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26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara

The Poets · Makki · 227 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

طسٓمٓ Ta Seem Meem ١

Ṭā, Seen, Meem.

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تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book ٱلْمُبِينِ clear ٢

These are the verses of the clear Book.

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لَعَلَّكَ Perhaps you بَـٰخِعٌۭ (would) kill نَّفْسَكَ yourself أَلَّا that not يَكُونُوا۟ they become مُؤْمِنِينَ believers ٣

Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

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إِن If نَّشَأْ We will نُنَزِّلْ We can send down عَلَيْهِم to them مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky ءَايَةًۭ a Sign فَظَلَّتْ so would bend أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ their necks لَهَا to it خَـٰضِعِينَ (in) humility ٤

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.

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وَمَا And (does) not يَأْتِيهِم come to them مِّن any ذِكْرٍۢ reminder مِّنَ from ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious مُحْدَثٍ new إِلَّا but كَانُوا۟ they عَنْهُ from it مُعْرِضِينَ turn away ٥

And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

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فَقَدْ So verily كَذَّبُوا۟ they have denied فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ then will come to them أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ the news مَا (of) what كَانُوا۟ they used بِهِۦ at it يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (to) mock ٦

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

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أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see إِلَى at ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth كَمْ how many أَنۢبَتْنَا We produced فِيهَا in it مِن of كُلِّ every زَوْجٍۢ kind كَرِيمٍ noble ٧

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely (is) a sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٨

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely, He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٩

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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وَإِذْ And when نَادَىٰ your Lord called رَبُّكَ your Lord called مُوسَىٰٓ Musa أَنِ [that] ٱئْتِ Go ٱلْقَوْمَ (to) the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (who are) wrongdoers ١٠

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -

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قَوْمَ (The) people فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ (of) Firaun أَلَا Will not يَتَّقُونَ they fear ١١

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"

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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَخَافُ [I] fear أَن that يُكَذِّبُونِ they will deny me ١٢

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

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وَيَضِيقُ And straitens صَدْرِى my breast وَلَا and not يَنطَلِقُ expresses well لِسَانِى my tongue فَأَرْسِلْ so send إِلَىٰ for هَـٰرُونَ Harun ١٣

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.

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وَلَهُمْ And they have عَلَىَّ against me ذَنۢبٌۭ a crime فَأَخَافُ so I fear أَن that يَقْتُلُونِ they will kill me ١٤

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

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قَالَ He said كَلَّا ۖ Nay فَٱذْهَبَا go both of you بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ with Our Signs إِنَّا Indeed, We مَعَكُم (are) with you مُّسْتَمِعُونَ listening ١٥

[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

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فَأْتِيَا So go both of you فِرْعَوْنَ (to) Firaun فَقُولَآ and say إِنَّا 'Indeed, we رَسُولُ (are the) Messenger رَبِّ (of the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٦

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

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أَنْ [That] أَرْسِلْ send مَعَنَا with us بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel.' إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel.' ١٧

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

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قَالَ He said أَلَمْ Did not نُرَبِّكَ we bring you up فِينَا among us وَلِيدًۭا (as) a child وَلَبِثْتَ and you remained فِينَا among us مِنْ of عُمُرِكَ your life سِنِينَ years ١٨

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

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وَفَعَلْتَ And you did فَعْلَتَكَ your deed ٱلَّتِى which فَعَلْتَ you did وَأَنتَ and you مِنَ (were) of ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the ungrateful ١٩

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."

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قَالَ He said فَعَلْتُهَآ I did it إِذًۭا when وَأَنَا۠ I مِنَ (was) of ٱلضَّآلِّينَ those who are astray ٢٠

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

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فَفَرَرْتُ So I fled مِنكُمْ from you لَمَّا when خِفْتُكُمْ I feared you فَوَهَبَ But granted لِى to me رَبِّى my Lord حُكْمًۭا judgment وَجَعَلَنِى and made me مِنَ of ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٢١

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

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وَتِلْكَ And this نِعْمَةٌۭ (is the) favor تَمُنُّهَا with which you reproach عَلَىَّ [on] me أَنْ that عَبَّدتَّ you have enslaved بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel ٢٢

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

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قَالَ Firaun said فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun said وَمَا And what رَبُّ (is the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٢٣

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

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قَالَ He said رَبُّ Lord ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ (is) between them إِن if كُنتُم you (should) be مُّوقِنِينَ convinced ٢٤

