and to make them the inheritors,

⁶ And to establish them in the land, and to show Pharaoh¹ and Hāmān² and their forces through them³ what they feared.

⁷ And We instructed¹ the mother of Moses: “Suckle thou him; then when thou fearest for him, cast thou him into the water.² And fear thou not, nor grieve: We will return him to thee, and appoint him among the emissaries.”

⁸ And there gathered him up the house of Pharaoh,¹ that he might become for them an enemy and a grief; Pharaoh² and Hāmān and their forces were offenders.³

⁹ And the wife of Pharaoh¹ said: “A comfort of the eye for me and for thee! Kill thou him not. It may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.”² And they perceived not.

¹⁰ In the morning the heart of the mother of Moses became void;¹ she had almost disclosed him had We not fortified her heart, that she be of the believers.²

¹¹ And she said to his sister: “Follow thou him,” and she watched him from a distance, while they perceived not.

¹² And We had forbidden him wet-nurses before, so she said: “Shall I direct you to the people of a household who will take care of him for you, and will look after¹ him?”

¹³ So We restored him to his mother, that her eye be comforted and she grieve not, and that she might know that the promise of God is true;¹ but most of them know not.

¹⁴ And when he reached his maturity and was established, We gave him judgment and knowledge; and thus reward We the doers of good.

¹⁵ And he entered the city at a time of heedlessness among its people,¹ and found therein two men fighting, one of his sect² and the other of his enemy.³ And he who was of his sect⁴ sought aid of him against him who was of his enemy — then Moses struck him and put an end to him. He said: “This is of the work of the satan;⁵ he is a manifest, misleading enemy.”⁶

¹⁶ He said: “My Lord: I have wronged my soul; so forgive Thou me,” and He forgave him; He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

¹⁷ He said: “My Lord: for that which Thou hast favoured me, nevermore will I be helper to the lawbreakers.”¹

¹⁸ And in the morning he was in the city, in dread, expectant: — and when¹ he who had sought his help the day before had cried out to him for help, Moses said to him: “Thou art one clearly erring!” —

¹⁹ Then when he desired to lay hold upon him who was an enemy¹ to them both,² he³ said: “O Moses: wouldst thou kill me as thou didst kill a soul yesterday? Thou desirest only to be a tyrant in the land, and desirest not to be of those who do right.”

²⁰ And a man came running from the furthest part of the city: — he said: “O Moses: the eminent ones are taking counsel against thee, to kill thee. So leave thou. I am to thee a sincere counsellor.”¹

²¹ And he went out therefrom in dread, expectant. He said: “My Lord: deliver Thou me from the wrongdoing¹ people.”

²² And when he turned his face towards Madyan,¹ he said: “It may be that my Lord will guide me to the right path.”

²³ And when he arrived at the water of Madyan,¹ he found there a community of people watering, and he found besides² them two women holding back; he said: “What is your³ case?” They⁴ said: “We do not water until the shepherds drive hence; and our father is a very old man.”

²⁴ So he watered for them;¹ then he turned away to the shade and said: “My Lord: I am in need of what Thou hast sent down to me of good.”

²⁵ And there came to him one of the two, walking shyly. She said: “My father calls thee, that he might reward thee with a reward for that thou didst water for us.” And when he came to him, and had related to him the story, said he: “Fear thou not; thou hast escaped the wrongdoing¹ people.”

²⁶ One of the two said: “O my father: hire thou him; the best thou canst hire is the strong and the trustworthy.”

²⁷ Said he: “I desire to marry thee to one of these two daughters of mine, provided that thou hire thyself to me eight years.¹ And if thou shouldst complete ten, be that up to thee. And I desire not to create hardship for thee. Thou wilt find me, if God wills, among the righteous.”

²⁸ He said: “That is between me and thee:¹ whichever of the two terms I complete, let there be no enmity against me; and God is guardian over what we say.”

²⁹ Then when Moses had completed the term and was travelling with his family, he perceived from the side of the mount¹ a fire. He said to his family: “Wait here; I have perceived a fire. I might bring you news from it, or a firebrand from the fire, that you might warm yourselves.”

³⁰ Then when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley — at the blessed site — from the tree: “O Moses: I am God, the Lord of All Creation.

³¹ “And cast thou thy staff.” And when he saw it stirring as if it were a dominus,¹ he turned away and did not return. “O Moses: draw thou nigh, and fear thou not. Thou art of the secure.

