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21. Surah Al-Anbya

The Prophets · Makki · 112 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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.

— Come To Light

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

— Come To Light

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]?"

— Come To Light

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."

— Come To Light

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]."

— Come To Light

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?

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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].

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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?

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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."

— Come To Light

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."

— Come To Light

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].

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

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.

— Come To Light

أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (have) they taken ءَالِهَةًۭ gods مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth هُمْ they يُنشِرُونَ raise (the dead) ٢١

Or have they [i.e., men] taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?

— Come To Light

لَوْ If كَانَ (there) were فِيهِمَآ in both of them ءَالِهَةٌ gods إِلَّا besides ٱللَّهُ Allah لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ surely they (would) have been ruined فَسُبْحَـٰنَ So glorified ٱللَّهِ (is) Allah رَبِّ Lord ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne عَمَّا (above) what يَصِفُونَ they attribute ٢٢

Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

— Come To Light

لَا Not يُسْـَٔلُ He (can) be questioned عَمَّا about what يَفْعَلُ He does وَهُمْ but they يُسْـَٔلُونَ will be questioned ٢٣

He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.

— Come To Light

أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (have) they taken مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him ءَالِهَةًۭ ۖ gods قُلْ Say هَاتُوا۟ Bring بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ ۖ your proof هَـٰذَا This ذِكْرُ (is) a Reminder مَن (for those) who مَّعِىَ (are) with me وَذِكْرُ and a Reminder مَن (for those) who قَبْلِى ۗ (were) before me بَلْ But أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ the truth فَهُم so they مُّعْرِضُونَ (are) averse ٢٤

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَا We sent مِن before you قَبْلِكَ before you مِن any رَّسُولٍ Messenger إِلَّا but نُوحِىٓ We reveal(ed) إِلَيْهِ to him أَنَّهُۥ that [He] لَآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّآ except أَنَا۠ Me فَٱعْبُدُونِ so worship Me ٢٥

And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."

— Come To Light

وَقَالُوا۟ And they say ٱتَّخَذَ Has taken ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious وَلَدًۭا ۗ a son سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۚ Glorified is He بَلْ Nay عِبَادٌۭ (they are) slaves مُّكْرَمُونَ honored ٢٦

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.

— Come To Light

لَا Not يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ they (can) precede Him بِٱلْقَوْلِ in word وَهُم and they بِأَمْرِهِۦ by His command يَعْمَلُونَ act ٢٧

They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.

— Come To Light

يَعْلَمُ He knows مَا what بَيْنَ (is) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ (is) before them وَمَا and what خَلْفَهُمْ (is) behind them وَلَا and not يَشْفَعُونَ they (can) intercede إِلَّا except لِمَنِ for whom ٱرْتَضَىٰ He approves وَهُم And they مِّنْ from خَشْيَتِهِۦ fear of Him مُشْفِقُونَ stand in awe ٢٨

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.

— Come To Light

۞ وَمَن And whoever يَقُلْ says مِنْهُمْ of them إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I am إِلَـٰهٌۭ a god مِّن besides Him دُونِهِۦ besides Him فَذَٰلِكَ Then that نَجْزِيهِ We will recompense جَهَنَّمَ ۚ (with) Hell كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نَجْزِى We recompense ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٢٩

And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

— Come To Light

أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَ see ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved أَنَّ that ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth كَانَتَا were رَتْقًۭا a joined entity فَفَتَقْنَـٰهُمَا ۖ then We parted them وَجَعَلْنَا and We made مِنَ from ٱلْمَآءِ [the] water كُلَّ every شَىْءٍ living thing حَىٍّ ۖ living thing أَفَلَا Then will not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe ٣٠

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?

— Come To Light

وَجَعَلْنَا And We (have) placed فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth رَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountains أَن lest تَمِيدَ it (should) shake بِهِمْ with them وَجَعَلْنَا and We made فِيهَا therein فِجَاجًۭا broad passes سُبُلًۭا (as) ways لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَهْتَدُونَ (be) guided ٣١

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.

— Come To Light

وَجَعَلْنَا And We made ٱلسَّمَآءَ the sky سَقْفًۭا a roof مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ protected وَهُمْ But they عَنْ from ءَايَـٰتِهَا its Signs مُعْرِضُونَ turn away ٣٢

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

— Come To Light

وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلَّيْلَ the night وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day وَٱلشَّمْسَ and the sun وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ and the moon كُلٌّۭ each فِى in فَلَكٍۢ an orbit يَسْبَحُونَ floating ٣٣

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَا We made لِبَشَرٍۢ for any man مِّن before you قَبْلِكَ before you ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ [the] immortality أَفَإِي۟ن so if مِّتَّ you die فَهُمُ then (would) they ٱلْخَـٰلِدُونَ live forever ٣٤

And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?

