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Surah Al-Furqan
Verse 1–20

تَبَارَكَ Blessed is He ٱلَّذِى Who نَزَّلَ sent down ٱلْفُرْقَانَ the Criterion عَلَىٰ upon عَبْدِهِۦ His slave لِيَكُونَ that he may be لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds نَذِيرًا a warner ١

Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

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ٱلَّذِى The One Who لَهُۥ to Him (belongs) مُلْكُ (the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَلَمْ and not يَتَّخِذْ He has taken وَلَدًۭا a son وَلَمْ and not يَكُن He has لَّهُۥ for Him شَرِيكٌۭ a partner فِى in ٱلْمُلْكِ the dominion وَخَلَقَ and He (has) created كُلَّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَقَدَّرَهُۥ and determined it تَقْدِيرًۭا (with) determination ٢

He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.

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وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ Yet they have taken مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him ءَالِهَةًۭ gods لَّا not يَخْلُقُونَ they create شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَهُمْ while they يُخْلَقُونَ are created وَلَا and not يَمْلِكُونَ they possess لِأَنفُسِهِمْ for themselves ضَرًّۭا any harm وَلَا and not نَفْعًۭا any benefit وَلَا and not يَمْلِكُونَ they control مَوْتًۭا death وَلَا and not حَيَوٰةًۭ life وَلَا and not نُشُورًۭا resurrection ٣

But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.

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وَقَالَ And say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ this إِلَّآ (is) but إِفْكٌ a lie ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ he invented it وَأَعَانَهُۥ and helped him عَلَيْهِ at it قَوْمٌ people ءَاخَرُونَ ۖ other فَقَدْ But verily جَآءُو they (have) produced ظُلْمًۭا an injustice وَزُورًۭا and a lie ٤

And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur’ān] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie.

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وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say أَسَـٰطِيرُ Tales ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former people ٱكْتَتَبَهَا which he has had written فَهِىَ and they تُمْلَىٰ are dictated عَلَيْهِ to him بُكْرَةًۭ morning وَأَصِيلًۭا and evening ٥

And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."

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قُلْ Say أَنزَلَهُ Has sent it down ٱلَّذِى the One Who يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلسِّرَّ the secret فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He كَانَ is غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ٦

Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows [every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful."

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say مَالِ Why does هَـٰذَا this ٱلرَّسُولِ Messenger يَأْكُلُ eat ٱلطَّعَامَ [the] food وَيَمْشِى and walk فِى in ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ the markets لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ is sent down إِلَيْهِ to him مَلَكٌۭ an Angel فَيَكُونَ then he be مَعَهُۥ with him نَذِيرًا a warner ٧

And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner?

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أَوْ Or يُلْقَىٰٓ is delivered إِلَيْهِ to him كَنزٌ a treasure أَوْ or تَكُونُ is لَهُۥ for him جَنَّةٌۭ a garden يَأْكُلُ he may eat مِنْهَا ۚ from it وَقَالَ And say ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers إِن Not تَتَّبِعُونَ you follow إِلَّا but رَجُلًۭا a man مَّسْحُورًا bewitched ٨

Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

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ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how ضَرَبُوا۟ they set forth لَكَ for you ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ the similitudes فَضَلُّوا۟ but they have gone astray فَلَا so not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able (to find) سَبِيلًۭا a way ٩

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

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تَبَارَكَ Blessed is He ٱلَّذِىٓ Who إِن if شَآءَ He willed جَعَلَ (could have) made لَكَ for you خَيْرًۭا better مِّن than ذَٰلِكَ that جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers وَيَجْعَل and He (could) make لَّكَ for you قُصُورًۢا palaces ١٠

Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you [something] better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow - and could make for you palaces.

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بَلْ Nay كَذَّبُوا۟ they deny بِٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ the Hour وَأَعْتَدْنَا and We have prepared لِمَن for (those) who كَذَّبَ deny بِٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour سَعِيرًا a Blazing Fire ١١

But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.

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إِذَا When رَأَتْهُم it sees them مِّن from مَّكَانٍۭ a place بَعِيدٍۢ far سَمِعُوا۟ they will hear لَهَا its تَغَيُّظًۭا raging وَزَفِيرًۭا and roaring ١٢

When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring.

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وَإِذَآ And when أُلْقُوا۟ they are thrown مِنْهَا thereof مَكَانًۭا (in) a place ضَيِّقًۭا narrow مُّقَرَّنِينَ bound in chains دَعَوْا۟ they will call هُنَالِكَ there ثُبُورًۭا (for) destruction ١٣

And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.

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لَّا (Do) not تَدْعُوا۟ call ٱلْيَوْمَ this day ثُبُورًۭا (for) destruction وَٰحِدًۭا one وَٱدْعُوا۟ but call ثُبُورًۭا (for) destructions كَثِيرًۭا many ١٤

[They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."

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قُلْ Say أَذَٰلِكَ Is that خَيْرٌ better أَمْ or جَنَّةُ Garden ٱلْخُلْدِ (of) Eternity ٱلَّتِى which وُعِدَ is promised ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ (to) the righteous كَانَتْ It will be لَهُمْ for them جَزَآءًۭ a reward وَمَصِيرًۭا and destination ١٥

Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination.

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لَّهُمْ For them فِيهَا therein مَا (is) whatever يَشَآءُونَ they wish خَـٰلِدِينَ ۚ they will abide forever كَانَ It is عَلَىٰ on رَبِّكَ your Lord وَعْدًۭا a promise مَّسْـُٔولًۭا requested ١٦

For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.

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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يَحْشُرُهُمْ He will gather them وَمَا and what يَعْبُدُونَ they worship مِن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah فَيَقُولُ and He will say ءَأَنتُمْ Did you أَضْلَلْتُمْ [you] mislead عِبَادِى My slaves هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these أَمْ or هُمْ they ضَلُّوا۟ went astray ٱلسَّبِيلَ (from) the way ١٧

And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allāh and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

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قَالُوا۟ They say سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You مَا Not كَانَ it was proper يَنۢبَغِى it was proper لَنَآ for us أَن that نَّتَّخِذَ we take مِن besides You دُونِكَ besides You مِنْ any أَوْلِيَآءَ protectors وَلَـٰكِن But مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ You gave them comforts وَءَابَآءَهُمْ and their forefathers حَتَّىٰ until نَسُوا۟ they forgot ٱلذِّكْرَ the Message وَكَانُوا۟ and became قَوْمًۢا a people بُورًۭا ruined ١٨

They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies [i.e., protectors]. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."

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فَقَدْ So verily كَذَّبُوكُم they deny you بِمَا in what تَقُولُونَ you say فَمَا so not تَسْتَطِيعُونَ you are able صَرْفًۭا (to) avert وَلَا and not نَصْرًۭا ۚ (to) help وَمَن And whoever يَظْلِم does wrong مِّنكُمْ among you نُذِقْهُ We will make him taste عَذَابًۭا a punishment كَبِيرًۭا great ١٩

So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great punishment.

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وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَا We sent قَبْلَكَ before you مِنَ any ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ Messengers إِلَّآ but إِنَّهُمْ indeed, they لَيَأْكُلُونَ [surely] ate ٱلطَّعَامَ food وَيَمْشُونَ and walked فِى in ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۗ the markets وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made بَعْضَكُمْ some of you لِبَعْضٍۢ for others فِتْنَةً a trial أَتَصْبِرُونَ ۗ will you have patience وَكَانَ And is رَبُّكَ your Lord بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer ٢٠

And We did not send before you, [O Muḥammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others - will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.

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