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15. Surah Al-Hijr

The Rocky Tract · Makki · 99 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الٓر ۚ Alif Laam Ra تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are) the Verses ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book وَقُرْءَانٍۢ and Quran مُّبِينٍۢ clear ١

Alif, Lām, Rā. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].

— Come To Light

رُّبَمَا Perhaps يَوَدُّ will wish ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they had been مُسْلِمِينَ Muslims ٢

Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.

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ذَرْهُمْ Leave them يَأْكُلُوا۟ (to) eat وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ and enjoy وَيُلْهِهِمُ and diverted them ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ the hope فَسَوْفَ then soon يَعْلَمُونَ they will come to know ٣

Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed مِن any قَرْيَةٍ town إِلَّا but وَلَهَا (there was) for it كِتَابٌۭ a decree مَّعْلُومٌۭ known ٤

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

— Come To Light

مَّا Not تَسْبِقُ (can) advance مِنْ any أُمَّةٍ nation أَجَلَهَا its term وَمَا and not يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ (can) delay it ٥

No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.

— Come To Light

وَقَالُوا۟ And they say يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِى (to) whom نُزِّلَ has been sent down عَلَيْهِ [on him] ٱلذِّكْرُ the Reminder إِنَّكَ indeed, you لَمَجْنُونٌۭ (are) surely mad ٦

And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.

— Come To Light

لَّوْ Why مَا not تَأْتِينَا you bring to us بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the Angels إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٧

Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"

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مَا Not نُنَزِّلُ We send down ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels إِلَّا except بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth وَمَا and not كَانُوٓا۟ they would be إِذًۭا then مُّنظَرِينَ given respite ٨

We do not send down the angels except with truth; and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.

— Come To Light

إِنَّا Indeed, We نَحْنُ We نَزَّلْنَا have sent down ٱلذِّكْرَ the Reminder وَإِنَّا and indeed, We لَهُۥ of it لَحَـٰفِظُونَ (are) surely Guardians ٩

Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur’ān], and indeed, We will be its guardian.

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَا We (had) sent مِن before you قَبْلِكَ before you فِى in شِيَعِ the sects ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٠

And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muḥammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not يَأْتِيهِم came to them مِّن any رَّسُولٍ Messenger إِلَّا but كَانُوا۟ they did بِهِۦ at him يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock ١١

And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.

— Come To Light

كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نَسْلُكُهُۥ We let it enter فِى in قُلُوبِ (the) hearts ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals ١٢

Thus do We insert it [i.e., denial] into the hearts of the criminals.

— Come To Light

لَا Not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe بِهِۦ ۖ in it وَقَدْ and verily خَلَتْ have passed سُنَّةُ the way(s) ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٣

They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

— Come To Light

وَلَوْ And (even) if فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِم to them بَابًۭا a gate مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven فَظَلُّوا۟ and they were to continue فِيهِ therein يَعْرُجُونَ (to) ascend ١٤

And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,

— Come To Light

لَقَالُوٓا۟ They would surely say إِنَّمَا Only سُكِّرَتْ have been dazzled أَبْصَـٰرُنَا our eyes بَلْ Nay نَحْنُ we قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مَّسْحُورُونَ bewitched ١٥

They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدْ And verily جَعَلْنَا We have placed فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens بُرُوجًۭا constellations وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا and We have beautified it لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ١٦

And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

— Come To Light

وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا And We have protected it مِن from كُلِّ every شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ devil رَّجِيمٍ accursed ١٧

And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]

— Come To Light

إِلَّا Except مَنِ (one) who ٱسْتَرَقَ steals ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ then follows him شِهَابٌۭ a burning flame مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٨

Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth مَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread it وَأَلْقَيْنَا and [We] cast فِيهَا therein رَوَٰسِىَ firm mountains وَأَنۢبَتْنَا and [We] caused to grow فِيهَا therein مِن of كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing مَّوْزُونٍۢ well-balanced ١٩

And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا therein مَعَـٰيِشَ means of living وَمَن and whom لَّسْتُمْ you are not لَهُۥ for him بِرَٰزِقِينَ providers ٢٠

And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.