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

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قَالَ He said لِمَنْ to those حَوْلَهُۥٓ around him أَلَا Do not تَسْتَمِعُونَ you hear ٢٥

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

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قَالَ He said رَبُّكُمْ Your Lord وَرَبُّ and (the) Lord ءَابَآئِكُمُ (of) your forefathers ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) your forefathers ٢٦

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

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قَالَ He said إِنَّ Indeed رَسُولَكُمُ your Messenger ٱلَّذِىٓ who أُرْسِلَ has been sent إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمَجْنُونٌۭ (is) surely mad ٢٧

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

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قَالَ He said رَبُّ Lord ٱلْمَشْرِقِ (of) the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ and the west وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ (is) between them إِن if كُنتُمْ you were تَعْقِلُونَ (to) reason ٢٨

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

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قَالَ He said لَئِنِ If ٱتَّخَذْتَ you take إِلَـٰهًا a god غَيْرِى other than me لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ I will surely make you مِنَ among ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ those imprisoned ٢٩

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

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قَالَ He said أَوَلَوْ Even if جِئْتُكَ I bring you بِشَىْءٍۢ something مُّبِينٍۢ manifest ٣٠

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

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قَالَ He said فَأْتِ Then bring بِهِۦٓ it إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٣١

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

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فَأَلْقَىٰ So he threw عَصَاهُ his staff فَإِذَا and behold هِىَ It ثُعْبَانٌۭ (was) a serpent مُّبِينٌۭ manifest ٣٢

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

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وَنَزَعَ And he drew out يَدَهُۥ his hand فَإِذَا and behold هِىَ It بَيْضَآءُ (was) white لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ٣٣

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

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قَالَ He said لِلْمَلَإِ to the chiefs حَوْلَهُۥٓ around him إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this لَسَـٰحِرٌ (is) surely a magician عَلِيمٌۭ learned ٣٤

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

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يُرِيدُ He wants أَن to يُخْرِجَكُم drive you out مِّنْ from أَرْضِكُم your land بِسِحْرِهِۦ by his magic فَمَاذَا so what تَأْمُرُونَ (do) you advise ٣٥

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَرْجِهْ Postpone him وَأَخَاهُ and his brother وَٱبْعَثْ and send فِى in ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ the cities حَـٰشِرِينَ gatherers ٣٦

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

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يَأْتُوكَ They (will) bring to you بِكُلِّ every سَحَّارٍ magician عَلِيمٍۢ learned ٣٧

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

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فَجُمِعَ So were assembled ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians لِمِيقَـٰتِ for (the) appointment يَوْمٍۢ (on) a day مَّعْلُومٍۢ well-known ٣٨

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

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وَقِيلَ And it was said لِلنَّاسِ to the people هَلْ Will أَنتُم you مُّجْتَمِعُونَ assemble ٣٩

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.

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لَعَلَّنَا That we may نَتَّبِعُ follow ٱلسَّحَرَةَ the magicians إِن if كَانُوا۟ they are هُمُ they are ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victorious ٤٠

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

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فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَ came ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians قَالُوا۟ they said لِفِرْعَوْنَ to Firaun أَئِنَّ Is there لَنَا for us لَأَجْرًا a reward إِن if كُنَّا we are نَحْنُ we are ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victorious ٤١

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

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قَالَ He said نَعَمْ Yes وَإِنَّكُمْ and indeed you إِذًۭا then لَّمِنَ surely (will be) of ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ the ones who are brought near ٤٢

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

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قَالَ Said لَهُم to them مُّوسَىٰٓ Musa أَلْقُوا۟ Throw مَآ what أَنتُم you مُّلْقُونَ (are) going to throw ٤٣

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

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فَأَلْقَوْا۟ So they threw حِبَالَهُمْ their ropes وَعِصِيَّهُمْ and their staffs وَقَالُوا۟ and said بِعِزَّةِ By the might فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun إِنَّا indeed, we لَنَحْنُ surely, we ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (are) the victorious ٤٤

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

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فَأَلْقَىٰ Then threw مُوسَىٰ Musa عَصَاهُ his staff فَإِذَا and behold هِىَ It تَلْقَفُ swallowed مَا what يَأْفِكُونَ they falsified ٤٥

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

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فَأُلْقِىَ Then fell down ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrate ٤٦

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said ءَامَنَّا We believe بِرَبِّ in (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٧

