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Surah Al-Anbya
Verse 1–47

ٱقْتَرَبَ (Has) approached لِلنَّاسِ for [the] mankind حِسَابُهُمْ their account وَهُمْ while they فِى (are) in غَفْلَةٍۢ heedlessness مُّعْرِضُونَ turning away ١

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

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مَا Not يَأْتِيهِم comes to them مِّن of ذِكْرٍۢ a Reminder مِّن from رَّبِّهِم their Lord مُّحْدَثٍ anew إِلَّا except ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ they listen to it وَهُمْ while they يَلْعَبُونَ (are at) play ٢

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

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لَاهِيَةًۭ Distracted قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ their hearts وَأَسَرُّوا۟ And they conceal ٱلنَّجْوَى the private conversation ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ [they] wronged هَلْ Is هَـٰذَآ this إِلَّا except بَشَرٌۭ a human being مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ like you أَفَتَأْتُونَ So would you approach ٱلسِّحْرَ the magic وَأَنتُمْ while you تُبْصِرُونَ see (it) ٣

With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"

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قَالَ He said رَبِّى My Lord يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلْقَوْلَ the word فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth وَهُوَ And He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٤

He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."

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بَلْ Nay قَالُوٓا۟ they say أَضْغَـٰثُ Muddled أَحْلَـٰمٍۭ dreams بَلِ nay ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ he (has) invented it بَلْ nay هُوَ he شَاعِرٌۭ (is) a poet فَلْيَأْتِنَا So let him bring us بِـَٔايَةٍۢ a sign كَمَآ like what أُرْسِلَ was sent ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ (to) the former ٥

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."

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مَآ Not ءَامَنَتْ believed قَبْلَهُم before them مِّن any قَرْيَةٍ town أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ which We destroyed أَفَهُمْ so will they يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٦

Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?

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وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَا We sent قَبْلَكَ before you إِلَّا except رِجَالًۭا men نُّوحِىٓ We revealed إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ to them فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ So ask أَهْلَ (the) people ٱلذِّكْرِ (of) the Reminder إِن if كُنتُمْ you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ٧

And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

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وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ We made them جَسَدًۭا bodies لَّا not يَأْكُلُونَ eating ٱلطَّعَامَ the food وَمَا and not كَانُوا۟ they were خَـٰلِدِينَ immortals ٨

And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].

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ثُمَّ Then صَدَقْنَـٰهُمُ We fulfilled (for) them ٱلْوَعْدَ the promise فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We saved them وَمَن and whom نَّشَآءُ We willed وَأَهْلَكْنَا and We destroyed ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the transgressors ٩

Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

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لَقَدْ Indeed أَنزَلْنَآ We (have) sent down إِلَيْكُمْ to you كِتَـٰبًۭا a Book فِيهِ in it ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ (is) your mention أَفَلَا Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason ١٠

We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?

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وَكَمْ And how many قَصَمْنَا We (have) shattered مِن of قَرْيَةٍۢ a town كَانَتْ (that) was ظَالِمَةًۭ unjust وَأَنشَأْنَا and We produced بَعْدَهَا after them قَوْمًا another people ءَاخَرِينَ another people ١١

And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.

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فَلَمَّآ Then when أَحَسُّوا۟ they perceived بَأْسَنَآ Our torment إِذَا behold هُم they مِّنْهَا from it يَرْكُضُونَ were fleeing ١٢

And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.

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لَا Flee not تَرْكُضُوا۟ Flee not وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ but return إِلَىٰ to مَآ what أُتْرِفْتُمْ you were given luxury فِيهِ in it وَمَسَـٰكِنِكُمْ and to your homes لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تُسْـَٔلُونَ be questioned ١٣

[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."

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قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ O woe to us إِنَّا Indeed, [we] كُنَّا we were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers ١٤

They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

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فَمَا Then not زَالَت ceased تِّلْكَ [this] دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their cry حَتَّىٰ until جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ We made them حَصِيدًا reaped خَـٰمِدِينَ extinct ١٥

And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].

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وَمَا And not خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them لَـٰعِبِينَ (for) playing ١٦

And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.

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لَوْ If أَرَدْنَآ We intended أَن that نَّتَّخِذَ We take لَهْوًۭا a pastime لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ surely We (could have) taken it مِن from لَّدُنَّآ Us إِن if كُنَّا We were فَـٰعِلِينَ doers ١٧

Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.

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بَلْ Nay نَقْذِفُ We hurl بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth عَلَى against ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ [the] falsehood فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ and it breaks its head فَإِذَا behold هُوَ it (is) زَاهِقٌۭ ۚ vanishing وَلَكُمُ And for you ٱلْوَيْلُ (is) destruction مِمَّا for what تَصِفُونَ you ascribe ١٨

Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.

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وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) مَن whoever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth وَمَنْ And (those) who عِندَهُۥ (are) near Him لَا not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ they are arrogant عَنْ to عِبَادَتِهِۦ worship Him وَلَا and not يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ they tire ١٩

To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.

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يُسَبِّحُونَ They glorify (Him) ٱلَّيْلَ [the] night وَٱلنَّهَارَ and [the] day لَا not يَفْتُرُونَ they slacken ٢٠

They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

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