قَدْ Indeed أَفْلَحَ successful ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ (are) the believers ١
Certainly will the believers have succeeded:
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23. Surah Al-Mu'minun
The Believers · Makki · 118 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] فِى during صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayers خَـٰشِعُونَ (are) humbly submissive ٢
They who are during their prayer humbly intent
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وَٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] عَنِ from ٱللَّغْوِ the vain talk مُعْرِضُونَ turn away ٣
And they who turn away from ill speech
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وَٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] لِلزَّكَوٰةِ of purification works فَـٰعِلُونَ (are) doers ٤
And they who are observant of zakāh
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِفُرُوجِهِمْ of their modesty حَـٰفِظُونَ (are) guardians ٥
And they who guard their private parts
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إِلَّا Except عَلَىٰٓ from أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ their spouses أَوْ or مَا what مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ their right hands فَإِنَّهُمْ then indeed, they غَيْرُ (are) not مَلُومِينَ blameworthy ٦
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -
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فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱبْتَغَىٰ seeks وَرَآءَ beyond ذَٰلِكَ that فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْعَادُونَ (are) the transgressors ٧
But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ of their trusts وَعَهْدِهِمْ and their promise(s) رَٰعُونَ (are) observers ٨
And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] عَلَىٰ over صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ their prayers يُحَافِظُونَ they guard ٩
And they who carefully maintain their prayers -
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those هُمُ [they] ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ (are) the inheritors ١٠
Those are the inheritors
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ٱلَّذِينَ Who يَرِثُونَ will inherit ٱلْفِرْدَوْسَ the Paradise هُمْ They فِيهَا therein خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ١١
Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.
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وَلَقَدْ And indeed خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ the humankind مِن from سُلَـٰلَةٍۢ an essence مِّن of طِينٍۢ clay ١٢
And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.
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ثُمَّ Then جَعَلْنَـٰهُ We placed him نُطْفَةًۭ (as) a semen-drop فِى in قَرَارٍۢ a resting place مَّكِينٍۢ firm ١٣
Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb].
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ثُمَّ Then خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلنُّطْفَةَ the semen-drop عَلَقَةًۭ (into) a clinging substance فَخَلَقْنَا then We created ٱلْعَلَقَةَ the clinging substance مُضْغَةًۭ (into) an embryonic lump فَخَلَقْنَا then We created ٱلْمُضْغَةَ the embryonic lump عِظَـٰمًۭا (into) bones فَكَسَوْنَا then We clothed ٱلْعِظَـٰمَ the bones لَحْمًۭا (with) flesh ثُمَّ then أَنشَأْنَـٰهُ We produce it خَلْقًا (as) a creation ءَاخَرَ ۚ another فَتَبَارَكَ So blessed is ٱللَّهُ Allah أَحْسَنُ (the) Best ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ (of) the Creators ١٤
Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allāh, the best of creators.
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then إِنَّكُم indeed, you بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that لَمَيِّتُونَ surely (will) die ١٥
Then indeed, after that you are to die.
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then إِنَّكُمْ indeed, you يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection تُبْعَثُونَ will be resurrected ١٦
Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will be resurrected.
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وَلَقَدْ And indeed خَلَقْنَا We (have) created فَوْقَكُمْ above you سَبْعَ seven طَرَآئِقَ paths وَمَا and not كُنَّا We are عَنِ of ٱلْخَلْقِ the creation غَـٰفِلِينَ unaware ١٧
And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.
— Come To Light
وَأَنزَلْنَا And We send down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۢ water بِقَدَرٍۢ in (due) measure فَأَسْكَنَّـٰهُ then We cause it to settle فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth وَإِنَّا And indeed, We عَلَىٰ on ذَهَابٍۭ taking it away بِهِۦ taking it away لَقَـٰدِرُونَ surely (are) Able ١٨
And We have sent down rain from the sky in a measured amount and settled it in the earth. And indeed, We are Able to take it away.