— Come To Light

كُلُّ Every نَفْسٍۢ soul ذَآئِقَةُ (will) taste ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ [the] death وَنَبْلُوكُم And We test you بِٱلشَّرِّ with [the] bad وَٱلْخَيْرِ and [the] good فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ (as) a trial وَإِلَيْنَا and to Us تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٣٥

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when رَءَاكَ they see you ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve إِن not يَتَّخِذُونَكَ they take you إِلَّا except هُزُوًا (in) ridicule أَهَـٰذَا Is this ٱلَّذِى the one who يَذْكُرُ mentions ءَالِهَتَكُمْ your gods وَهُم And they بِذِكْرِ at (the) mention ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ (of) the Most Gracious هُمْ [they] كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ٣٦

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muḥammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who mentions [i.e., insults] your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.

— Come To Light

خُلِقَ Is created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man مِنْ of عَجَلٍۢ ۚ haste سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ I will show you ءَايَـٰتِى My Signs فَلَا so (do) not تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ask Me to hasten ٣٧

Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.

— Come To Light

وَيَقُولُونَ And they say مَتَىٰ When (will be fulfilled) هَـٰذَا this ٱلْوَعْدُ promise إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٣٨

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

— Come To Light

لَوْ If يَعْلَمُ knew ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved حِينَ (the) time لَا (when) not يَكُفُّونَ they will avert عَن from وُجُوهِهِمُ their faces ٱلنَّارَ the Fire وَلَا and not عَن from ظُهُورِهِمْ their backs وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنصَرُونَ will be helped ٣٩

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...

— Come To Light

بَلْ Nay تَأْتِيهِم it will come to them بَغْتَةًۭ unexpectedly فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ and bewilder them فَلَا then not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they will be able رَدَّهَا to repel it وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنظَرُونَ will be given respite ٤٠

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدِ And verily ٱسْتُهْزِئَ were mocked بِرُسُلٍۢ Messengers مِّن before you قَبْلِكَ before you فَحَاقَ then surrounded بِٱلَّذِينَ those who سَخِرُوا۟ mocked مِنْهُم from them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used بِهِۦ at it يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (to) mock ٤١

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say مَن Who يَكْلَؤُكُم (can) protect you بِٱلَّيْلِ in the night وَٱلنَّهَارِ and the day مِنَ from ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ the Most Gracious بَلْ Yet هُمْ they عَن from ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance رَبِّهِم (of) their Lord مُّعْرِضُونَ turn away ٤٢

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.

— Come To Light

أَمْ Or لَهُمْ have they ءَالِهَةٌۭ gods تَمْنَعُهُم (to) defend them مِّن from دُونِنَا ۚ Us لَا Not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able نَصْرَ (to) help أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves وَلَا and not هُم they مِّنَّا from Us يُصْحَبُونَ can be protected ٤٣

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.

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بَلْ Nay مَتَّعْنَا We gave provision هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (to) these وَءَابَآءَهُمْ and their fathers حَتَّىٰ until طَالَ grew long عَلَيْهِمُ for them ٱلْعُمُرُ ۗ the life أَفَلَا Then do not يَرَوْنَ they see أَنَّا that We نَأْتِى We come ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the land نَنقُصُهَا We reduce it مِنْ from أَطْرَافِهَآ ۚ its borders أَفَهُمُ So is (it) they ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (who will be) overcoming ٤٤

But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? Is it they who will overcome?

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قُلْ Say إِنَّمَآ Only أُنذِرُكُم I warn you بِٱلْوَحْىِ ۚ by the revelation وَلَا But not يَسْمَعُ hear ٱلصُّمُّ the deaf ٱلدُّعَآءَ the call إِذَا when مَا when يُنذَرُونَ they are warned ٤٥

Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.

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وَلَئِن And if مَّسَّتْهُمْ touches them نَفْحَةٌۭ a whiff مِّنْ of عَذَابِ (the) punishment رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord لَيَقُولُنَّ surely they will say يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ O woe to us إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا [we] were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers ٤٦

And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."