— Come To Light

وَإِن And not مِّن (is) any شَىْءٍ thing إِلَّا but عِندَنَا with Us خَزَآئِنُهُۥ (are) its treasures وَمَا and not نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ We send it down إِلَّا except بِقَدَرٍۢ in a measure مَّعْلُومٍۢ known ٢١

And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.

— Come To Light

وَأَرْسَلْنَا And We have sent ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ the winds لَوَٰقِحَ fertilizing فَأَنزَلْنَا and We sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ and We gave it to you to drink وَمَآ And not أَنتُمْ you لَهُۥ of it بِخَـٰزِنِينَ (are) retainers ٢٢

And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَنَحْنُ surely [We] نُحْىِۦ We give life وَنُمِيتُ and We cause death وَنَحْنُ and We ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ (are) the Inheritors ٢٣

And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدْ And verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ the preceding ones مِنكُمْ among you وَلَقَدْ and verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ the later ones ٢٤

And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ will gather them إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He حَكِيمٌ (is) All-Wise عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٥

And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ humankind مِن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ sounding clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٦

And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

— Come To Light

وَٱلْجَآنَّ And the jinn خَلَقْنَـٰهُ We created it مِن before قَبْلُ before مِن from نَّارِ fire ٱلسَّمُومِ scorching ٢٧

And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

— Come To Light

وَإِذْ And when قَالَ your Lord said رَبُّكَ your Lord said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels إِنِّى Indeed, I خَـٰلِقٌۢ (will) create بَشَرًۭا a human being مِّن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٨

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.

— Come To Light

فَإِذَا So, when سَوَّيْتُهُۥ I have fashioned him وَنَفَخْتُ and [I] breathed فِيهِ into him مِن of رُّوحِى My spirit فَقَعُوا۟ then fall down لَهُۥ to him سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrating ٢٩

And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

— Come To Light

فَسَجَدَ So prostrated ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels كُلُّهُمْ all of them أَجْمَعُونَ together ٣٠

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

— Come To Light

إِلَّآ Except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis أَبَىٰٓ He refused أَن to يَكُونَ be مَعَ with ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ٣١

Except Iblees; he refused to be with those who prostrated.

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ O Iblis مَا What لَكَ (is) for you أَلَّا that not تَكُونَ you are مَعَ with ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ٣٢

[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said لَمْ I am not أَكُن I am not لِّأَسْجُدَ (one) to prostrate لِبَشَرٍ to a human خَلَقْتَهُۥ whom You created مِن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٣٣

He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said فَٱخْرُجْ Then get out مِنْهَا of it فَإِنَّكَ for indeed, you رَجِيمٌۭ (are) expelled ٣٤

[Allāh] said, "Then depart from it, for indeed, you are expelled.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed عَلَيْكَ upon you ٱللَّعْنَةَ (will be) the curse إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) [the] Judgment ٣٥

And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."

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قَالَ He said رَبِّ O my Lord فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ Then give me respite إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are raised ٣٦

He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said فَإِنَّكَ Then indeed you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite ٣٧

[Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

— Come To Light

إِلَىٰ Till يَوْمِ the Day ٱلْوَقْتِ (of) the time ٱلْمَعْلُومِ well-known ٣٨

Until the Day of the time well-known."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord بِمَآ Because أَغْوَيْتَنِى You misled me لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ surely, I will make (evil) fair-seeming لَهُمْ to them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ and I will mislead them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٣٩

[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them [i.e., mankind] on earth, and I will mislead them all

— Come To Light

إِلَّا Except عِبَادَكَ Your slaves مِنْهُمُ among them ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ the ones who are sincere ٤٠

Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said هَـٰذَا This صِرَٰطٌ (is) the way عَلَىَّ to Me مُسْتَقِيمٌ straight ٤١

[Allāh] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed عِبَادِى My slaves لَيْسَ not لَكَ you have عَلَيْهِمْ over them سُلْطَـٰنٌ any authority إِلَّا except مَنِ those who ٱتَّبَعَكَ follow you مِنَ of ٱلْغَاوِينَ the ones who go astray ٤٢

Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed جَهَنَّمَ Hell لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ (is) surely the promised place for them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٤٣

And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.