³² “Insert thou thy hand into thy bosom; it will come forth white, without evil.¹ And draw thou thine arm to thee against fear. And these are two evidences from thy Lord to Pharaoh² and his eminent ones; they are a perfidious³ people.”

³³ He said: “My Lord: I killed a soul among them,¹ and I fear that they will kill me.

³⁴ “And my brother Aaron is more eloquent than I in speech, so send Thou him with me as support to confirm me; I fear that they will deny me.”¹

³⁵ Said He: “We will strengthen thine arm¹ by thy brother, and We will appoint for you² authority so they reach you³ not. By Our proofs⁴ you⁵ and those who follow you⁶ will be the victors.”

³⁶ And when Moses came to them with Our clear proofs,¹ they said: “This is only invented sorcery.² And we heard not of this among our fathers of old.”

³⁷ And Moses said: “My Lord best knows who brings guidance from Him, and whose will be the final outcome of the Abode; the wrongdoers¹ are not successful.”

³⁸ And Pharaoh¹ said: “O eminent ones: I know not that you have a god other than me. So kindle thou for me, O Hāmān, upon the clay,² and make thou for me a tower, that I might look upon the god of Moses; and I think him of the liars.”

³⁹ And he had waxed proud — he and his forces — in the land, without cause;¹ and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.

⁴⁰ Then We seized him and his forces and cast them into the sea;¹ so see thou how was the final outcome of the wrongdoers!²

⁴¹ And We appointed them leaders,¹ inviting to the Fire; and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.

⁴² And We caused a curse to follow them¹ in the World; and on the Day of Resurrection will they be among those spurned.²

⁴³ And We gave Moses the Writ¹ after We had destroyed the former generations, as a means of insight² for mankind; and as guidance, and as a mercy, that they might take heed.

⁴⁴ And thou wast not on the western side¹ when We decreed to Moses the command, and thou wast not among the witnesses.

⁴⁵ But We produced generations; and life was lengthened for them.¹ And thou wast not a dweller among the house of Madyan,² reciting to them Our proofs,³ but We were ever⁴ sending.

⁴⁶ And thou wast not on the side of the mount¹ when We called; but as mercy from thy Lord[...],² that thou warn a people to whom no warner came before thee, that they might take heed.

⁴⁷ And were it not that¹ calamity should befall them because of what their hands sent ahead[...].² Then will they say:³ “Our Lord: oh, that Thou hadst but⁴ sent for us a messenger,⁵ then would we have followed Thy proofs⁶ and been among the believers!”⁷

⁴⁸ But when there came to them the truth¹ from Us, they said: “Oh, that he were but² given the like of what was given to Moses!” Do they not deny what was given to Moses before? They say: “Two³ sorceries supporting each other.” And they say: “We are deniers of both.”

⁴⁹ Say thou: “Then bring a writ¹ from God that gives better guidance than these:² I will follow it, if you be truthful.”³

⁵⁰ And if they respond not to thee, know thou that they but follow their vain desires.¹ And who is further astray than he who follows his vain desire, without guidance from God? God guides not the wrongdoing² people.

⁵¹ And We have caused the word¹ to reach them, that they might take heed.

⁵² Those to whom We¹ gave the Writ² before it, they believe in³ it,

⁵³ And when it is recited to them, they say: “We believe in¹ it. It is the truth² from our Lord; before it were we submitting.”³

⁵⁴ Those will be given their reward twice over because they were patient. And they avert evil¹ with good, and of what We have provided them they spend;

⁵⁵ And when they hear vain speech, they turn away from it and say: “We have our works, and you have your works. Peace be upon you! We seek not the ignorant.”¹

⁵⁶ Thou guidest not whom thou likest; but God guides whom He wills.¹ And He best knows the guided.

⁵⁷ And they say: “If we follow the guidance with thee, we will be swept from our land.”¹ Have We not established for them a sanctuary secure² whereto are collected the fruits of all things as a provision from Us? But most of them know not.

⁵⁸ And how many a city We destroyed that was insolent in its livelihood; and those¹ are their dwellings: they have not been inhabited after them save a little. And We are the inheritors.

⁵⁹ And never would thy Lord destroy the cities until He has raised up in their principal city¹ a messenger reciting to them Our proofs.² And never would We destroy the cities save when the people thereof were wrongdoers.³

⁶⁰ And what you have been given of anything is the enjoyment of the life of this world and its ornament; and what is with God is better and more enduring. Will you then not¹ use reason!