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وَنَضَعُ And We set ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ the scales ٱلْقِسْطَ (of) the justice لِيَوْمِ for (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection فَلَا so not تُظْلَمُ will be wronged نَفْسٌۭ any soul شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ (in) anything وَإِن And if كَانَ (there) be مِثْقَالَ weight حَبَّةٍۢ (of) a seed مِّنْ of خَرْدَلٍ a mustard أَتَيْنَا We will bring بِهَا ۗ [with] it وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient بِنَا (are) We حَـٰسِبِينَ (as) Reckoners ٤٧

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

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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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قَالُوا۟ They said حَرِّقُوهُ Burn him وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ and support ءَالِهَتَكُمْ your gods إِن if كُنتُمْ you are فَـٰعِلِينَ doers ٦٨

They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."

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قُلْنَا We said يَـٰنَارُ O fire كُونِى Be بَرْدًۭا cool[ness] وَسَلَـٰمًا and safe[ty] عَلَىٰٓ for إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim ٦٩

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

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وَأَرَادُوا۟ And they intended بِهِۦ for him كَيْدًۭا a plan فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ but We made them ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ the greatest losers ٧٠

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.

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وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ And We delivered him وَلُوطًا and Lut إِلَى to ٱلْأَرْضِ the land ٱلَّتِى which بَـٰرَكْنَا We (had) blessed فِيهَا [in it] لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ٧١

And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples].

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وَوَهَبْنَا And We bestowed لَهُۥٓ on him إِسْحَـٰقَ Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub نَافِلَةًۭ ۖ (in) addition وَكُلًّۭا and all جَعَلْنَا We made صَـٰلِحِينَ righteous ٧٢

And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.

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وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders يَهْدُونَ they guide بِأَمْرِنَا by Our Command وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired إِلَيْهِمْ to them فِعْلَ (the) doing ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ (of) good deeds وَإِقَامَ and establishment ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ (of) the prayer وَإِيتَآءَ and giving ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ (of) zakah وَكَانُوا۟ and they were لَنَا of Us عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers ٧٣

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.

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وَلُوطًا And (to) Lut ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We gave him حُكْمًۭا judgment وَعِلْمًۭا and knowledge وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him مِنَ from ٱلْقَرْيَةِ the town ٱلَّتِى which كَانَت was تَّعْمَلُ doing ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ ۗ wicked deeds إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were قَوْمَ a people سَوْءٍۢ evil فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient ٧٤

And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.

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وَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُ And We admitted him فِى into رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ Our Mercy إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he مِنَ (was) of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٧٥

And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.

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وَنُوحًا And Nuh إِذْ when نَادَىٰ he called مِن before قَبْلُ before فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا so We responded لَهُۥ to him فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him وَأَهْلَهُۥ and his family مِنَ from ٱلْكَرْبِ the affliction ٱلْعَظِيمِ [the] great ٧٦

And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allāh] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction [i.e., the flood].

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وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ And We helped him مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلَّذِينَ who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ Our Signs إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were قَوْمَ a people سَوْءٍۢ evil فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ so We drowned them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٧٧

And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

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وَدَاوُۥدَ And Dawud وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ and Sulaiman إِذْ when يَحْكُمَانِ they judged فِى concerning ٱلْحَرْثِ the field إِذْ when نَفَشَتْ pastured فِيهِ in it غَنَمُ sheep ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) a people وَكُنَّا and We were لِحُكْمِهِمْ to their judgment شَـٰهِدِينَ witness ٧٨

And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.

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فَفَهَّمْنَـٰهَا And We gave understanding of it سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ (to) Sulaiman وَكُلًّا and (to) each ءَاتَيْنَا We gave حُكْمًۭا judgment وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge وَسَخَّرْنَا And We subjected مَعَ with دَاوُۥدَ Dawud ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains يُسَبِّحْنَ (to) glorify Our praises وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ and the birds وَكُنَّا And We were فَـٰعِلِينَ the Doers ٧٩

And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

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وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ And We taught him صَنْعَةَ (the) making لَبُوسٍۢ (of) coats of armor لَّكُمْ for you لِتُحْصِنَكُم to protect you مِّنۢ from بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ your battle فَهَلْ Then will أَنتُمْ you شَـٰكِرُونَ (be) grateful ٨٠

And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

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وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ And to Sulaiman ٱلرِّيحَ the wind عَاصِفَةًۭ forcefully تَجْرِى blowing بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ by his command إِلَى to ٱلْأَرْضِ the land ٱلَّتِى which بَـٰرَكْنَا We blessed فِيهَا ۚ [in it] وَكُنَّا And We are بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَـٰلِمِينَ Knowers ٨١

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.