— Come To Light

لَهَا For it سَبْعَةُ (are) seven أَبْوَٰبٍۢ gates لِّكُلِّ for each بَابٍۢ gate مِّنْهُمْ among them جُزْءٌۭ (is) a portion مَّقْسُومٌ assigned ٤٤

It has seven gates; for every gate is of them [i.e., Satan's followers] a portion designated."

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens وَعُيُونٍ and water springs ٤٥

Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs,

— Come To Light

ٱدْخُلُوهَا Enter it بِسَلَـٰمٍ in peace ءَامِنِينَ secure ٤٦

[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."

— Come To Light

وَنَزَعْنَا And We (will) remove مَا what فِى (is) in صُدُورِهِم their breasts مِّنْ of غِلٍّ rancor إِخْوَٰنًا (they will be) brothers عَلَىٰ on سُرُرٍۢ thrones مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ facing each other ٤٧

And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.

— Come To Light

لَا Not يَمَسُّهُمْ will touch them فِيهَا therein نَصَبٌۭ fatigue وَمَا and not هُم they مِّنْهَا from it بِمُخْرَجِينَ will be removed ٤٨

No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.

— Come To Light

۞ نَبِّئْ Inform عِبَادِىٓ My slaves أَنِّىٓ that I أَنَا I am ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٤٩

[O Muḥammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful,

— Come To Light

وَأَنَّ And that عَذَابِى My punishment هُوَ it ٱلْعَذَابُ (is) the punishment ٱلْأَلِيمُ the most painful ٥٠

And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.

— Come To Light

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ And inform them عَن about ضَيْفِ (the) guests إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim ٥١

And inform them about the guests of Abraham,

— Come To Light

إِذْ When دَخَلُوا۟ they entered عَلَيْهِ upon him فَقَالُوا۟ and said سَلَـٰمًۭا Peace قَالَ He said إِنَّا Indeed, we مِنكُمْ (are) of you وَجِلُونَ afraid ٥٢

When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful [i.e., apprehensive] of you."

— Come To Light

قَالُوا۟ They said لَا (Do) not تَوْجَلْ be afraid إِنَّا indeed, we نُبَشِّرُكَ [we] bring glad tidings to you بِغُلَـٰمٍ of a boy عَلِيمٍۢ learned ٥٣

[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى Do you give me glad tidings عَلَىٰٓ Do you give me glad tidings أَن although مَّسَّنِىَ has overtaken me ٱلْكِبَرُ old age فَبِمَ Then about what تُبَشِّرُونَ you give glad tidings ٥٤

He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

— Come To Light

قَالُوا۟ They said بَشَّرْنَـٰكَ We give you glad tidings بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth فَلَا so (do) not تَكُن be مِّنَ of ٱلْقَـٰنِطِينَ the despairing ٥٥

They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said وَمَن And who يَقْنَطُ despairs مِن of رَّحْمَةِ (the) Mercy رَبِّهِۦٓ (of) his Lord إِلَّا except ٱلضَّآلُّونَ those who are astray ٥٦

He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said فَمَا Then what خَطْبُكُمْ (is) your business أَيُّهَا O messengers ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ O messengers ٥٧

[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

— Come To Light

قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّآ Indeed, we أُرْسِلْنَآ [we] have been sent إِلَىٰ to قَوْمٍۢ a people مُّجْرِمِينَ criminals ٥٨

