Surah Al-Qasas

طسٓمٓ

Ta. Sin. Mim.

تِلْكَءَايَٰتُٱلْكِتَٰبِٱلْمُبِينِ

These are messages of a divine writ clear in itself and clearly showing the truth.

نَتْلُوا۟عَلَيْكَمِننَّبَإِمُوسَىٰوَفِرْعَوْنَبِٱلْحَقِّلِقَوْمٍۢيُؤْمِنُونَ

We [now] convey unto thee some of the story of Moses and Pharaoh, setting forth the truth for [the benefit of] people who will believe.

إِنَّفِرْعَوْنَعَلَافِىٱلْأَرْضِوَجَعَلَأَهْلَهَاشِيَعًۭايَسْتَضْعِفُطَآئِفَةًۭمِّنْهُمْيُذَبِّحُأَبْنَآءَهُمْوَيَسْتَحْىِۦنِسَآءَهُمْإِنَّهُۥكَانَمِنَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

Behold, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and divided its people into castes. One group of them he deemed utterly low; he would slaughter their sons and spare (only) their women: for, behold, he was one of those who spread corruption [on earth].

وَنُرِيدُأَننَّمُنَّعَلَىٱلَّذِينَٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟فِىٱلْأَرْضِوَنَجْعَلَهُمْأَئِمَّةًۭوَنَجْعَلَهُمُٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

But it was Our will to bestow Our favour upon those [very people] who were deemed [so] utterly low in the land, and to make them forerunners in faith. and to make them heirs [to Pharaoh’s glory],

وَنُمَكِّنَلَهُمْفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَنُرِىَفِرْعَوْنَوَهَٰمَٰنَوَجُنُودَهُمَامِنْهُممَّاكَانُوا۟يَحْذَرُونَ

and to establish them securely on earth, and to let Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts experience through those [children of Israel] the very thing against which they sought to protect themselves.

وَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَىٰٓأُمِّمُوسَىٰٓأَنْأَرْضِعِيهِفَإِذَاخِفْتِعَلَيْهِفَأَلْقِيهِفِىٱلْيَمِّوَلَاتَخَافِىوَلَاتَحْزَنِىٓإِنَّارَآدُّوهُإِلَيْكِوَجَاعِلُوهُمِنَٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And so, [when he was born,] We inspired [thus] the mother of Moses: Suckle him [for a time], and then, when thou hast cause to fear for him, cast him into the river, and have no fear and do not grieve - for We shall restore him to thee, and shall make him one of Our message-bearers!”

فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓءَالُفِرْعَوْنَلِيَكُونَلَهُمْعَدُوًّۭاوَحَزَنًاإِنَّفِرْعَوْنَوَهَٰمَٰنَوَجُنُودَهُمَاكَانُوا۟خَٰطِـِٔينَ

And [some of] Pharaoh’s household found [and spared] him: for [We had willed] that he becomes an enemy unto them and [a source of] grief, seeing that Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were sinners indeed!

وَقَالَتِٱمْرَأَتُفِرْعَوْنَقُرَّتُعَيْنٍۢلِّىوَلَكَلَاتَقْتُلُوهُعَسَىٰٓأَنيَنفَعَنَآأَوْنَتَّخِذَهُۥوَلَدًۭاوَهُمْلَايَشْعُرُونَ

Now the wife of Pharaoh said: “A joy to the eye [could this child be] for me and thee! Slay him not: he may well be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son!” And they had no presentiment [of what he was to become].

وَأَصْبَحَفُؤَادُأُمِّمُوسَىٰفَٰرِغًاإِنكَادَتْلَتُبْدِىبِهِۦلَوْلَآأَنرَّبَطْنَاعَلَىٰقَلْبِهَالِتَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

On the morrow, however, an aching void grew up in the heart of the mother of Moses, and she would indeed have disclosed all about him had We not endowed her heart with enough strength to keep alive her faith [in Our promise].

وَقَالَتْلِأُخْتِهِۦقُصِّيهِفَبَصُرَتْبِهِۦعَنجُنُبٍۢوَهُمْلَايَشْعُرُونَ

And so she said to his sister, “Follow him” - and [the girl] watched him from afar, while they [who had taken him in] were not aware of it,

وَحَرَّمْنَاعَلَيْهِٱلْمَرَاضِعَمِنقَبْلُفَقَالَتْهَلْأَدُلُّكُمْعَلَىٰٓأَهْلِبَيْتٍۢيَكْفُلُونَهُۥلَكُمْوَهُمْلَهُۥنَٰصِحُونَ

Now from the very beginning We caused him to refuse the breast of [Egyptian] nurses; and [when his sister came to know this,] she said: “Shall I guide you to a family that might rear him for you, and look after him with good will?”