— Come To Light
فَأَنشَأْنَا Then We produced لَكُم for you بِهِۦ by it جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens مِّن of date-palms نَّخِيلٍۢ of date-palms وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ and grapevines لَّكُمْ for you فِيهَا in it فَوَٰكِهُ (are) fruits كَثِيرَةٌۭ abundant وَمِنْهَا and from them تَأْكُلُونَ you eat ١٩
And We brought forth for you thereby gardens of palm trees and grapevines in which for you are abundant fruits and from which you eat.
— Come To Light
وَشَجَرَةًۭ And a tree تَخْرُجُ (that) springs forth مِن from طُورِ Mount Sinai سَيْنَآءَ Mount Sinai تَنۢبُتُ (which) produces بِٱلدُّهْنِ oil وَصِبْغٍۢ and a relish لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ for those who eat ٢٠
And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food [i.e., olives] for those who eat.
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّ And indeed لَكُمْ for you فِى in ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ the cattle لَعِبْرَةًۭ ۖ surely, (is) a lesson نُّسْقِيكُم We give you drink مِّمَّا from what فِى (is) in بُطُونِهَا their bellies وَلَكُمْ and for you فِيهَا in them مَنَـٰفِعُ (are) benefits كَثِيرَةٌۭ many وَمِنْهَا and of them تَأْكُلُونَ you eat ٢١
And indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you eat.
— Come To Light
وَعَلَيْهَا And on them وَعَلَى and on ٱلْفُلْكِ [the] ships تُحْمَلُونَ you are carried ٢٢
And upon them and on ships you are carried.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرْسَلْنَا We sent نُوحًا Nuh إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people فَقَالَ and he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah مَا not لَكُم for you مِّنْ (is) any إِلَـٰهٍ god غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ other than Him أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear ٢٣
And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
— Come To Light
فَقَالَ But said ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِن among قَوْمِهِۦ his people مَا This is not هَـٰذَآ This is not إِلَّا but بَشَرٌۭ a man مِّثْلُكُمْ like you يُرِيدُ he wishes أَن to يَتَفَضَّلَ assert (his) superiority عَلَيْكُمْ over you وَلَوْ and if شَآءَ Allah had willed ٱللَّهُ Allah had willed لَأَنزَلَ surely He (would have) sent down مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ Angels مَّا Not سَمِعْنَا we heard بِهَـٰذَا of this فِىٓ from ءَابَآئِنَا our forefathers ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ our forefathers ٢٤
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.
— Come To Light
إِنْ Not هُوَ he إِلَّا (is) but رَجُلٌۢ a man بِهِۦ in him جِنَّةٌۭ (is) madness فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ so wait بِهِۦ concerning him حَتَّىٰ until حِينٍۢ a time ٢٥
He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱنصُرْنِى Help me بِمَا because كَذَّبُونِ they deny me ٢٦
[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
— Come To Light
فَأَوْحَيْنَآ So We inspired إِلَيْهِ to him أَنِ That ٱصْنَعِ construct ٱلْفُلْكَ the ship بِأَعْيُنِنَا under Our eyes وَوَحْيِنَا and Our inspiration فَإِذَا then when جَآءَ comes أَمْرُنَا Our Command وَفَارَ and gushes forth ٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙ the oven فَٱسْلُكْ then put فِيهَا into it مِن of كُلٍّۢ every (kind) زَوْجَيْنِ (of) mates ٱثْنَيْنِ two وَأَهْلَكَ and your family إِلَّا except مَن those سَبَقَ (has) preceded عَلَيْهِ against whom ٱلْقَوْلُ the Word مِنْهُمْ ۖ thereof وَلَا And (do) not تُخَـٰطِبْنِى address Me فِى concerning ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖ wronged إِنَّهُم indeed, they مُّغْرَقُونَ (are) the ones to be drowned ٢٧
So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into it [i.e., the ship] from each [creature] two mates and your family, except him for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.
— Come To Light
فَإِذَا And when ٱسْتَوَيْتَ you (have) boarded أَنتَ you وَمَن and whoever مَّعَكَ (is) with you عَلَى [on] ٱلْفُلْكِ the ship فَقُلِ then say ٱلْحَمْدُ Praise لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah ٱلَّذِى Who نَجَّىٰنَا (has) saved us مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٢٨
And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allāh who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'
— Come To Light
وَقُل And say رَّبِّ My Lord أَنزِلْنِى cause me to land مُنزَلًۭا (at) a landing place مُّبَارَكًۭا blessed وَأَنتَ and You خَيْرُ (are) the Best ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ (of) those who cause to land.' ٢٩
And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].'"