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

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رَبِّ Lord مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa وَهَـٰرُونَ and Harun ٤٨

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

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قَالَ He said ءَامَنتُمْ You believed لَهُۥ in him قَبْلَ before أَنْ [that] ءَاذَنَ I gave permission لَكُمْ ۖ to you إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَكَبِيرُكُمُ (is) surely your chief ٱلَّذِى who عَلَّمَكُمُ has taught you ٱلسِّحْرَ the magic فَلَسَوْفَ so surely soon تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ you will know لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ I will surely cut off أَيْدِيَكُمْ your hands وَأَرْجُلَكُم and your feet مِّنْ of خِلَـٰفٍۢ opposite sides وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ and I will surely crucify you أَجْمَعِينَ all ٤٩

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

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قَالُوا۟ They said لَا No ضَيْرَ ۖ harm إِنَّآ Indeed, we إِلَىٰ to رَبِّنَا our Lord مُنقَلِبُونَ (will) return ٥٠

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

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إِنَّا Indeed, we نَطْمَعُ hope أَن that يَغْفِرَ will forgive لَنَا us رَبُّنَا our Lord خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ our sins أَن because كُنَّآ we are أَوَّلَ (the) first ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (of) the believers ٥١

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

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۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired إِلَىٰ to مُوسَىٰٓ Musa أَنْ [that] أَسْرِ Travel by night بِعِبَادِىٓ with My slaves إِنَّكُم indeed, you مُّتَّبَعُونَ (will be) followed ٥٢

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

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فَأَرْسَلَ Then sent فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun فِى in ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ the cities حَـٰشِرِينَ gatherers ٥٣

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these لَشِرْذِمَةٌۭ (are) certainly a band قَلِيلُونَ small ٥٤

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

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وَإِنَّهُمْ And indeed, they لَنَا [to] us لَغَآئِظُونَ (are) surely enraging ٥٥

And indeed, they are enraging us,

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وَإِنَّا And indeed, we لَجَمِيعٌ (are) surely a multitude حَـٰذِرُونَ forewarned ٥٦

And indeed, we are a cautious society..."

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فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم So We expelled them مِّن from جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens وَعُيُونٍۢ and springs ٥٧

So We removed them from gardens and springs

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وَكُنُوزٍۢ And treasures وَمَقَامٍۢ and a place كَرِيمٍۢ honorable ٥٨

And treasures and honorable station -

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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا And We caused to inherit them بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel ٥٩

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

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فَأَتْبَعُوهُم So they followed them مُّشْرِقِينَ (at) sunrise ٦٠

So they pursued them at sunrise.

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فَلَمَّا Then when تَرَٰٓءَا saw each other ٱلْجَمْعَانِ the two hosts قَالَ said أَصْحَـٰبُ (the) companions مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa إِنَّا Indeed, we لَمُدْرَكُونَ (are) surely to be overtaken ٦١

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

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قَالَ He said كَلَّآ ۖ Nay إِنَّ indeed مَعِىَ with me رَبِّى (is) my Lord سَيَهْدِينِ He will guide me ٦٢

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

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فَأَوْحَيْنَآ Then We inspired إِلَىٰ to مُوسَىٰٓ Musa أَنِ [that] ٱضْرِب Strike بِّعَصَاكَ with your staff ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ the sea فَٱنفَلَقَ So it parted فَكَانَ and became كُلُّ each فِرْقٍۢ part كَٱلطَّوْدِ like the mountain ٱلْعَظِيمِ [the] great ٦٣

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

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وَأَزْلَفْنَا And We brought near ثَمَّ there ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ the others ٦٤

And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].

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وَأَنجَيْنَا And We saved مُوسَىٰ Musa وَمَن and who مَّعَهُۥٓ (were) with him أَجْمَعِينَ all ٦٥

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

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ثُمَّ Then أَغْرَقْنَا We drowned ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ the others ٦٦

Then We drowned the others.

