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Surah Ibrahim
Verse 43–52

مُهْطِعِينَ Racing ahead مُقْنِعِى raised up رُءُوسِهِمْ their heads لَا not يَرْتَدُّ returning إِلَيْهِمْ towards them طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ their gaze وَأَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ and their hearts هَوَآءٌۭ (are) empty ٤٣

Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void.

— Come To Light

وَأَنذِرِ And warn ٱلنَّاسَ the mankind يَوْمَ (of) a Day يَأْتِيهِمُ (when) will come to them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment فَيَقُولُ then will say ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ did wrong رَبَّنَآ Our Lord أَخِّرْنَآ Respite us إِلَىٰٓ for أَجَلٍۢ a term قَرِيبٍۢ short نُّجِبْ we will answer دَعْوَتَكَ Your call وَنَتَّبِعِ and we will follow ٱلرُّسُلَ ۗ the Messengers أَوَلَمْ Had not تَكُونُوٓا۟ you أَقْسَمْتُم sworn مِّن before قَبْلُ before مَا not لَكُم for you مِّن any زَوَالٍۢ end ٤٤

And, [O Muḥammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?

— Come To Light

وَسَكَنتُمْ And you dwelt فِى in مَسَـٰكِنِ the dwellings ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves وَتَبَيَّنَ and it had become clear لَكُمْ to you كَيْفَ how فَعَلْنَا We dealt بِهِمْ with them وَضَرَبْنَا and We put forth لَكُمُ for you ٱلْأَمْثَالَ the examples ٤٥

And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."

— Come To Light

وَقَدْ And indeed مَكَرُوا۟ they planned مَكْرَهُمْ their plan وَعِندَ but with ٱللَّهِ Allah مَكْرُهُمْ (was) their plan وَإِن even if كَانَ was مَكْرُهُمْ their plan لِتَزُولَ that should be moved مِنْهُ by it ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains ٤٦

And they had planned their plan, but with Allāh is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains.

— Come To Light

فَلَا So (do) not تَحْسَبَنَّ think ٱللَّهَ (that) Allah مُخْلِفَ will fail وَعْدِهِۦ (to) keep His Promise رُسُلَهُۥٓ ۗ (to) His Messengers إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَزِيزٌۭ (is) All-Mighty ذُو Owner (of) Retribution ٱنتِقَامٍۢ Owner (of) Retribution ٤٧

So never think that Allāh will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.

— Come To Light

يَوْمَ (On the) Day تُبَدَّلُ will be changed ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth غَيْرَ (to) other (than) ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ ۖ and the heavens وَبَرَزُوا۟ and they will come forth لِلَّهِ before Allah ٱلْوَٰحِدِ the One ٱلْقَهَّارِ the Irresistible ٤٨

[It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and they [i.e., all creatures] will come out before Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,

— Come To Light

وَتَرَى And you will see ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (on) that Day مُّقَرَّنِينَ bound together فِى in ٱلْأَصْفَادِ the chains ٤٩

And you will see the criminals that Day bound together in irons,

— Come To Light

سَرَابِيلُهُم Their garments مِّن of قَطِرَانٍۢ tar وَتَغْشَىٰ and will cover وُجُوهَهُمُ their faces ٱلنَّارُ the Fire ٥٠

Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire

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لِيَجْزِىَ So that Allah may recompense ٱللَّهُ So that Allah may recompense كُلَّ each نَفْسٍۢ soul مَّا (for) what كَسَبَتْ ۚ it earned إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah سَرِيعُ (is) Swift ٱلْحِسَابِ (in) the reckoning ٥١

So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.

— Come To Light

هَـٰذَا This بَلَـٰغٌۭ (is) a Message لِّلنَّاسِ for the mankind وَلِيُنذَرُوا۟ that they may be warned بِهِۦ with it وَلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ and that they may know أَنَّمَا that only هُوَ He إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) One God وَٰحِدٌۭ (is) One God وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ and that may take heed أُو۟لُوا۟ men ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ (of) understanding ٥٢

This [Qur’ān] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded.

— Come To Light

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