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs وَإِن and indeed كُنَّا We are لَمُبْتَلِينَ surely testing ٣٠
Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then أَنشَأْنَا We produced مِنۢ after them بَعْدِهِمْ after them قَرْنًا a generation ءَاخَرِينَ another ٣١
Then We produced after them a generation of others.
— Come To Light
فَأَرْسَلْنَا And We sent فِيهِمْ among them رَسُولًۭا a Messenger مِّنْهُمْ from themselves أَنِ [that] ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah مَا not لَكُم for you مِّنْ (is) any إِلَـٰهٍ god غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ other than Him أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear ٣٢
And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
— Come To Light
وَقَالَ And said ٱلْمَلَأُ the chiefs مِن of قَوْمِهِ his people ٱلَّذِينَ who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved وَكَذَّبُوا۟ and denied بِلِقَآءِ (the) meeting ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter وَأَتْرَفْنَـٰهُمْ while We had given them luxury فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world مَا Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا but بَشَرٌۭ a man مِّثْلُكُمْ like you يَأْكُلُ He eats مِمَّا of what تَأْكُلُونَ you eat مِنْهُ [from it] وَيَشْرَبُ and he drinks مِمَّا of what تَشْرَبُونَ you drink ٣٣
And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.
— Come To Light
وَلَئِنْ And surely if أَطَعْتُم you obey بَشَرًۭا a man مِّثْلَكُمْ like you إِنَّكُمْ indeed, you إِذًۭا then لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ surely (will be) losers ٣٤
And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
— Come To Light
أَيَعِدُكُمْ Does he promise you أَنَّكُمْ that you إِذَا when مِتُّمْ you are dead وَكُنتُمْ and you become تُرَابًۭا dust وَعِظَـٰمًا and bones أَنَّكُم that you مُّخْرَجُونَ (will be) brought forth ٣٥
Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?
— Come To Light
۞ هَيْهَاتَ Far-(fetched) هَيْهَاتَ far-(fetched) لِمَا is what تُوعَدُونَ you are promised ٣٦
How far, how far, is that which you are promised.
— Come To Light
إِنْ Not هِىَ it إِلَّا (is) but حَيَاتُنَا our life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world نَمُوتُ we die وَنَحْيَا and we live وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we بِمَبْعُوثِينَ (will be) resurrected ٣٧
It [i.e., life] is not but our worldly life - we die and live, but we will not be resurrected.
— Come To Light
إِنْ Not هُوَ (is) he إِلَّا but رَجُلٌ a man ٱفْتَرَىٰ who (has) invented عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًۭا a lie وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we لَهُۥ (in) him بِمُؤْمِنِينَ (are) believers ٣٨
He is not but a man who has invented a lie about Allāh, and we will not believe him."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱنصُرْنِى Help me بِمَا because كَذَّبُونِ they deny me ٣٩
He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said عَمَّا After a little while قَلِيلٍۢ After a little while لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ surely they will become نَـٰدِمِينَ regretful ٤٠
[Allāh] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."
— Come To Light
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ So seized them ٱلصَّيْحَةُ the awful cry بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ and We made them غُثَآءًۭ ۚ (as) rubbish of dead leaves فَبُعْدًۭا So away لِّلْقَوْمِ with the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٤١
So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then أَنشَأْنَا We produced مِنۢ after them بَعْدِهِمْ after them قُرُونًا a generation ءَاخَرِينَ another ٤٢
Then We produced after them other generations.
— Come To Light
مَا Not تَسْبِقُ can precede مِنْ any أُمَّةٍ nation أَجَلَهَا its term وَمَا and not يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ they (can) delay (it) ٤٣
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then أَرْسَلْنَا We sent رُسُلَنَا Our Messengers تَتْرَا ۖ (in) succession كُلَّ Every time مَا Every time جَآءَ came أُمَّةًۭ (to) a nation رَّسُولُهَا its Messenger كَذَّبُوهُ ۚ they denied him فَأَتْبَعْنَا so We made (them) follow بَعْضَهُم some of them بَعْضًۭا others وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ and We made them أَحَادِيثَ ۚ narrations فَبُعْدًۭا So away لِّقَوْمٍۢ with a people لَّا not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe ٤٤
Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe.
