English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran (2010)
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Chapter 37: Al-Saffat — Those Ranging in Ranks (Revealed at Makkah: 5 sections, 182 verses)
Section 4 (Verses 37:114–37:138): Moses, Aaron, Elias and Lot
Translation:
وَ لَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلٰی مُوۡسٰی وَ ہٰرُوۡنَ ﴿۱۱۴﴾ۚ
37:114 And certainly We conferred a favour on Moses and Aaron.
وَ نَجَّیۡنٰہُمَا وَ قَوۡمَہُمَا مِنَ الۡکَرۡبِ الۡعَظِیۡمِ ﴿۱۱۵﴾ۚ
37:115 And We delivered them and their people from the mighty distress.
وَ نَصَرۡنٰہُمۡ فَکَانُوۡا ہُمُ الۡغٰلِبِیۡنَ ﴿۱۱۶﴾ۚ
37:116 And We helped them, so they were triumphant.
وَ اٰتَیۡنٰہُمَا الۡکِتٰبَ الۡمُسۡتَبِیۡنَ ﴿۱۱۷﴾ۚ
37:117 And We gave them both the clear Book.
وَ ہَدَیۡنٰہُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الۡمُسۡتَقِیۡمَ ﴿۱۱۸﴾ۚ
37:118 And We guided them on the right way.
وَ تَرَکۡنَا عَلَیۡہِمَا فِی الۡاٰخِرِیۡنَ ﴿۱۱۹﴾ۙ
37:119 And We granted them among the later generations (the salutation):
سَلٰمٌ عَلٰی مُوۡسٰی وَ ہٰرُوۡنَ ﴿۱۲۰﴾
37:120 Peace be on Moses and Aaron!
اِنَّا کَذٰلِکَ نَجۡزِی الۡمُحۡسِنِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۱﴾
37:121 Thus do We reward the doers of good.
اِنَّہُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۲﴾
37:122 Surely they were both from among Our believing servants.
وَ اِنَّ اِلۡیَاسَ لَمِنَ الۡمُرۡسَلِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۳﴾ؕ
37:123 And Elias was surely one of the messengers.
اِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِہٖۤ اَلَا تَتَّقُوۡنَ ﴿۱۲۴﴾
37:124 When he said to his people: Will you not guard against evil?
اَتَدۡعُوۡنَ بَعۡلًا وَّ تَذَرُوۡنَ اَحۡسَنَ الۡخَالِقِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۵﴾ۙ
37:125 Do you call upon Ba‘l and forsake the Best of the creators,1
اللّٰہَ رَبَّکُمۡ وَ رَبَّ اٰبَآئِکُمُ الۡاَوَّلِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۶﴾
37:126 Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?
فَکَذَّبُوۡہُ فَاِنَّہُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُوۡنَ ﴿۱۲۷﴾ۙ
37:127 But they rejected him, so they shall be brought up (for punishment),
اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰہِ الۡمُخۡلَصِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۸﴾
37:128 but not the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
وَ تَرَکۡنَا عَلَیۡہِ فِی الۡاٰخِرِیۡنَ ﴿۱۲۹﴾ۙ
37:129 And We granted him among the later generations (the salutation):
سَلٰمٌ عَلٰۤی اِلۡ یَاسِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۰﴾
37:130 Peace be on Elias!2
اِنَّا کَذٰلِکَ نَجۡزِی الۡمُحۡسِنِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۱﴾
37:131 Thus do We reward the doers of good.
اِنَّہٗ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۲﴾
37:132 Surely he was one of Our believing servants.
وَ اِنَّ لُوۡطًا لَّمِنَ الۡمُرۡسَلِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۳﴾ؕ
37:133 And Lot was surely one of the messengers.
اِذۡ نَجَّیۡنٰہُ وَ اَہۡلَہٗۤ اَجۡمَعِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۴﴾ۙ
37:134 When We delivered him and his people, all —
اِلَّا عَجُوۡزًا فِی الۡغٰبِرِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۵﴾
37:135 except an old woman among those who remained behind.
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا الۡاٰخَرِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۶﴾
37:136 Then We destroyed the others.
وَ اِنَّکُمۡ لَتَمُرُّوۡنَ عَلَیۡہِمۡ مُّصۡبِحِیۡنَ ﴿۱۳۷﴾
37:137 And surely you pass by them in the morning,
وَ بِالَّیۡلِ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ ﴿۱۳۸﴾٪
37:138 and at night. Do you not then understand?