Sura 28 - القصص (Al-Qasas) - The Stories
Number of ayas: 88; Number of rukus: 8
Revelation order: 49; Type: Meccan
28.51 
وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
English: Sahih International
And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded.
English: Transliteration
Walaqad wassalna lahumu alqawla laAAallahum yatathakkaroona
French: Hamidullah
Nous leur avons déjà exposé la Parole (le Coran) afin qu'ils se souviennent.
28.52
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ هُم بِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ
English: Sahih International
Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it - they are believers in it.
English: Transliteration
Allatheena ataynahumu alkitaba min qablihi hum bihi yuminoona
French: Hamidullah
Ceux à qui, avant lui [le Coran], Nous avons apporté le Livre, y croient.
28.53
وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ
English: Sahih International
And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [submitting to Allah]."
English: Transliteration
Waitha yutla AAalayhim qaloo amanna bihi innahu alhaqqu min rabbina inna kunna min qablihi muslimeena
French: Hamidullah
Et quand on le leur récite, ils disent: «Nous y croyons. Ceci est bien la vérité émanant de notre Seigneur. Déjà avant son arrivée, nous étions Soumis».
28.54
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُؤْتَوْنَ أَجْرَهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
English: Sahih International
Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend.
English: Transliteration
Olaika yutawna ajrahum marratayni bima sabaroo wayadraoona bialhasanati alssayyiata wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoona
French: Hamidullah
Voilà ceux qui recevront deux fois leur récompense pour leur endurance, pour avoir répondu au mal par le bien, et pour avoir dépensé de ce que Nous leur avons attribué;
28.55
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِى ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ
English: Sahih International
And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
English: Transliteration
Waitha samiAAoo allaghwa aAAradoo AAanhu waqaloo lana aAAmaluna walakum aAAmalukum salamun AAalaykum la nabtaghee aljahileena
French: Hamidullah
et quand ils entendent des futilités, ils s'en détournent et disent: «A nous nos actions, et à vous les vôtres. Paix sur vous. Nous ne recherchons pas les ignorants».
28.56
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
English: Sahih International
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
English: Transliteration
Innaka la tahdee man ahbabta walakinna Allaha yahdee man yashao wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
French: Hamidullah
Tu [Muhammad] ne diriges pas celui que tu aimes: mais c'est Allah qui guide qui Il veut. Il connaît mieux cependant les bien-guidés.
28.57
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِن نَّتَّبِعِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ أَرْضِنَآ ۚ أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمْ حَرَمًا ءَامِنًا يُجْبَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَٰتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رِّزْقًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
English: Sahih International
And they say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have we not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.
English: Transliteration
Waqaloo in nattabiAAi alhuda maAAaka nutakhattaf min ardina awalam numakkin lahum haraman aminan yujba ilayhi thamaratu kulli shayin rizqan min ladunna walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
French: Hamidullah
Et ils dirent: «Si nous suivons avec toi la bonne voie, on nous arrachera de notre terre». - Ne les avons-Nous pas établis dans une enceinte sacrée, sûre, vers laquelle des produits de toute sorte sont apportés comme attribution de Notre part? Mais la plupart d'entre eux ne savent pas.
28.58
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۭ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا ۖ فَتِلْكَ مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
English: Sahih International
And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors.
English: Transliteration
Wakam ahlakna min qaryatin batirat maAAeeshataha fatilka masakinuhum lam tuskan min baAAdihim illa qaleelan wakunna nahnu alwaritheena
French: Hamidullah
Et combien avons-Nous fait périr de cités qui étaient ingrates (alors que leurs habitants vivaient dans l'abondance), et voilà qu'après eux leurs demeures ne sont que très peu habitées, et c'est Nous qui en fûmes l'héritier.
28.59
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِىٓ أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِى ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَٰلِمُونَ
English: Sahih International
And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
English: Transliteration
Wama kana rabbuka muhlika alqura hatta yabAAatha fee ommiha rasoolan yatloo AAalayhim ayatina wama kunna muhlikee alqura illa waahluha thalimoona
French: Hamidullah
Ton Seigneur ne fait pas périr des cités avant d'avoir envoyé dans leur métropole un Messager pour leur réciter Nos versets. Et Nous ne faisons périr les cités que lorsque leurs habitants sont injustes.
28.60
وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا ۚ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
English: Sahih International
And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?
English: Transliteration
Wama ooteetum min shayin famataAAu alhayati alddunya wazeenatuha wama AAinda Allahi khayrun waabqa afala taAAqiloona
French: Hamidullah
Tout ce qui vous a été donné est la jouissance éphémère de la vie ici-bas et sa parure, alors que ce qui est auprès d'Allah est meilleur et plus durable... Ne comprenez-vous donc pas?