— Come To Light
ثُمَّ Then أَرْسَلْنَا We sent مُوسَىٰ Musa وَأَخَاهُ and his brother هَـٰرُونَ Harun بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا with Our Signs وَسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ and an authority مُّبِينٍ clear ٤٥
Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority
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إِلَىٰ To فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ and his chiefs فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ but they behaved arrogantly وَكَانُوا۟ and they were قَوْمًا a people عَالِينَ haughty ٤٦
To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were arrogant and were a haughty people.
— Come To Light
فَقَالُوٓا۟ Then they said أَنُؤْمِنُ Shall we believe لِبَشَرَيْنِ (in) two men مِثْلِنَا like ourselves وَقَوْمُهُمَا while their people لَنَا for us عَـٰبِدُونَ (are) slaves ٤٧
They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"
— Come To Light
فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا So they denied them فَكَانُوا۟ and they became مِنَ of ٱلْمُهْلَكِينَ those who were destroyed ٤٨
So they denied them and were of those destroyed.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَهْتَدُونَ be guided ٤٩
And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.
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وَجَعَلْنَا And We made ٱبْنَ (the) son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam وَأُمَّهُۥٓ and his mother ءَايَةًۭ a Sign وَءَاوَيْنَـٰهُمَآ and We sheltered them إِلَىٰ to رَبْوَةٍۢ a high ground ذَاتِ of tranquility قَرَارٍۢ of tranquility وَمَعِينٍۢ and water springs ٥٠
And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and flowing water.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O Messengers ٱلرُّسُلُ O Messengers كُلُوا۟ Eat مِنَ of ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ the good things وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ and do صَـٰلِحًا ۖ righteous (deeds) إِنِّى Indeed, I Am بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knower ٥١
[Allāh said], "O messengers, eat from the good foods and work righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Knowing.
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وَإِنَّ And indeed هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this أُمَّتُكُمْ your religion أُمَّةًۭ (is) religion وَٰحِدَةًۭ one وَأَنَا۠ And I Am رَبُّكُمْ your Lord فَٱتَّقُونِ so fear Me ٥٢
And indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so fear Me."
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فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ But they cut off أَمْرَهُم their affair (of unity) بَيْنَهُمْ between them زُبُرًۭا ۖ (into) sects كُلُّ each حِزْبٍۭ faction بِمَا in what لَدَيْهِمْ they have فَرِحُونَ rejoicing ٥٣
But they [i.e., the people] divided their religion among them into portions [i.e., sects] - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing.
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فَذَرْهُمْ So leave them فِى in غَمْرَتِهِمْ their confusion حَتَّىٰ until حِينٍ a time ٥٤
So leave them in their confusion for a time.
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أَيَحْسَبُونَ Do they think أَنَّمَا that what نُمِدُّهُم We extend to them بِهِۦ [with it] مِن of مَّالٍۢ wealth وَبَنِينَ and children ٥٥
Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children
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نُسَارِعُ We hasten لَهُمْ to them فِى in ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ the good بَل Nay لَّا not يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive ٥٦
Is [because] We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do not perceive.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who هُم [they] مِّنْ from خَشْيَةِ (the) fear رَبِّهِم (of) their Lord مُّشْفِقُونَ (are) cautious ٥٧
Indeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those هُم [they] بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Signs رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٥٨
And they who believe in the signs of their Lord
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those هُم [they] بِرَبِّهِمْ with their Lord لَا (do) not يُشْرِكُونَ associate partners ٥٩
And they who do not associate anything with their Lord
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُؤْتُونَ give مَآ what ءَاتَوا۟ they give وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ while their hearts وَجِلَةٌ (are) fearful أَنَّهُمْ because they إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord رَٰجِعُونَ (will) return ٦٠
And they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord -
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