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17. Surah Al-Isra

The Night Journey · Makki · 111 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سُبْحَـٰنَ Exalted ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَسْرَىٰ took بِعَبْدِهِۦ His servant لَيْلًۭا (by) night مِّنَ from ٱلْمَسْجِدِ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam ٱلْحَرَامِ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam إِلَى to ٱلْمَسْجِدِ Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa ٱلْأَقْصَا Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa ٱلَّذِى which بَـٰرَكْنَا We blessed حَوْلَهُۥ its surroundings لِنُرِيَهُۥ that We may show him مِنْ of ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ Our Signs إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He هُوَ He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْبَصِيرُ the All-Seer ١

Exalted is He who took His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

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وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ and made it هُدًۭى a guidance لِّبَنِىٓ for the Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel أَلَّا That not تَتَّخِذُوا۟ you take مِن other than Me دُونِى other than Me وَكِيلًۭا (as) a Disposer of affairs ٢

And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,

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ذُرِّيَّةَ Offsprings مَنْ (of one) who حَمَلْنَا We carried مَعَ with نُوحٍ ۚ Nuh إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ was عَبْدًۭا a servant شَكُورًۭا grateful ٣

O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.

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وَقَضَيْنَآ And We decreed إِلَىٰ for بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book لَتُفْسِدُنَّ Surely you will cause corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مَرَّتَيْنِ twice وَلَتَعْلُنَّ and surely you will reach عُلُوًّۭا haughtiness كَبِيرًۭا great ٤

And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness."

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فَإِذَا So when جَآءَ came وَعْدُ (the) promise أُولَىٰهُمَا (for) the first of the two بَعَثْنَا We raised عَلَيْكُمْ against you عِبَادًۭا servants لَّنَآ of Ours أُو۟لِى those of great military might بَأْسٍۢ those of great military might شَدِيدٍۢ those of great military might فَجَاسُوا۟ and they entered خِلَـٰلَ the inner most part ٱلدِّيَارِ ۚ (of) the homes وَكَانَ and (it) was وَعْدًۭا a promise مَّفْعُولًۭا fulfilled ٥

So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.

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ثُمَّ Then رَدَدْنَا We gave back لَكُمُ to you ٱلْكَرَّةَ the return victory عَلَيْهِمْ over them وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰكُم And We reinforced you بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ with the wealth وَبَنِينَ and sons وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ and made you أَكْثَرَ more نَفِيرًا numerous ٦

Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower.

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إِنْ If أَحْسَنتُمْ you do good أَحْسَنتُمْ you do good لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ for yourselves وَإِنْ and if أَسَأْتُمْ you do evil فَلَهَا ۚ then it is for it فَإِذَا So when جَآءَ came وَعْدُ promise ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the last لِيَسُـۥٓـُٔوا۟ to sadden وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ and to enter ٱلْمَسْجِدَ the Masjid كَمَا just as دَخَلُوهُ they (had) entered it أَوَّلَ first مَرَّةٍۢ time وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟ and to destroy مَا what عَلَوْا۟ they had conquered تَتْبِيرًا (with) destruction ٧

[And said], "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to them [i.e., yourselves]." Then when the final [i.e., second] promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the masjid [i.e., the temple in Jerusalem], as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction.

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عَسَىٰ (It) may be رَبُّكُمْ that your Lord أَن that your Lord يَرْحَمَكُمْ ۚ (may) have mercy upon you وَإِنْ But if عُدتُّمْ you return عُدْنَا ۘ We will return وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made جَهَنَّمَ Hell لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers حَصِيرًا a prison-bed ٨

[Then Allāh said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed."