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

— Come To Light

إِلَّآ Except ءَالَ the family لُوطٍ of Lut إِنَّا indeed, we لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ surely will save them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٥٩

Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all

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إِلَّا Except ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ his wife قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ We have decreed إِنَّهَا that she لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ those who remain behind ٦٠

Except his wife." We [i.e., Allāh] decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

— Come To Light

فَلَمَّا And when جَآءَ came ءَالَ (to the) family لُوطٍ (of) Lut ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ the messengers ٦١

And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مُّنكَرُونَ unknown ٦٢

He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

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قَالُوا۟ They said بَلْ Nay جِئْنَـٰكَ we have come to you بِمَا with what كَانُوا۟ they were فِيهِ in it يَمْتَرُونَ disputing ٦٣

They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

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وَأَتَيْنَـٰكَ And we have come to you بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth وَإِنَّا and indeed, we لَصَـٰدِقُونَ surely (are) truthful ٦٤

And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.

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فَأَسْرِ So travel بِأَهْلِكَ with your family بِقِطْعٍۢ in a portion مِّنَ of ٱلَّيْلِ the night وَٱتَّبِعْ and follow أَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ their backs وَلَا and not يَلْتَفِتْ let look back مِنكُمْ among you أَحَدٌۭ anyone وَٱمْضُوا۟ and go on حَيْثُ where تُؤْمَرُونَ you are ordered ٦٥

So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

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وَقَضَيْنَآ And We conveyed إِلَيْهِ to him ذَٰلِكَ [that] ٱلْأَمْرَ the matter أَنَّ that دَابِرَ (the) root هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (of) these مَقْطُوعٌۭ would be cut off مُّصْبِحِينَ (by) early morning ٦٦

And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

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وَجَآءَ And came أَهْلُ (the) people ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ rejoicing ٦٧

And the people of the city came rejoicing.

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قَالَ He said إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these ضَيْفِى (are) my guests فَلَا so (do) not تَفْضَحُونِ shame me ٦٨

[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.

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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَلَا and (do) not تُخْزُونِ disgrace me ٦٩

And fear Allāh and do not disgrace me."

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَوَلَمْ Did not نَنْهَكَ we forbid you عَنِ from ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the world ٧٠

They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"

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قَالَ He said هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These بَنَاتِىٓ (are) my daughters إِن if كُنتُمْ you would be فَـٰعِلِينَ doers ٧١

[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."

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لَعَمْرُكَ By your life إِنَّهُمْ indeed, they لَفِى were in سَكْرَتِهِمْ their intoxication يَعْمَهُونَ wandering blindly ٧٢

By your life, [O Muḥammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ So, seized them ٱلصَّيْحَةُ the awful cry مُشْرِقِينَ at sunrise ٧٣

So the shriek seized them at sunrise.

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فَجَعَلْنَا And We made عَـٰلِيَهَا its highest (part) سَافِلَهَا its lowest وَأَمْطَرْنَا and We rained عَلَيْهِمْ upon them حِجَارَةًۭ stones مِّن of سِجِّيلٍ baked clay ٧٤

And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ (are) the Signs لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ for those who discern ٧٥

Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

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وَإِنَّهَا And indeed, it لَبِسَبِيلٍۢ (is) on a road مُّقِيمٍ established ٧٦

And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ surely (is) a Sign لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers ٧٧

Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

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وَإِن And were كَانَ And were أَصْحَـٰبُ (the) companions ٱلْأَيْكَةِ (of) the wood لَظَـٰلِمِينَ surely wrongdoers ٧٨

And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,

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فَٱنتَقَمْنَا So We took retribution مِنْهُمْ from them وَإِنَّهُمَا and indeed, they both لَبِإِمَامٍۢ (were) on a highway مُّبِينٍۢ clear ٧٩

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

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وَلَقَدْ And certainly كَذَّبَ denied أَصْحَـٰبُ (the) companions ٱلْحِجْرِ (of) the Rocky Tract ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٨٠

And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.

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