Ta Sin These are the verses of the Quran––a scripture that makes things clear;

a guide and joyful news for the believers

who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and believe firmly in the life to come.

As for those who do not believe in the life to come, We have made their deeds seem alluring to them, so they wander blindly:

it is they who will have the worst suffering, and will be the ones to lose most in the life to come.

You [Prophet] receive the Quran from One who is all wise, all knowing.

طسٓۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابࣲ مُّبِينٍ

هُدࣰى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِي ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ

وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ

Moses said to his family, ‘I have seen a fire. I will bring you news from there, or a burning stick for you to warm yourselves.’

When he reached the fire, a voice called: ‘Blessed is the person near this fireand those around it; may God be exalted, the Lord of the Worlds.

Moses, I am God, the Mighty, the Wise.

Throw down your staff,’ but when he saw it moving like a snake, he turned and fled. ‘Moses, do not be afraid! The messengers need have no fear in My presence,

I am truly most forgiving and merciful to those who do wrong,and then replace their evil with good.

But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, ‘This is clearly [just] sorcery!’

They denied them, in their wickedness and their pride, even though their souls acknowledged them as true. See how those who spread corruption met their end!

إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابࣲ قَبَسࣲ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهَا نُودِيَ أَنۢ بُورِكَ مَن فِي ٱلنَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنࣱّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرࣰا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْۚ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّي لَا يَخَافُ لَدَيَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنَۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءࣲ فَإِنِّي غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةࣰ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ

وَجَحَدُوا۟ بِهَا وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمࣰا وَعُلُوࣰّاۚ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they both said, ‘Praise be to God, who has favoured us over many of His believing servants.’

Solomon succeeded David. He said, ‘People, we have been taught the speech of birds, and we have been given a share of everything: this is a clearly a great favour.’

Solomon’s hosts of jinn, men, and birds were marshalled in ordered ranks before him,

and when they came to the Valley of the Ants, one ant said, ‘Ants! Go into your homes, in case Solomon and his hosts unwittingly crush you.’

Solomon smiled broadly at her words and said, ‘Lord, inspire me to be thankful for the blessings You have granted me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You; admit me by Your grace into the ranks of Your righteous servants.’

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمࣰاۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرࣲ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةࣱ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مَسَٰكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكࣰا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِيٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحࣰا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Solomon inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he absent?

I will punish him severely, or kill him, unless he brings me a convincing excuse for his absence.’

But the hoopoe did not stay away long: he came and said, ‘I have learned something you did not know: I come to you from Sheba with firm news.

I found a woman ruling over the people, who has been given a share of everything- she has a magnificent throne-

[but] I found that she and her people worshipped the sun instead of God. Satan has made their deeds seem alluring to them, and diverted them from the right path: they cannot find the right path.

Should they not worship God, who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and earth and knows both what you people conceal and what you declare?

He is God, there is no god but Him, the Lord of the mighty throne.’

Solomon said, ‘We shall see whether you are telling the truth or lying.

Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then withdraw and see what answer they send back.’

The Queen of Sheba said, ‘Counsellors, a gracious letter has been delivered to me.

It is from Solomon, and it says, “In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy,

do not put yourselves above me, and come to me in submission to God.”’

وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ

لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابࣰا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدࣲ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإِۭ بِنَبَإࣲ يَقِينٍ

إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةࣰ تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءࣲ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمࣱ

وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ

أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ۩

۞ قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

ٱذْهَب بِّكِتَٰبِي هَٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ

قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّيٓ أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَٰبࣱ كَرِيمٌ

إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