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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran يَهْدِى guides لِلَّتِى to that هِىَ which أَقْوَمُ (is) most straight وَيُبَشِّرُ and gives glad tidings ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ to the believers ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَعْمَلُونَ do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds أَنَّ that لَهُمْ for them أَجْرًۭا (is) a reward كَبِيرًۭا great ٩

Indeed, this Qur’ān guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward

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وَأَنَّ And that ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter أَعْتَدْنَا We have prepared لَهُمْ for them عَذَابًا a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ١٠

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

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وَيَدْعُ And prays ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man بِٱلشَّرِّ for evil دُعَآءَهُۥ (as) he prays بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ for the good وَكَانَ And is ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man عَجُولًۭا ever hasty ١١

And man supplicates for evil [when angry] as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made ٱلَّيْلَ the night وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day ءَايَتَيْنِ ۖ (as) two signs فَمَحَوْنَآ Then We erased ءَايَةَ (the) sign ٱلَّيْلِ (of) the night وَجَعَلْنَآ and We made ءَايَةَ (the) sign ٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the day مُبْصِرَةًۭ visible لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek فَضْلًۭا bounty مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ and that you may know عَدَدَ (the) number ٱلسِّنِينَ (of) the years وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ and the account وَكُلَّ And every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ We have explained it تَفْصِيلًۭا (in) detail ١٢

And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.

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وَكُلَّ And (for) every إِنسَـٰنٍ man أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ We have fastened to him طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ his fate فِى in عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ his neck وَنُخْرِجُ and We will bring forth لَهُۥ for him يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection كِتَـٰبًۭا a record يَلْقَىٰهُ which he will find مَنشُورًا wide open ١٣

And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open.

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ٱقْرَأْ Read كِتَـٰبَكَ your record كَفَىٰ Sufficient بِنَفْسِكَ (is) yourself ٱلْيَوْمَ today عَلَيْكَ against you حَسِيبًۭا (as) accountant ١٤

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."

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مَّنِ Whoever ٱهْتَدَىٰ (is) guided فَإِنَّمَا then only يَهْتَدِى he is guided لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ for his soul وَمَن And whoever ضَلَّ goes astray فَإِنَّمَا then only يَضِلُّ he goes astray عَلَيْهَا ۚ against it وَلَا And not تَزِرُ will bear وَازِرَةٌۭ a bearer of burden وِزْرَ burden أُخْرَىٰ ۗ (of) another وَمَا And not كُنَّا We مُعَذِّبِينَ are to punish حَتَّىٰ until نَبْعَثَ We have sent رَسُولًۭا a Messenger ١٥

Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.

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وَإِذَآ And when أَرَدْنَآ We intend أَن that نُّهْلِكَ We destroy قَرْيَةً a town أَمَرْنَا We order مُتْرَفِيهَا its wealthy people فَفَسَقُوا۟ but they defiantly disobey فِيهَا therein فَحَقَّ so (is) proved true عَلَيْهَا against it ٱلْقَوْلُ the word فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَا and We destroy it تَدْمِيرًۭا (with) destruction ١٦

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.

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وَكَمْ And how many أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed مِنَ from ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after نُوحٍۢ ۗ Nuh وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient بِرَبِّكَ (is) your Lord بِذُنُوبِ concerning the sins عِبَادِهِۦ (of) His servants خَبِيرًۢا All-Aware بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer ١٧

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Aware and Seeing.

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مَّن Whoever كَانَ should يُرِيدُ desire ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ the immediate عَجَّلْنَا We hasten لَهُۥ for him فِيهَا in it مَا what نَشَآءُ We will لِمَن to whom نُّرِيدُ We intend ثُمَّ Then جَعَلْنَا We have made لَهُۥ for him جَهَنَّمَ Hell يَصْلَىٰهَا he will burn مَذْمُومًۭا disgraced مَّدْحُورًۭا rejected ١٨

Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.

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وَمَنْ And whoever أَرَادَ desires ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ the Hereafter وَسَعَىٰ and exerts لَهَا for it سَعْيَهَا the effort وَهُوَ while he مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those كَانَ [are] سَعْيُهُم their effort مَّشْكُورًۭا (is) appreciated ١٩

But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allāh].