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely (is) a Sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٦٧

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٦٨

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

وَٱتْلُ And recite عَلَيْهِمْ to them نَبَأَ (the) news إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim ٦٩

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

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إِذْ When قَالَ he said لِأَبِيهِ to his father وَقَوْمِهِۦ and his people مَا What تَعْبُدُونَ (do) you worship ٧٠

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"

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قَالُوا۟ They said نَعْبُدُ We worship أَصْنَامًۭا idols فَنَظَلُّ so we will remain لَهَا to them عَـٰكِفِينَ devoted ٧١

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

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قَالَ He said هَلْ Do يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ they hear you إِذْ when تَدْعُونَ you call ٧٢

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

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أَوْ Or يَنفَعُونَكُمْ (do) they benefit you أَوْ or يَضُرُّونَ they harm (you) ٧٣

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

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قَالُوا۟ They said بَلْ Nay وَجَدْنَآ but we found ءَابَآءَنَا our forefathers كَذَٰلِكَ like that يَفْعَلُونَ doing ٧٤

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

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قَالَ He said أَفَرَءَيْتُم Do you see مَّا what كُنتُمْ you have been تَعْبُدُونَ worshipping ٧٥

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

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أَنتُمْ You وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ and your forefathers ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ and your forefathers ٧٦

You and your ancient forefathers?

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فَإِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they عَدُوٌّۭ (are) enemies لِّىٓ to me إِلَّا except رَبَّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٧٧

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,

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ٱلَّذِى The One Who خَلَقَنِى created me فَهُوَ and He يَهْدِينِ guides me ٧٨

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.

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وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who هُوَ [He] يُطْعِمُنِى gives me food وَيَسْقِينِ and gives me drink ٧٩

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.

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وَإِذَا And when مَرِضْتُ I am ill فَهُوَ then He يَشْفِينِ cures me ٨٠

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

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وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who يُمِيتُنِى will cause me to die ثُمَّ then يُحْيِينِ he will give me life ٨١

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

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وَٱلَّذِىٓ And the One Who أَطْمَعُ I hope أَن that يَغْفِرَ He will forgive لِى for me خَطِيٓـَٔتِى my faults يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Judgment ٨٢

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."

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رَبِّ My Lord هَبْ Grant لِى [for] me حُكْمًۭا wisdom وَأَلْحِقْنِى and join me بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ with the righteous ٨٣

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

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وَٱجْعَل And grant لِّى [for] me لِسَانَ a mention صِدْقٍۢ (of) honor فِى among ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ the later (generations) ٨٤

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later generations.

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وَٱجْعَلْنِى And make me مِن of وَرَثَةِ (the) inheritors جَنَّةِ (of) Garden(s) ٱلنَّعِيمِ (of) Delight ٨٥

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.

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وَٱغْفِرْ And forgive لِأَبِىٓ my father إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ is مِنَ of ٱلضَّآلِّينَ those astray ٨٦

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.

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وَلَا And (do) not تُخْزِنِى disgrace me يَوْمَ (on the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are resurrected ٨٧

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -

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يَوْمَ (The) Day لَا not يَنفَعُ will benefit مَالٌۭ wealth وَلَا and not بَنُونَ sons ٨٨

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children

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إِلَّا Except مَنْ (he) who أَتَى comes ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah بِقَلْبٍۢ with a heart سَلِيمٍۢ sound ٨٩

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."

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وَأُزْلِفَتِ And (will be) brought near ٱلْجَنَّةُ the Paradise لِلْمُتَّقِينَ for the righteous ٩٠

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

— Come To Light

وَبُرِّزَتِ And (will be) made manifest ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire لِلْغَاوِينَ to the deviators ٩١

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

— Come To Light

وَقِيلَ And it will be said لَهُمْ to them أَيْنَ Where مَا (is) that كُنتُمْ you used تَعْبُدُونَ (to) worship ٩٢

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

— Come To Light

مِن Besides Allah دُونِ Besides Allah ٱللَّهِ Besides Allah هَلْ Can يَنصُرُونَكُمْ they help you أَوْ or يَنتَصِرُونَ help themselves ٩٣

Other than Allāh? Can they help you or help themselves?"

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فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ Then they will be overturned فِيهَا into it هُمْ they وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ and the deviators ٩٤

So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the deviators

— Come To Light

وَجُنُودُ And (the) hosts إِبْلِيسَ (of) Iblis أَجْمَعُونَ all together ٩٥

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

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قَالُوا۟ They (will) say وَهُمْ while they فِيهَا in it يَخْتَصِمُونَ (are) disputing ٩٦

They will say while they dispute therein,

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تَٱللَّهِ By Allah إِن indeed كُنَّا we were لَفِى surely in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error مُّبِينٍ clear ٩٧

"By Allāh, we were indeed in manifest error

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إِذْ When نُسَوِّيكُم we equated you بِرَبِّ with (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٩٨

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَضَلَّنَآ misguided us إِلَّا except ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ the criminals ٩٩

And no one misguided us except the criminals.