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وَمِنَ And of ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ the devils مَن (were some) who يَغُوصُونَ would dive لَهُۥ for him وَيَعْمَلُونَ and would do عَمَلًۭا work دُونَ other than ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that وَكُنَّا And We were لَهُمْ of them حَـٰفِظِينَ Guardians ٨٢

And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

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۞ وَأَيُّوبَ And Ayub إِذْ when نَادَىٰ he called رَبَّهُۥٓ (to) his Lord أَنِّى Indeed, [I] مَسَّنِىَ has touched me ٱلضُّرُّ the adversity وَأَنتَ and You أَرْحَمُ (are) Most Merciful ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (of) the Merciful ٨٣

And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."

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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded لَهُۥ to him فَكَشَفْنَا and We removed مَا what بِهِۦ (was) on him مِن of ضُرٍّۢ ۖ (the) adversity وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ And We gave him أَهْلَهُۥ his family وَمِثْلَهُم and (the) like thereof مَّعَهُمْ with them رَحْمَةًۭ (as) Mercy مِّنْ from Ourselves عِندِنَا from Ourselves وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder لِلْعَـٰبِدِينَ for the worshippers ٨٤

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].

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وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ And Ishmael وَإِدْرِيسَ and Idris وَذَا and Dhul-Kifl ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ and Dhul-Kifl كُلٌّۭ all مِّنَ (were) of ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ the patient ones ٨٥

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

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وَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We admitted them فِى in رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ Our Mercy إِنَّهُم Indeed, they مِّنَ (were) of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٨٦

And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.

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وَذَا And Dhun-Nun ٱلنُّونِ And Dhun-Nun إِذ when ذَّهَبَ he went مُغَـٰضِبًۭا (while) angry فَظَنَّ and thought أَن that لَّن never نَّقْدِرَ We would decree عَلَيْهِ upon him فَنَادَىٰ Then he called فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ the darkness(es) أَن that لَّآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّآ except أَنتَ You سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You إِنِّى Indeed, [I] كُنتُ I am مِنَ of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٨٧

And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded لَهُۥ to him وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him مِنَ from ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ the distress وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُـۨجِى We save ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٨٨

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

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وَزَكَرِيَّآ And Zakariya إِذْ when نَادَىٰ he called رَبَّهُۥ (to) his Lord رَبِّ My Lord لَا (Do) not تَذَرْنِى leave me فَرْدًۭا alone وَأَنتَ while You خَيْرُ (are) [the] Best ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ (of) the inheritors ٨٩

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."

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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded لَهُۥ to him وَوَهَبْنَا and We bestowed لَهُۥ on him يَحْيَىٰ Yahya وَأَصْلَحْنَا and We cured لَهُۥ for him زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ his wife إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ used (to) يُسَـٰرِعُونَ hasten فِى in ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ good deeds وَيَدْعُونَنَا and they supplicate to Us رَغَبًۭا (in) hope وَرَهَبًۭا ۖ and fear وَكَانُوا۟ and they were لَنَا to Us خَـٰشِعِينَ humbly submissive ٩٠

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

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وَٱلَّتِىٓ And she who أَحْصَنَتْ guarded فَرْجَهَا her chastity فَنَفَخْنَا so We breathed فِيهَا into her مِن of رُّوحِنَا Our Spirit وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا and We made her وَٱبْنَهَآ and her son ءَايَةًۭ a sign لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ٩١

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this أُمَّتُكُمْ (is) your religion أُمَّةًۭ religion وَٰحِدَةًۭ one وَأَنَا۠ and I Am رَبُّكُمْ your Lord فَٱعْبُدُونِ so worship Me ٩٢

Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.

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وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ But they cut off أَمْرَهُم their affair بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ among themselves كُلٌّ all إِلَيْنَا to Us رَٰجِعُونَ (will) return ٩٣

And [yet] they divided their affair [i.e., that of their religion] among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.

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فَمَن Then whoever يَعْمَلْ does مِنَ [of] ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ [the] righteous deeds وَهُوَ while he مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer فَلَا then not كُفْرَانَ (will be) rejected لِسَعْيِهِۦ [of] his effort وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَهُۥ of it كَـٰتِبُونَ (are) Recorders ٩٤

So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We [i.e., Our angels], of it, are recorders.