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كُلًّۭا (To) each نُّمِدُّ We extend هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (to) these وَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ and (to) these مِنْ from عَطَآءِ (the) gift رَبِّكَ ۚ (of) your Lord وَمَا And not كَانَ is عَطَآءُ (the) gift رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord مَحْظُورًا restricted ٢٠

To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.

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ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how فَضَّلْنَا We preferred بَعْضَهُمْ some of them عَلَىٰ over بَعْضٍۢ ۚ others وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ And surely the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (in) degrees وَأَكْبَرُ and greater تَفْضِيلًۭا (in) excellence ٢١

Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.

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لَّا (Do) not تَجْعَلْ make مَعَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَـٰهًا god ءَاخَرَ another فَتَقْعُدَ lest you will sit مَذْمُومًۭا disgraced مَّخْذُولًۭا forsaken ٢٢

Do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

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۞ وَقَضَىٰ And has decreed رَبُّكَ your Lord أَلَّا that (do) not تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ worship إِلَّآ except إِيَّاهُ Him Alone وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ and to the parents إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ (be) good إِمَّا Whether يَبْلُغَنَّ reach عِندَكَ with you ٱلْكِبَرَ the old age أَحَدُهُمَآ one of them أَوْ or كِلَاهُمَا both of them فَلَا then (do) not تَقُل say لَّهُمَآ to both of them أُفٍّۢ a word of disrespect وَلَا and (do) not تَنْهَرْهُمَا repel them وَقُل but speak لَّهُمَا to them قَوْلًۭا a word كَرِيمًۭا noble ٢٣

And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.

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وَٱخْفِضْ And lower لَهُمَا to them جَنَاحَ (the) wing ٱلذُّلِّ (of) humility مِنَ (out) of ٱلرَّحْمَةِ [the] mercy وَقُل and say رَّبِّ My Lord ٱرْحَمْهُمَا Have mercy on both of them كَمَا as رَبَّيَانِى they brought me up صَغِيرًۭا (when I was) small ٢٤

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."

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رَّبُّكُمْ Your Lord أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِمَا of what فِى (is) in نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ yourselves إِن If تَكُونُوا۟ you are صَـٰلِحِينَ righteous فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, He كَانَ is لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ to those who often turn (to Him) غَفُورًۭا Most Forgiving ٢٥

Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.

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وَءَاتِ And give ذَا the relatives ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relatives حَقَّهُۥ his right وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ and the needy وَٱبْنَ and the wayfarer ٱلسَّبِيلِ and the wayfarer وَلَا and (do) not تُبَذِّرْ spend تَبْذِيرًا wastefully ٢٦

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ the spendthrifts كَانُوٓا۟ are إِخْوَٰنَ brothers ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ (of) the devils وَكَانَ And is ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لِرَبِّهِۦ to his Lord كَفُورًۭا ungrateful ٢٧

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.

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وَإِمَّا And if تُعْرِضَنَّ you turn away عَنْهُمُ from them ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking رَحْمَةٍۢ mercy مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord تَرْجُوهَا which you expect فَقُل then say لَّهُمْ to them قَوْلًۭا a word مَّيْسُورًۭا gentle ٢٨

And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَجْعَلْ make يَدَكَ your hand مَغْلُولَةً chained إِلَىٰ to عُنُقِكَ your neck وَلَا and not تَبْسُطْهَا extend it كُلَّ (to its) utmost ٱلْبَسْطِ reach فَتَقْعُدَ so that you sit مَلُومًۭا blameworthy مَّحْسُورًا insolvent ٢٩

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

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إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord يَبْسُطُ extends ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision لِمَن for whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ and straitens إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He كَانَ is بِعِبَادِهِۦ of His slaves خَبِيرًۢا All-Aware بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer ٣٠

Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Aware and Seeing.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ kill أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ your children خَشْيَةَ (for) fear إِمْلَـٰقٍۢ ۖ (of) poverty نَّحْنُ We نَرْزُقُهُمْ (We) provide for them وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ and for you إِنَّ Indeed قَتْلَهُمْ their killing كَانَ is خِطْـًۭٔا a sin كَبِيرًۭا great ٣١

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقْرَبُوا۟ go near ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ adultery إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it كَانَ is فَـٰحِشَةًۭ an immorality وَسَآءَ and (an) evil سَبِيلًۭا way ٣٢

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقْتُلُوا۟ kill ٱلنَّفْسَ the soul ٱلَّتِى which حَرَّمَ Allah has forbidden ٱللَّهُ Allah has forbidden إِلَّا except بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ by right وَمَن And whoever قُتِلَ (is) killed مَظْلُومًۭا wrongfully فَقَدْ verily جَعَلْنَا We have made لِوَلِيِّهِۦ for his heir سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority فَلَا but not يُسْرِف he should exceed فِّى in ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ the killing إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ is مَنصُورًۭا helped ٣٣

And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقْرَبُوا۟ come near مَالَ (the) wealth ٱلْيَتِيمِ (of) the orphan إِلَّا except بِٱلَّتِى with what هِىَ [it] is أَحْسَنُ best حَتَّىٰ until يَبْلُغَ he reaches أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ his maturity وَأَوْفُوا۟ And fulfil بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ the covenant إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْعَهْدَ the covenant كَانَ will be مَسْـُٔولًۭا questioned ٣٤

And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.

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وَأَوْفُوا۟ And give full ٱلْكَيْلَ [the] measure إِذَا when كِلْتُمْ you measure وَزِنُوا۟ and weigh بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ with the balance ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ the straight ذَٰلِكَ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) good وَأَحْسَنُ and best تَأْوِيلًۭا (in) result ٣٥

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقْفُ pursue مَا what لَيْسَ not لَكَ you have بِهِۦ of it عِلْمٌ ۚ any knowledge إِنَّ Indeed ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing وَٱلْبَصَرَ and the sight وَٱلْفُؤَادَ and the heart كُلُّ all أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those كَانَ will be عَنْهُ [about it] مَسْـُٔولًۭا questioned ٣٦

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَمْشِ walk فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مَرَحًا ۖ (with) insolence إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَن will never تَخْرِقَ tear ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth وَلَن and will never تَبْلُغَ reach ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains طُولًۭا (in) height ٣٧

And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.

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كُلُّ All ذَٰلِكَ that كَانَ is سَيِّئُهُۥ [its] evil عِندَ near رَبِّكَ your Lord مَكْرُوهًۭا hateful ٣٨

All that [i.e., the aforementioned] - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.

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ذَٰلِكَ That مِمَّآ (is) from what أَوْحَىٰٓ (was) revealed إِلَيْكَ to you رَبُّكَ (from) your Lord مِنَ of ٱلْحِكْمَةِ ۗ the wisdom وَلَا And (do) not تَجْعَلْ make مَعَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَـٰهًا god ءَاخَرَ other فَتُلْقَىٰ lest you should be thrown فِى in جَهَنَّمَ Hell مَلُومًۭا blameworthy مَّدْحُورًا abandoned ٣٩

That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.

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أَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ Then has your Lord chosen (for) you رَبُّكُم Then has your Lord chosen (for) you بِٱلْبَنِينَ sons وَٱتَّخَذَ and He has taken مِنَ from ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the Angels إِنَـٰثًا ۚ daughters إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you لَتَقُولُونَ surely say قَوْلًا a word عَظِيمًۭا grave ٤٠

Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken [i.e., adopted] from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily صَرَّفْنَا We have explained فِى in هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ that they may take heed وَمَا but not يَزِيدُهُمْ it increases them إِلَّا except نُفُورًۭا (in) aversion ٤١

And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur’ān that they [i.e., mankind] may be reminded, but it does not increase them [i.e., the disbelievers] except in aversion.