— Come To Light

فَمَا So (now) not لَنَا we have مِن any شَـٰفِعِينَ intercessors ١٠٠

So now we have no intercessors

— Come To Light

وَلَا And not صَدِيقٍ a friend حَمِيمٍۢ close ١٠١

And not a devoted friend.

— Come To Light

فَلَوْ Then if أَنَّ that لَنَا we had كَرَّةًۭ a return فَنَكُونَ then we could be مِنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ١٠٢

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers..."

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely is a Sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٠٣

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٠٤

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

كَذَّبَتْ Denied قَوْمُ (the) people نُوحٍ (of) Nuh ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ١٠٥

The people of Noah denied the messengers

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إِذْ When قَالَ said لَهُمْ to them أَخُوهُمْ their brother نُوحٌ Nuh أَلَا Will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear (Allah) ١٠٦

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

— Come To Light

إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمْ to you رَسُولٌ a Messenger أَمِينٌۭ trustworthy ١٠٧

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

— Come To Light

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١٠٨

So fear Allāh and obey me.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask (of) you عَلَيْهِ for it مِنْ any أَجْرٍ ۖ payment إِنْ Not أَجْرِىَ (is) my payment إِلَّا but عَلَىٰ from رَبِّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٠٩

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

— Come To Light

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١١٠

So fear Allāh and obey me."

— Come To Light

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَنُؤْمِنُ Should we believe لَكَ in you وَٱتَّبَعَكَ while followed you ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ the lowest ١١١

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said وَمَا And what عِلْمِى (do) I know بِمَا of what كَانُوا۟ they used يَعْمَلُونَ (to) do ١١٢

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

— Come To Light

إِنْ Verily حِسَابُهُمْ their account إِلَّا (is) but عَلَىٰ upon رَبِّى ۖ my Lord لَوْ if تَشْعُرُونَ you perceive ١١٣

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَنَا۠ I am بِطَارِدِ the one to drive away ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ١١٤

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

— Come To Light

إِنْ Not أَنَا۠ I am إِلَّا but نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١١٥

I am only a clear warner."

— Come To Light

قَالُوا۟ They said لَئِن If لَّمْ not تَنتَهِ you desist يَـٰنُوحُ O Nuh لَتَكُونَنَّ Surely you will be مِنَ of ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ those who are stoned ١١٦

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

— Come To Light

قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord إِنَّ Indeed قَوْمِى my people كَذَّبُونِ have denied me ١١٧

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

— Come To Light

فَٱفْتَحْ So judge بَيْنِى between me وَبَيْنَهُمْ and between them فَتْحًۭا (with decisive) judgment وَنَجِّنِى and save me وَمَن and who مَّعِىَ (are) with me مِنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ١١٨

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

— Come To Light

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ So We saved him وَمَن and who مَّعَهُۥ (were) with him فِى in ٱلْفُلْكِ the ship ٱلْمَشْحُونِ laden ١١٩

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

— Come To Light

ثُمَّ Then أَغْرَقْنَا We drowned بَعْدُ thereafter ٱلْبَاقِينَ the remaining ones ١٢٠

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely, (is) a sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٢١

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely, He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٢٢

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

كَذَّبَتْ Denied عَادٌ (the people) of Aad ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ١٢٣

ʿAad denied the messengers

— Come To Light

إِذْ When قَالَ said لَهُمْ to them أَخُوهُمْ their brother هُودٌ Hud أَلَا Will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear (Allah) ١٢٤

When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

— Come To Light

إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمْ to you رَسُولٌ a Messenger أَمِينٌۭ trustworthy ١٢٥

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

— Come To Light

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١٢٦

So fear Allāh and obey me.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask you عَلَيْهِ for it مِنْ any أَجْرٍ ۖ payment إِنْ Not أَجْرِىَ (is) my payment إِلَّا except عَلَىٰ from رَبِّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٢٧

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

— Come To Light

أَتَبْنُونَ Do you construct بِكُلِّ on every رِيعٍ elevation ءَايَةًۭ a sign تَعْبَثُونَ amusing yourselves ١٢٨

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

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وَتَتَّخِذُونَ And take for yourselves مَصَانِعَ strongholds لَعَلَّكُمْ that you may تَخْلُدُونَ live forever ١٢٩

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when بَطَشْتُم you seize بَطَشْتُمْ you seize جَبَّارِينَ (as) tyrants ١٣٠

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

— Come To Light

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١٣١

So fear Allāh and obey me.

