An-Naml
The Ant
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﱁﱂTa SeenﱃTheseﱄ(are the) Versesﱅ(of) the Quranﱆand a Bookﱇclearﱈ
Ṭâ-Sĩn. These are the verses of the Quran; the clear Book.
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ﱉA guidanceﱊand glad tidingsﱋfor the believersﱌ
˹It is˺ a guide and good news for the believers:
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ﱍThose whoﱎestablishﱏthe prayerﱐand giveﱑzakahﱒand theyﱓin the Hereafterﱔ[they]ﱕbelieve with certaintyﱖ
˹those˺ who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.
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ﱗIndeedﱘthose whoﱙ(do) notﱚbelieveﱛin the HereafterﱜWe have made fair-seemingﱝto themﱞtheir deedsﱟso theyﱠwander blindlyﱡ
As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have certainly made their ˹evil˺ deeds appealing to them, so they wander blindly.
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ﱢThoseﱣ(are) the onesﱤfor themﱥ(is) an evilﱦ[the] punishmentﱧand theyﱨinﱩthe Hereafterﱪ[they]ﱫ(will be) the greatest losersﱬ
It is they who will suffer a dreadful torment, and in the Hereafter they will ˹truly˺ be the greatest losers.
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ﱭAnd indeed, youﱮsurely, receiveﱯthe Quranﱰfrom [near]ﱱfrom [near]ﱲthe All-Wiseﱳthe All-Knowerﱴ
And indeed, you ˹O Prophet˺ are receiving the Quran from the One ˹Who is˺ All-Wise, All-Knowing.
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ﱵWhenﱶsaidﱷMusaﱸto his familyﱹIndeed, Iﱺperceiveﱻa fireﱼI will bring youﱽfrom itﱾsome informationﱿorﲀI will bring youﲁa torchﲂburningﲃso that you mayﲄwarm yourselvesﲅ
˹Remember˺ when Moses said to his family, “I have spotted a fire. I will either bring you some directions from there, or a burning torch so you may warm yourselves.”
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ﲆBut whenﲇhe came to itﲈhe was calledﲉ[that]ﲊBlessed isﲋwhoﲌ(is) atﲍthe fireﲎand whoeverﲏ(is) around itﲐAnd glory beﲑ(to) Allahﲒ(the) Lordﲓ(of) the worldsﲔ
But when he came to it, he was called ˹by Allah˺, “Blessed is the one at the fire, and whoever is around it! Glory be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.
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ﲕO MusaﲖIndeedﲗI AmﲘAllahﲙthe All-Mightyﲚthe All-Wiseﲛ
O Moses! It is truly I. I am Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.
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ﲜAnd, "Throwﲝﲞyour staffﲟBut whenﲠhe saw itﲡmovingﲢas if itﲣ(were) a snakeﲤhe turned backﲥ(in) flightﲦand (did) notﲧﲨlook backﲩO Musaﲪ(Do) notﲫfearﲬIndeed, [I]ﲭ(do) notﲮfearﲯ(in) My presenceﲰthe Messengersﲱ
Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Do not be afraid! Messengers should have no fear in My presence.
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ﲲExceptﲳwhoﲴwrongsﲵthenﲶsubstitutesﲷgoodﲸafterﲹevilﲺthen indeed, I AmﲻOft-ForgivingﲼMost Mercifulﲽ
˹Fear is˺ only for those who do wrong. But if they later mend ˹their˺ evil ˹ways˺ with good, then I am certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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ﲾAnd enterﲿyour handﳀintoﳁyour bosomﳂit will come forthﳃwhiteﳄwithoutﳅwithoutﳆﳇharmﳈ(These are) amongﳉnineﳊsignsﳋtoﳌFiraunﳍﳎand his peopleﳏIndeed, theyﳐareﳑa peopleﳒdefiantly disobedientﳓ
Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished. ˹These are two˺ of nine signs for Pharaoh and his people. They have truly been a rebellious people.”
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ﳔBut whenﳕcame to themﳖOur Signsﳗvisibleﳘthey saidﳙThisﳚ(is) a magicﳛmanifestﳜ
But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is pure magic.”
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