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Surah Al-Anbya
Verse 48–91

وَلَقَدْ And verily ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَىٰ Musa وَهَـٰرُونَ and Harun ٱلْفُرْقَانَ the Criterion وَضِيَآءًۭ and a light وَذِكْرًۭا and a Reminder لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for the righteous ٤٨

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَخْشَوْنَ fear رَبَّهُم their Lord بِٱلْغَيْبِ in the unseen وَهُم and they مِّنَ of ٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour مُشْفِقُونَ (are) afraid ٤٩

Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.

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وَهَـٰذَا And this ذِكْرٌۭ (is) a Reminder مُّبَارَكٌ blessed أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ ۚ which We (have) revealed أَفَأَنتُمْ Then are you لَهُۥ of it مُنكِرُونَ rejecters ٥٠

And this [Qur’ān] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?

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۞ وَلَقَدْ And verily ءَاتَيْنَآ We gave إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim رُشْدَهُۥ his guidance مِن before قَبْلُ before وَكُنَّا and We were بِهِۦ about him عَـٰلِمِينَ Well-Knowing ٥١

And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing

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إِذْ When قَالَ he said لِأَبِيهِ to his father وَقَوْمِهِۦ and his people مَا What هَـٰذِهِ (are) these ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ [the] statues ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَنتُمْ you لَهَا to it عَـٰكِفُونَ (are) devoted ٥٢

When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

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قَالُوا۟ They said وَجَدْنَآ We found ءَابَآءَنَا our forefathers لَهَا of them عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers ٥٣

They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

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قَالَ He said لَقَدْ Verily كُنتُمْ you are أَنتُمْ [you] وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ and your forefathers فِى (were) in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error مُّبِينٍۢ manifest ٥٤

He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَجِئْتَنَا Have you come to us بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth أَمْ or أَنتَ you مِنَ (are) of ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ those who play ٥٥

They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"

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قَالَ He said بَل Nay رَّبُّكُمْ your Lord رَبُّ (is the) Lord ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَهُنَّ created them وَأَنَا۠ and I am عَلَىٰ to ذَٰلِكُم that مِّنَ of ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses ٥٦

He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.

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وَتَٱللَّهِ And by Allah لَأَكِيدَنَّ surely, I will plan أَصْنَـٰمَكُم (against) your idols بَعْدَ after أَن [that] تُوَلُّوا۟ you go away مُدْبِرِينَ turning (your) backs ٥٧

And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."

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فَجَعَلَهُمْ So he made them جُذَٰذًا (into) pieces إِلَّا except كَبِيرًۭا a large (one) لَّهُمْ of them لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may إِلَيْهِ to it يَرْجِعُونَ return ٥٨

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

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قَالُوا۟ They said مَن Who فَعَلَ (has) done هَـٰذَا this بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ to our gods إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَمِنَ (is) of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٥٩

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

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قَالُوا۟ They said سَمِعْنَا We heard فَتًۭى a youth يَذْكُرُهُمْ mention them يُقَالُ he is called لَهُۥٓ he is called إِبْرَٰهِيمُ Ibrahim ٦٠

They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."

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قَالُوا۟ They said فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring بِهِۦ him عَلَىٰٓ before أَعْيُنِ (the) eyes ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَشْهَدُونَ bear witness ٦١

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said ءَأَنتَ Have you فَعَلْتَ done هَـٰذَا this بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا to our gods يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ O Ibrahim ٦٢

They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

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قَالَ He said بَلْ Nay فَعَلَهُۥ (some doer) did it كَبِيرُهُمْ Their chief هَـٰذَا (is) this فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ So ask them إِن if كَانُوا۟ they (can) يَنطِقُونَ speak ٦٣

He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

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فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ So they returned إِلَىٰٓ to أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves فَقَالُوٓا۟ and said إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you أَنتُمُ [you] ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (are) the wrongdoers ٦٤

So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."

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ثُمَّ Then نُكِسُوا۟ they were turned عَلَىٰ on رُءُوسِهِمْ their heads لَقَدْ Verily عَلِمْتَ you know مَا not هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these يَنطِقُونَ (can) speak ٦٥

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

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قَالَ He said أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ Then do you worship مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا (does) not يَنفَعُكُمْ benefit you شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything وَلَا and not يَضُرُّكُمْ harms you ٦٦

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

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أُفٍّۢ Uff لَّكُمْ to you وَلِمَا and to what تَعْبُدُونَ you worship مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah أَفَلَا Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason ٦٧

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"

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