فَرَدَدْنَٰهُإِلَىٰٓأُمِّهِۦكَىْتَقَرَّعَيْنُهَاوَلَاتَحْزَنَوَلِتَعْلَمَأَنَّوَعْدَٱللَّهِحَقٌّۭوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ

And thus We restored him to his mother, so that her eye might he gladdened, and that she might grieve no longer, and that she might know that God’s promise always comes true - even though most of them know it not!

وَلَمَّابَلَغَأَشُدَّهُۥوَٱسْتَوَىٰٓءَاتَيْنَٰهُحُكْمًۭاوَعِلْمًۭاوَكَذَٰلِكَنَجْزِىٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Now when [Moses] reached full manhood and had become mature [of mind]. We bestowed upon him the ability to judge [between right and wrong] as well as [innate] knowledge: for thus do We reward the doers of good.

وَدَخَلَٱلْمَدِينَةَعَلَىٰحِينِغَفْلَةٍۢمِّنْأَهْلِهَافَوَجَدَفِيهَارَجُلَيْنِيَقْتَتِلَانِهَٰذَامِنشِيعَتِهِۦوَهَٰذَامِنْعَدُوِّهِۦفَٱسْتَغَٰثَهُٱلَّذِىمِنشِيعَتِهِۦعَلَىٱلَّذِىمِنْعَدُوِّهِۦفَوَكَزَهُۥمُوسَىٰفَقَضَىٰعَلَيْهِقَالَهَٰذَامِنْعَمَلِٱلشَّيْطَٰنِإِنَّهُۥعَدُوٌّۭمُّضِلٌّۭمُّبِينٌۭ

And [one day] he entered the city at a time when [most of] its people were [resting in their houses,] unaware of what was going on [in the streets]; and there he encountered two men fighting with one another - one of his own people, and the other of his enemies. And the one who belonged to his own people cried out to him for help against him who was of his enemies - whereupon Moses struck him down with his fist, and [thus] brought about his end. [But then] he said [to himself]: “This is of Satan’s doing! Verily, he is an open foe, leading [man] astray!”

قَالَرَبِّإِنِّىظَلَمْتُنَفْسِىفَٱغْفِرْلِىفَغَفَرَلَهُۥٓإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْغَفُورُٱلرَّحِيمُ

[And] he prayed: O my Sustainer! Verily, I have sinned against myself! Grant me, then, Thy forgiveness!” And He forgave him - for, verily, He alone is truly forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

قَالَرَبِّبِمَآأَنْعَمْتَعَلَىَّفَلَنْأَكُونَظَهِيرًۭالِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Said he: “O my Sustainer! [I vow] by all the blessings which Thou hast bestowed on me: Never­more shall I aid such as are lost in sin!”

فَأَصْبَحَفِىٱلْمَدِينَةِخَآئِفًۭايَتَرَقَّبُفَإِذَاٱلَّذِىٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥبِٱلْأَمْسِيَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥقَالَلَهُۥمُوسَىٰٓإِنَّكَلَغَوِىٌّۭمُّبِينٌۭ

And next morning he found himself in the city, looking fearfully about him, when lo! the one who had sought his help the day before [once again] cried out to him [for help whereupon] Moses said unto him: “Behold, thou art indeed, most clearly, deeply in the wrong!

فَلَمَّآأَنْأَرَادَأَنيَبْطِشَبِٱلَّذِىهُوَعَدُوٌّۭلَّهُمَاقَالَيَٰمُوسَىٰٓأَتُرِيدُأَنتَقْتُلَنِىكَمَاقَتَلْتَنَفْسًۢابِٱلْأَمْسِإِنتُرِيدُإِلَّآأَنتَكُونَجَبَّارًۭافِىٱلْأَرْضِوَمَاتُرِيدُأَنتَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ

But then as soon as he was about to lay violent hands on the man who was their [common] enemy, the latter exclaimed: “O Moses, dost thou intend to slay me as thou didst slay another man yesterday? Thy sole aim is to become a tyrant in this land, for thou dost not care to be of those who would set things to rights!”

وَجَآءَرَجُلٌۭمِّنْأَقْصَاٱلْمَدِينَةِيَسْعَىٰقَالَيَٰمُوسَىٰٓإِنَّٱلْمَلَأَيَأْتَمِرُونَبِكَلِيَقْتُلُوكَفَٱخْرُجْإِنِّىلَكَمِنَٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ

And [then and there] a man came running from the farthermost end of the city, and said: “O Moses! Behold, the great ones [of the kingdom] are deli­berating upon thy case with a view to killing thee! Begone, then: verily, I am of those who wish thee well!”