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قُل Say لَّوْ If كَانَ (there) were مَعَهُۥٓ with Him ءَالِهَةٌۭ gods كَمَا as يَقُولُونَ they say إِذًۭا then لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ surely they (would) have sought إِلَىٰ to ذِى (the) Owner ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne سَبِيلًۭا a way ٤٢

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

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سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is He وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and Exalted is He عَمَّا above what يَقُولُونَ they say عُلُوًّۭا (by) height كَبِيرًۭا great ٤٣

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

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تُسَبِّحُ Glorify لَهُ [to] Him ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ the seven heavens ٱلسَّبْعُ the seven heavens وَٱلْأَرْضُ and the earth وَمَن and whatever فِيهِنَّ ۚ (is) in them وَإِن And (there is) not مِّن any شَىْءٍ thing إِلَّا except يُسَبِّحُ glorifies بِحَمْدِهِۦ His Praise وَلَـٰكِن but لَّا not تَفْقَهُونَ you understand تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ their glorification إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He كَانَ is حَلِيمًا Ever-Forbearing غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving ٤٤

The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allāh] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.

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وَإِذَا And when قَرَأْتَ you recite ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran جَعَلْنَا We place بَيْنَكَ between you وَبَيْنَ and between ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter حِجَابًۭا a barrier مَّسْتُورًۭا hidden ٤٥

And when you recite the Qur’ān, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have placed عَلَىٰ over قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts أَكِنَّةً coverings أَن lest يَفْقَهُوهُ they understand it وَفِىٓ and in ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears وَقْرًۭا ۚ deafness وَإِذَا And when ذَكَرْتَ you mention رَبَّكَ your Lord فِى in ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran وَحْدَهُۥ Alone وَلَّوْا۟ they turn عَلَىٰٓ on أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ their backs نُفُورًۭا (in) aversion ٤٦

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn back in aversion.

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نَّحْنُ We أَعْلَمُ know best بِمَا [of] what يَسْتَمِعُونَ they listen بِهِۦٓ to [it] إِذْ when يَسْتَمِعُونَ they listen إِلَيْكَ to you وَإِذْ and when هُمْ they نَجْوَىٰٓ (are) in private conversation إِذْ when يَقُولُ say ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers إِن Not تَتَّبِعُونَ you follow إِلَّا but رَجُلًۭا a man مَّسْحُورًا bewitched ٤٧

We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

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ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how ضَرَبُوا۟ they put forth لَكَ for you ٱلْأَمْثَالَ the examples فَضَلُّوا۟ but they have gone astray فَلَا so not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they can سَبِيلًۭا (find) a way ٤٨

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

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وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say أَءِذَا Is it when كُنَّا we are عِظَـٰمًۭا bones وَرُفَـٰتًا and crumbled particles أَءِنَّا will we لَمَبْعُوثُونَ surely (be) resurrected خَلْقًۭا (as) a creation جَدِيدًۭا new ٤٩

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

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۞ قُلْ Say كُونُوا۟ Be حِجَارَةً stones أَوْ or حَدِيدًا iron ٥٠

Say, "Be you stones or iron

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أَوْ Or خَلْقًۭا a creation مِّمَّا of what يَكْبُرُ (is) great فِى in صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ your breasts فَسَيَقُولُونَ Then they will say مَن Who يُعِيدُنَا ۖ will restore us قُلِ Say ٱلَّذِى He Who فَطَرَكُمْ created you أَوَّلَ (the) first مَرَّةٍۢ ۚ time فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ Then they will shake إِلَيْكَ at you رُءُوسَهُمْ their heads وَيَقُولُونَ and they say مَتَىٰ When (will) هُوَ ۖ it (be) قُلْ Say عَسَىٰٓ Perhaps أَن that يَكُونَ (it) will be قَرِيبًۭا soon ٥١

Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -

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يَوْمَ (On) the Day يَدْعُوكُمْ He will call you فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ and you will respond بِحَمْدِهِۦ with His Praise وَتَظُنُّونَ and you will think إِن not لَّبِثْتُمْ you had remained إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a little (while) ٥٢

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

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وَقُل And say لِّعِبَادِى to My slaves يَقُولُوا۟ (to) say ٱلَّتِى that هِىَ which أَحْسَنُ ۚ (is) best إِنَّ Indeed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan يَنزَغُ sows discord بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ between them إِنَّ Indeed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan كَانَ is لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ to the man عَدُوًّۭا an enemy مُّبِينًۭا clear ٥٣

And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.

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رَّبُّكُمْ Your Lord أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِكُمْ ۖ of you إِن If يَشَأْ He wills يَرْحَمْكُمْ He will have mercy on you أَوْ or إِن if يَشَأْ He wills يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ He will punish you وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We have sent you عَلَيْهِمْ over them وَكِيلًۭا (as) a guardian ٥٤

Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], over them as a manager.

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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِمَن of whoever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ and the earth وَلَقَدْ And verily فَضَّلْنَا We have preferred بَعْضَ some ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ (of) the Prophets عَلَىٰ to بَعْضٍۢ ۖ others وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave دَاوُۥدَ Dawood زَبُورًۭا Zaboor ٥٥

And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].

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قُلِ Say ٱدْعُوا۟ Call ٱلَّذِينَ those whom زَعَمْتُم you claimed مِّن besides Him دُونِهِۦ besides Him فَلَا [then] not يَمْلِكُونَ they have power كَشْفَ (to) remove ٱلضُّرِّ the misfortunes عَنكُمْ from you وَلَا and not تَحْوِيلًا (to) transfer (it) ٥٦

Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ whom يَدْعُونَ they call يَبْتَغُونَ seek إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمُ their Lord ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ the means of access أَيُّهُمْ which of them أَقْرَبُ (is) nearest وَيَرْجُونَ and they hope رَحْمَتَهُۥ (for) His mercy وَيَخَافُونَ and fear عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ His punishment إِنَّ Indeed عَذَابَ (the) punishment رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord كَانَ is مَحْذُورًۭا (ever) feared ٥٧

Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.

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وَإِن And not مِّن (is) any قَرْيَةٍ town إِلَّا but نَحْنُ We مُهْلِكُوهَا (will) destroy it قَبْلَ before يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection أَوْ or مُعَذِّبُوهَا punish it عَذَابًۭا with a punishment شَدِيدًۭا ۚ severe كَانَ That is ذَٰلِكَ That is فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book مَسْطُورًۭا written ٥٨

And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.

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وَمَا And not مَنَعَنَآ stopped Us أَن that نُّرْسِلَ We send بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs إِلَّآ except أَن that كَذَّبَ denied بِهَا them ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ the former (people) وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave ثَمُودَ Thamud ٱلنَّاقَةَ the she-camel مُبْصِرَةًۭ (as) a visible sign فَظَلَمُوا۟ but they wronged بِهَا ۚ her وَمَا And not نُرْسِلُ We send بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs إِلَّا except تَخْوِيفًۭا (as) a warning ٥٩

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs [i.e., miracles] except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamūd the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْنَا We said لَكَ to you إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord أَحَاطَ has encompassed بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ the mankind وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَا We made ٱلرُّءْيَا the vision ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَرَيْنَـٰكَ We showed you إِلَّا except فِتْنَةًۭ (as) a trial لِّلنَّاسِ for mankind وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ and the tree ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ the accursed فِى in ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ the Quran وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ And We threaten them فَمَا but not يَزِيدُهُمْ it increases them إِلَّا except طُغْيَـٰنًۭا (in) transgression كَبِيرًۭا great ٦٠

And [remember, O Muḥammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur’ān. And We threaten [i.e., warn] them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.

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