— Come To Light

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱلَّذِىٓ the One Who أَمَدَّكُم has aided you بِمَا with what تَعْلَمُونَ you know ١٣٢

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

— Come To Light

أَمَدَّكُم He has aided you بِأَنْعَـٰمٍۢ with cattle وَبَنِينَ and children ١٣٣

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

— Come To Light

وَجَنَّـٰتٍۢ And gardens وَعُيُونٍ and springs ١٣٤

And gardens and springs.

— Come To Light

إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَخَافُ [I] fear عَلَيْكُمْ for you عَذَابَ (the) punishment يَوْمٍ (of) a Day عَظِيمٍۢ Great ١٣٥

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

— Come To Light

قَالُوا۟ They said سَوَآءٌ (It is) same عَلَيْنَآ to us أَوَعَظْتَ whether you advise أَمْ or لَمْ not تَكُن you are مِّنَ of ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ the advisors ١٣٦

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

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إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا but خُلُقُ (the) custom ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٣٧

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

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وَمَا And not نَحْنُ we بِمُعَذَّبِينَ (are) the ones to be punished ١٣٨

And we are not to be punished."

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ So they denied him فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ then We destroyed them إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely, is a sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٣٩

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely, He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٤٠

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ١٤١

Thamūd denied the messengers

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إِذْ When قَالَ said لَهُمْ to them أَخُوهُمْ their brother صَـٰلِحٌ Salih أَلَا Will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear (Allah) ١٤٢

When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

— Come To Light

إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمْ to you رَسُولٌ a Messenger أَمِينٌۭ trustworthy ١٤٣

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

— Come To Light

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١٤٤

So fear Allāh and obey me.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask you عَلَيْهِ for it مِنْ any أَجْرٍ ۖ payment إِنْ Not أَجْرِىَ (is) my payment إِلَّا except عَلَىٰ from رَبِّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٤٥

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

— Come To Light

أَتُتْرَكُونَ Will you be left فِى in مَا what هَـٰهُنَآ (is) here ءَامِنِينَ secure ١٤٦

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

— Come To Light

فِى In جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens وَعُيُونٍۢ and springs ١٤٧

Within gardens and springs

— Come To Light

وَزُرُوعٍۢ And cornfields وَنَخْلٍۢ and date-palms طَلْعُهَا its spadix هَضِيمٌۭ soft ١٤٨

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

— Come To Light

وَتَنْحِتُونَ And you carve مِنَ of ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains بُيُوتًۭا houses فَـٰرِهِينَ skillfully ١٤٩

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ١٥٠

So fear Allāh and obey me.

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وَلَا And (do) not تُطِيعُوٓا۟ obey أَمْرَ (the) command ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ (of) the transgressors ١٥١

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُفْسِدُونَ spread corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and (do) not يُصْلِحُونَ reform ١٥٢

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّمَآ Only أَنتَ you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ those bewitched ١٥٣

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

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مَآ Not أَنتَ you إِلَّا (are) except بَشَرٌۭ a man مِّثْلُنَا like us فَأْتِ so bring بِـَٔايَةٍ a sign إِن if كُنتَ you مِنَ (are) of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ١٥٤

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

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قَالَ He said هَـٰذِهِۦ This نَاقَةٌۭ (is) a she-camel لَّهَا For her شِرْبٌۭ (is a share of) drink وَلَكُمْ and for you شِرْبُ (is a share of) drink يَوْمٍۢ (on) a day مَّعْلُومٍۢ known ١٥٥

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَمَسُّوهَا touch her بِسُوٓءٍۢ with harm فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ lest seize you عَذَابُ (the) punishment يَوْمٍ (of) a Day عَظِيمٍۢ Great ١٥٦

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

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فَعَقَرُوهَا But they hamstrung her فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ then they became نَـٰدِمِينَ regretful ١٥٧

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

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فَأَخَذَهُمُ So seized them ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ the punishment إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ surely is a sign وَمَا but not كَانَ are أَكْثَرُهُم most of them مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٥٨

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَهُوَ surely He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٥٩

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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كَذَّبَتْ Denied قَوْمُ (the) people لُوطٍ (of) Lut ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ١٦٠

The people of Lot denied the messengers

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