The Noble Quran / Parts / Part 12
Part 12
12:38

وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ  ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ  ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

вəəттəбə'ту мильлəтə əəбəə`ии ибрōōhиимə вə`исhəəќō вəйə'ќууб, мəə кəəнə лəнəə əн-нушрикə биль-лəhи миŋŋ-шэй, з̃əəликə миŋŋ-фəдлиль-лəhи 'əлэйнəə вə'əлəəн-нəəси вəлəəкиннə əкc̃əрōн-нəəси лəə йəшкуруун

I follow the creed of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It is not for us to ascribe any partner to Allah. That is by virtue of Allah’s grace upon us and upon all mankind, but most people do not give thanks.

12:39

يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

йəə сōōhибəйис-сиджни ə`əрбəəбумм-мутəфəрриќуунə хōйрун əмиль-лəhуль-вəəhидуль-ќōhhəəр

O my prison mates! Are different masters better, or Allah, the One, the All-paramount?

12:40

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ  ۚ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ  ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ  ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

мəə тə'будуунə миŋŋ-дууниhи ильлəə əсмəə`əн сəммəйтумууhəə əŋŋтум вə`əəбəə`укум-мəə əŋŋзəлəл-лаhу биhəə миŋŋ-сультōōн, иниль-hукму ильлəə лильлəh, əмəрō əльлəə тə'будуу ильлəə иййəəh, з̃əəликəд-диинуль-ќōййиму вəлəəкиннə əкc̃əрōн-нəəси лəə йə'лəмуун

You do not worship besides Him but [mere] names that you and your fathers have coined, for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Sovereignty belongs only to Allah. He has commanded you to worship none except Him. That is the upright religion, but most people do not know.

12:41

يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُۥ خَمْرًا  ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلْءَاخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِۦ  ۚ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ

йəə сōōhибəйис-сиджни əммəə əhəдукумəə фəйəсќии рōббəhу хōмрō, вə`əммəəль-əəхōру фəйуслəбу фəтə`кулют-тōйру мир-рō`сиh, ќудыйəль-əмруль-лəз̃ии фииhи тəстəфтийəəн

O my prison mates! As for one of you, he will serve wine to his master, and as for the other, he will be crucified and vultures will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquire has been decided.’

12:42

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِى ٱلسِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

вəќōōлə лильлəз̃ии з̃ōннə əннəhу нəəджимм-минhумəə-з̃курнии 'иŋŋдə рōббикə фə`əŋŋсəəhуш-шэйтōōну з̃икрō рōббиhи фəлəбиc̃ə фиис-сиджни бид'ə синиин

Then he said to the one whom he knew would be delivered from among the two: ‘Mention me to your master.’ But Satan caused him to forget mentioning [it] to his master. So he remained in the prison for several years.

12:43

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ  ۖ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

вəќōōлəль-мəлику иннии əрōō сəб'ə бəќōрōōтин симəəний-йə`кулюhуннə сəб'ун 'иджəəфуу-вəсəб'ə сумм-булəəтин худриу-вə`ухōрō йəəбисəəт, йəə əййуhəəль-мəлə`у əфтуунии фии ру`йəəйə иŋŋ-куŋŋтум лир-ру`йəə тə'буруун

[One day] the king said, ‘I saw [in a dream] seven fat cows being devoured by seven lean ones, and seven green ears and [seven] others [that were] dry. O courtiers, give me your opinion about my dream, if you can interpret dreams.’