They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if Allah wills."

When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down, "they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us:" yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say: "Why then have ye slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeed believe?"

"Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and show us our place for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

Their Prophet said to them: "Allah hath appointed Talut as king over you." They said: "How can he exercise authority over us when we are better fitted than he to exercise authority, and he is not even gifted, with wealth in abundance?" He said: "Allah hath Chosen him above you, and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess: Allah Granteth His authority to whom He pleaseth. Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things."

When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against those that reject faith."

On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."

Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it.

Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam)."

Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!

Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."

Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."

Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.

Then the first will say to the last: "See then! No advantage have ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did !"

The Companions of the Fire will call to the Companions of the Garden: "Pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your sustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to those who rejected Him."

"But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the Signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)!

Remember how they said: "O Allah if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones form the sky, or send us a grievous penalty."

In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: Thus is it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe!

But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!"

They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!"

"And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful.

Then, when they came (back) into (Joseph's) presence they said: "O exalted one! distress has seized us and our family: we have (now) brought but scanty capital: so pay us full measure, (we pray thee), and treat it as charity to us: for Allah doth reward the charitable."

They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right."

They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"

They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape."

Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your ingratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us?

And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quite different; (in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend!

In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!

If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have sent thee by inspiration:then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in that matter as against Us,-

"Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face:

"Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mounting until thou send down to us a book that we could read." Say: "Glory to my Lord! Am I aught but a man,- a messenger?"

他们说：“请你替我们请求你的主为我们说明那头牛的情状，因为在我们看来，牛都是相似的，如果真主意欲，我们必获指导。”

有人对他们说：“你们应当信真主所降示的经典。”他们就说：“我们信我们所受的启示。”他们不信此後的经典，其实，这部经典是真实的，能证实他们所有的经典。你说：“如果你们是信道的人，以前你们为甚麽杀害众先知呢？”

我们的主啊！求你使我们变成你的两个顺民，并从我们的後裔中造成归顺你的民族，求你昭示我们朝觐的仪式，求你恕宥我们，你确是至宥的，确是至慈的。

他们的先知对他们说：“真主确已为你们立塔鲁特为国王了。”他们说：“他怎麽配做我们的国王呢？我们是比他更配做国王的，况且他没有丰富的财产。”他说：“真主确已选他为你们的领袖，并且加赐他渊博的学识和健壮的体魄。”真主常常把国权赏赐自己所意欲的人。真主是宽大的，全知的。

当他们出去与查鲁特和他的军队交战的时候，他们祈祷说：“我们的主啊！求你把坚忍注入我们的心中，求你坚定我们的步伐，求你援助我们以对抗不信道的民众。”

真主只依各人的能力而加以责成。各人要享受自己所行善功的奖赏，要遭遇自己所作罪恶的惩罚。”我们的主啊！求你不要惩罚我们，如果我们遗忘或错误。求你不要使我们荷负重担，犹如你使古人荷负它一样。我们的主啊！求你不要使我们担负我们所不能胜任的。求你恕饶我们，求你赦宥我们，求你怜悯我们。你是我们的保佑者，求你援助我们，以对抗不信道的民众。”

信奉天经的人中有这样的人：如果你托付他一千两黄金，他会交给还你；他们中也有这样的人：如果你托付他一枚金币，他也许不交还你，除非你一再追究它。这是因为他们说：“我们不为不识字的人而受处分。”他们明知故犯地假借真主的名义而造遥。

你说：“我们确信真主，确信我们所受的启示，与易卜拉欣，易司马仪，易司哈格，叶尔孤白和各支派所受的启示，与穆萨，尔萨和众先知所受赐于他们的主的经典，我们对于他们中的任何一人，都不加以歧视，我们只归顺他。”

难道你没有看见吗？有人曾对他们说：“你们当制止自己的武力，当谨守拜功，当完纳天课。”当真主以抗战为他们的定制的时候，他们中有一部分人畏惧敌人，犹如畏惧真主，乃至更加畏惧。他们说：“我们的主啊！你为什么以抗战为我们的定制呢？你为什么不让我们延迟到一个临近的日期呢？”你说：“今世的享受，是些微的；后世的报酬，对于敬畏者，是更好的。你们不受一丝毫的亏枉。”