⁶¹ Is then he whom¹ We have promised a fair promise which he will meet like him to whom We gave the enjoyment of the life of this world, then on the Day of Resurrection is among those summoned?

⁶² And the day He calls them, then will He say: “Where are My partners¹ whom you claimed?”

⁶³ Those upon whom the word has become binding¹ will say: “Our Lord: these are they whom we caused to err. We caused them to err even as we ourselves did err. We declare our innocence² to Thee; it was not us that they served.”³

⁶⁴ And it will be said: “Call your partners!”¹ And they will call them, but they will not answer them; and they will see the punishment — had they but been guided!

⁶⁵ And the day He calls them, then will He say: “What answer gave you to the emissaries?”

⁶⁶ Then darkened¹ for them will be the reports that day, and they will not ask one another.

⁶⁷ And as for him who repents, and believes, and works righteousness, then it may be that he will be among the successful.

⁶⁸ And thy Lord creates what He wills, and He chooses; not for them is the choice.¹ Glory² be to God! And exalted is He above that to which they ascribe a partnership!³

⁶⁹ And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they make known.

⁷⁰ And He is God; there is no god save He.¹ His is the praise in the former and the latter;² and His is the judgment; and to Him will you be returned.

⁷¹ Say thou: “Have you considered:¹ if God should make night unceasing over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god besides God will bring you illumination? Will you then not² hear!”

⁷² Say thou: “Have you considered:¹ if God should make day unceasing over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god besides God will bring you night wherein you will rest? Will you then not² see!”

⁷³ And of His mercy has He made for you the night and the day, that you might rest therein and seek of His bounty; and that you might be grateful.

⁷⁴ And the day He calls them, He will say: “Where are My partners¹ whom you claimed?”

⁷⁵ And We will take out from every community a witness and say: “Bring your evidence!” Then will they know that the truth¹ belongs to God, and strayed from them will be what they invented.

⁷⁶ Qārūn¹ was of the people of Moses, but he oppressed them. And We had given him of treasures that whereof the keys weighed down a company of men endowed with strength. When his people said to him: “Exult thou not — God loves not the exultant² —

⁷⁷ “But seek thou, in what God has given thee, the abode of the Hereafter; and forget thou not thy portion in the World; and do thou good, as God has done good to thee; and seek thou not corruption in the land; God loves not the workers of corruption,”

⁷⁸ He said: “I have been given it only because of knowledge I have,”¹ — knew he not that God had destroyed before him generations stronger than him in power, and greater in accumulation? — “and the lawbreakers will not be questioned² about their transgressions!”³

⁷⁹ So went he forth to his people in his finery. Those who sought the life of this world said: “Would that we had the like of what has been given to Qārūn!¹ He is one of great fortune!”

⁸⁰ But those given knowledge said: “Woe to you! The reward of God is better for him who believes and works righteousness”; and none is granted it save the patient.¹

⁸¹ (Then We caused the earth to swallow him and his abode. And there was for him no band to help him besides¹ God; and he was not of those who help themselves.

⁸² And morning found those who had desired his place the day before, saying: “Oh, how God expands and straitens the provision for whom He wills of His servants! Had God not been gracious to us, He would have caused it to swallow us. And oh, how the false claimers of guidance¹ do not succeed!”)

⁸³ That¹ is the abode of the Hereafter We make for those who seek neither exaltedness nor corruption in the land. And the final outcome is for those of prudent fear.²

⁸⁴ Whoso brings a good deed:¹ he will have better than it; and whoso brings evil:² those who did evil deeds³ will not be rewarded save for what they did.

⁸⁵ He who made the Qur’an¹ incumbent upon thee will return thee to a destination. Say thou: “My Lord best knows who brings guidance and who is in manifest error.”

⁸⁶ And thou didst not expect that the Writ¹ would be cast unto² thee;[...]³ only as a mercy from thy Lord, so be thou not a helper⁴ to the false claimers of guidance.⁵

⁸⁷ And let them not turn thee away from¹ the proofs² of God after they have been sent down to thee; and invite thou to thy Lord, and be thou not of the idolaters.³

⁸⁸ And call thou not with God to another god; there is no god save He.¹ Everything will perish save His face;² His is the Judgment; and to Him will you be returned.