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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