当时，众门徒说：“麦尔彦之子尔撒啊，你的主能从天上降筵席给我们吗﹖”他说：“你们当敬畏真主，如果你们是信士的话。”

麦尔彦之子尔撒说：“真主啊!我们的主啊!求你从天上降筵席给我们，以便我们先辈和后辈都以降筵之日为节日，并以筵席为你所降示的迹象。求你以给养赏赐我们，你是最善于供给的。”

或者说：“假若天经被降示于我们，那末，我们必定比他们更能遵循正道。”从你们的主发出的明证.正道和慈恩，确已降临你们了。否认真主的迹象，而加以背弃的人，有谁比他还不义呢？背弃我的迹象的人，我耐因他们的背弃而以最严厉的刑罚报酬他们。

他们中最先的对最后的说：“那末，你们对我们并无任何优越，故你们当因自己的行为而尝试刑罚！”

火狱的居民将要喊叫乐园的居民说：“求你们把水或真主所供给你们的食品，倒下一点来给我们吧！”他们回答说：“真主确已禁止我们把这两样东西赠送不信道者。”

你无非是责备我们信仰了我们的主所降示的迹象。我们的主啊！求你把坚忍倾注在我们心中，求你在我们顺服的情状下使我们死去。”

当时，他们说：“真主啊！如果这就是从你降示的真理，那末，求你从天上降下雨点般的石头来毁灭我们，或以痛苦的刑罚来惩治我们吧！”

嗣后，我拯救了我的使者们和信道的人们，我将这样负责拯救一般信士。

但他的宗族中不信道的贵族说：“我们认为你只是像我们一样的一个凡人，我们认为只有我们中那些最卑贱的人们才轻率地顺从你，我们认为你们不比我们优越。我们甚至相信你们是说谎的。”

他们说：“舒阿卜啊！你所说的话有很多是我们所不理解的。我们的确认为你是我们中的一个弱者，假若不为你的家族，我们誓必辱骂你，你对于我们并非尊贵的。”

我遵循我的祖先--易卜拉欣、易司哈格、叶尔孤白的宗教。我们不该以任何物配真主，这是真主施于我们和世人的恩惠，但世人大半不感谢。

当他们进去见优素福的时候，他们说：“权贵啊！我们和我们的眷属遭遇了灾害，只带来了一点劣质财物，请你给我们足量的粮食，请你施舍给我们。真主一定会报酬施舍者。”

他们说：“怎么，你呀！真是优素福吗？”他说：“我是优素福，这是我弟弟，真主确已降恩给我们。谁敬畏而且坚忍，（谁必受报酬），因为真主必不使行善者徒劳无酬。”

他们说：“指真主发誓，真主确已从我们当中拣选了你。从前，我们确是有罪的。

他们将要一同出来见真主，而懦弱者将对自大的人们说：“我们原来是你们的部下，你们能替我们抵抗真主的一点儿刑罚吗？”他们将说：“假若真主引导我们，我们也必然引导你们。我们无论急躁或忍耐，这在我们是一样的，我们绝无避难所。”

难道你们不怕主使你们再去航海，而使狂风袭击你们，使你们因孤恩而沉溺，然后，你们不能为自己找到任何对主报仇者吗？

他们确已使你几乎违背我所启示的教训，以便你假借我的名义，而捏造其他的教训。那么他们就会把你当朋友。

如果那样，我必使你在生前尝试加倍的刑罚，在死后尝试加倍的刑罚，使你不能找到任何人帮助你来对抗我。

如果我意欲，我誓必把我启示你的（《古兰经》）消灭净尽，然后，你对我不能发现任何监护者。

或者你使天如你所说的那样，一块块地落在我们的头上；或者你请真主和众天神来（与我们）见面；

或者你有一所黄金屋；或者你升上天去，我们绝不信你确已升天，直到你降示我们所能阅读的经典。”你说：“赞颂我的主超绝万物！我只是一个曾奉使命的凡人。”