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Surah An-Naml
Verse 67–93

وَقَالَ And say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve أَءِذَا What, when كُنَّا we have become تُرَٰبًۭا dust وَءَابَآؤُنَآ and our forefathers أَئِنَّا will we لَمُخْرَجُونَ surely be brought out ٦٧

And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

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لَقَدْ Certainly وُعِدْنَا we have been promised هَـٰذَا this نَحْنُ we وَءَابَآؤُنَا and our forefathers مِن before قَبْلُ before إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّآ except أَسَـٰطِيرُ tales ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ٦٨

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

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قُلْ Say سِيرُوا۟ Travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see كَيْفَ how كَانَ was عَـٰقِبَةُ (the) end ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals ٦٩

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."

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وَلَا And (do) not تَحْزَنْ grieve عَلَيْهِمْ over them وَلَا and not تَكُن be فِى in ضَيْقٍۢ distress مِّمَّا from what يَمْكُرُونَ they plot ٧٠

And grieve not over them or be in distress from what they conspire.

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وَيَقُولُونَ And they say مَتَىٰ When هَـٰذَا (will) this ٱلْوَعْدُ promise (be fulfilled) إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٧١

And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"

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قُلْ Say عَسَىٰٓ Perhaps أَن that يَكُونَ is رَدِفَ close behind لَكُم you بَعْضُ some ٱلَّذِى (of) that which تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ you seek to hasten ٧٢

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَذُو (is) full of Bounty فَضْلٍ (is) full of Bounty عَلَى for ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (are) not يَشْكُرُونَ grateful ٧٣

And indeed, your Lord is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of them are not grateful."

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord لَيَعْلَمُ surely knows مَا what تُكِنُّ conceals صُدُورُهُمْ their breasts وَمَا and what يُعْلِنُونَ they declare ٧٤

And indeed, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.

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وَمَا And not (is) مِنْ any (thing) غَآئِبَةٍۢ hidden فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth إِلَّا but فِى (is) in كِتَـٰبٍۢ a Record مُّبِينٍ clear ٧٥

And there is nothing concealed within the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Register.

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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانَ [the] Quran يَقُصُّ relates عَلَىٰ to بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel أَكْثَرَ most ٱلَّذِى (of) that هُمْ they فِيهِ in it يَخْتَلِفُونَ differ ٧٦

Indeed, this Qur’ān relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree.

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وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it لَهُدًۭى (is) surely a guidance وَرَحْمَةٌۭ and a mercy لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers ٧٧

And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers.

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إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord يَقْضِى will judge بَيْنَهُم between them بِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ by His Judgment وَهُوَ and He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٧٨

Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His [wise] judgement. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

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فَتَوَكَّلْ So put your trust عَلَى in ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah إِنَّكَ indeed, you عَلَى (are) on ٱلْحَقِّ the truth ٱلْمُبِينِ manifest ٧٩

So rely upon Allāh; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.

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إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَا (can) not تُسْمِعُ cause to hear ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the dead وَلَا and not تُسْمِعُ can you cause to hear ٱلصُّمَّ the deaf ٱلدُّعَآءَ the call إِذَا when وَلَّوْا۟ they turn back مُدْبِرِينَ retreating ٨٠

Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.

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وَمَآ And not أَنتَ (can) you بِهَـٰدِى guide ٱلْعُمْىِ the blind عَن from ضَلَـٰلَتِهِمْ ۖ their error إِن Not تُسْمِعُ you can cause to hear إِلَّا except مَن (those) who يُؤْمِنُ believe بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Signs فَهُم so they مُّسْلِمُونَ (are) Muslims ٨١

And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh].

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۞ وَإِذَا And when وَقَعَ (is) fulfilled ٱلْقَوْلُ the word عَلَيْهِمْ against them أَخْرَجْنَا We will bring forth لَهُمْ for them دَآبَّةًۭ a creature مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth تُكَلِّمُهُمْ speaking to them أَنَّ that ٱلنَّاسَ the people كَانُوا۟ were بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا of Our Signs لَا not يُوقِنُونَ certain ٨٢

And when the word [i.e., decree] befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].

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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day نَحْشُرُ We will gather مِن from كُلِّ every أُمَّةٍۢ nation فَوْجًۭا a troop مِّمَّن of (those) who يُكَذِّبُ deny بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs فَهُمْ and they يُوزَعُونَ will be set in rows ٨٣

And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rows

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حَتَّىٰٓ Until إِذَا when جَآءُو they come قَالَ He will say أَكَذَّبْتُم Did you deny بِـَٔايَـٰتِى My Signs وَلَمْ while not تُحِيطُوا۟ you encompassed بِهَا them عِلْمًا (in) knowledge أَمَّاذَا or what كُنتُمْ you used (to) تَعْمَلُونَ do ٨٤

Until, when they arrive [at the place of Judgement], He will say, "Did you deny My signs while you encompassed them not in knowledge, or what [was it that] you were doing?"

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وَوَقَعَ And (will be) fulfilled ٱلْقَوْلُ the word عَلَيْهِم against them بِمَا because ظَلَمُوا۟ they wronged فَهُمْ and they لَا (will) not يَنطِقُونَ speak ٨٥

And the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.

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أَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see أَنَّا that We جَعَلْنَا [We] have made ٱلَّيْلَ the night لِيَسْكُنُوا۟ that they may rest فِيهِ in it وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day مُبْصِرًا ۚ giving visibility إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe ٨٦

Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest therein and the day giving sight? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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