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وَحَرَٰمٌ And (there is) prohibition عَلَىٰ upon قَرْيَةٍ a city أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ which We have destroyed أَنَّهُمْ that they لَا not يَرْجِعُونَ will return ٩٥

And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return

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حَتَّىٰٓ Until إِذَا when فُتِحَتْ has been opened يَأْجُوجُ (for) the Yajuj وَمَأْجُوجُ and Majuj وَهُم and they مِّن from كُلِّ every حَدَبٍۢ elevation يَنسِلُونَ descend ٩٦

Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend

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وَٱقْتَرَبَ And has approached ٱلْوَعْدُ the promise ٱلْحَقُّ [the] true فَإِذَا then behold هِىَ [it] شَـٰخِصَةٌ (are) staring أَبْصَـٰرُ (the) eyes ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved يَـٰوَيْلَنَا O woe to us قَدْ Verily كُنَّا we had been فِى in غَفْلَةٍۢ heedlessness مِّنْ of هَـٰذَا this بَلْ nay كُنَّا we were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers ٩٧

And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."

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إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you وَمَا and what تَعْبُدُونَ you worship مِن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah حَصَبُ (are) firewood جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell أَنتُمْ You لَهَا to it وَٰرِدُونَ will come ٩٨

Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allāh are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.

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لَوْ If كَانَ were هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these ءَالِهَةًۭ gods مَّا not وَرَدُوهَا ۖ they (would) have come to it وَكُلٌّۭ And all فِيهَا therein خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever ٩٩

Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.

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لَهُمْ For them فِيهَا therein زَفِيرٌۭ (is) sighing وَهُمْ and they فِيهَا therein لَا not يَسْمَعُونَ will hear ١٠٠

For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those سَبَقَتْ has gone forth لَهُم for them مِّنَّا from Us ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ the good أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those عَنْهَا from it مُبْعَدُونَ (will be) removed far ١٠١

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

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لَا Not يَسْمَعُونَ they will hear حَسِيسَهَا ۖ (the) slightest sound of it وَهُمْ and they فِى in مَا what ٱشْتَهَتْ desire أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever ١٠٢

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.

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لَا Not يَحْزُنُهُمُ will grieve them ٱلْفَزَعُ the terror ٱلْأَكْبَرُ [the] greatest وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ and will meet them ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels هَـٰذَا This يَوْمُكُمُ (is) your Day ٱلَّذِى which كُنتُمْ you were تُوعَدُونَ promised ١٠٣

They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -

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يَوْمَ (The) Day نَطْوِى We will fold ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven كَطَىِّ like (the) folding ٱلسِّجِلِّ (of) a scroll لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ for records كَمَا As بَدَأْنَآ We began أَوَّلَ (the) first خَلْقٍۢ creation نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ We will repeat it وَعْدًا a promise عَلَيْنَآ ۚ upon Us إِنَّا Indeed, We كُنَّا We are فَـٰعِلِينَ (the) Doers ١٠٤

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily كَتَبْنَا We have written فِى in ٱلزَّبُورِ the Scripture مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after ٱلذِّكْرِ the mention أَنَّ that ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth يَرِثُهَا will inherit it عِبَادِىَ My slaves ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ the righteous ١٠٥

And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in هَـٰذَا this لَبَلَـٰغًۭا surely is a Message لِّقَوْمٍ for a people عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers ١٠٦

Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.

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وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We have sent you إِلَّا but رَحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ١٠٧

And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

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قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only يُوحَىٰٓ it is revealed إِلَىَّ to me أَنَّمَآ that إِلَـٰهُكُمْ your god إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ One فَهَلْ so will أَنتُم you مُّسْلِمُونَ submit (to Him) ١٠٨

Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"

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فَإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away فَقُلْ then say ءَاذَنتُكُمْ I (have) announced to you عَلَىٰ equally سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ equally وَإِنْ And not أَدْرِىٓ I know أَقَرِيبٌ whether is near أَم or بَعِيدٌۭ far مَّا what تُوعَدُونَ you are promised ١٠٩

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلْجَهْرَ the declared مِنَ [of] ٱلْقَوْلِ [the] speech وَيَعْلَمُ and He knows مَا what تَكْتُمُونَ you conceal ١١٠

Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.

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وَإِنْ And not أَدْرِى I know لَعَلَّهُۥ perhaps it may be فِتْنَةٌۭ a trial لَّكُمْ for you وَمَتَـٰعٌ and an enjoyment إِلَىٰ for حِينٍۢ a time ١١١

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

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قَـٰلَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱحْكُم judge بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ in truth وَرَبُّنَا And our Lord ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ (is) the Most Gracious ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ the One Whose help is sought عَلَىٰ against مَا what تَصِفُونَ you attribute ١١٢

[The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."

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