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Surah Al-'Ankabut
Verse 1–45

الٓمٓ Alif Laam Meem ١

Alif, Lām, Meem.

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أَحَسِبَ Do think ٱلنَّاسُ the people أَن that يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ they will be left أَن because يَقُولُوٓا۟ they say ءَامَنَّا We believe وَهُمْ and they لَا will not be tested يُفْتَنُونَ will not be tested ٢

Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?

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وَلَقَدْ And indeed فَتَنَّا We tested ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ (were) before them فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ And Allah will surely make evident ٱللَّهُ And Allah will surely make evident ٱلَّذِينَ those who صَدَقُوا۟ (are) truthful وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ and He will surely make evident ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٣

But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.

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أَمْ Or حَسِبَ think ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَعْمَلُونَ do ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ evil deeds أَن that يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ they can outrun Us سَآءَ Evil is مَا what يَحْكُمُونَ they judge ٤

Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun [i.e., escape] Us? Evil is what they judge.

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مَن Whoever كَانَ [is] يَرْجُوا۟ hopes لِقَآءَ (for the) meeting ٱللَّهِ (with) Allah فَإِنَّ then indeed أَجَلَ (the) Term ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَـَٔاتٍۢ ۚ (is) surely coming وَهُوَ And He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٥

Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allāh - indeed, the term [decreed by] Allāh is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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وَمَن And whoever جَـٰهَدَ strives فَإِنَّمَا then only يُجَـٰهِدُ he strives لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ for himself إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَغَنِىٌّ (is) Free from need عَنِ of ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٦

And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allāh is Free from need of the worlds.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous (deeds) لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ surely, We will remove عَنْهُمْ from them سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ their evil deeds وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ and We will surely reward them أَحْسَنَ (the) best ٱلَّذِى (of) what كَانُوا۟ they used يَعْمَلُونَ (to) do ٧

And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely remove from them their misdeeds and will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

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وَوَصَّيْنَا And We have enjoined ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ (on) man بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ goodness to his parents حُسْنًۭا ۖ goodness to his parents وَإِن but if جَـٰهَدَاكَ they both strive against you لِتُشْرِكَ to make you associate بِى with Me مَا what لَيْسَ not لَكَ you have بِهِۦ of it عِلْمٌۭ any knowledge فَلَا then (do) not تُطِعْهُمَآ ۚ obey both of them إِلَىَّ To Me مَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your return فَأُنَبِّئُكُم and I will inform you بِمَا about what كُنتُمْ you used تَعْمَلُونَ (to) do ٨

And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ We will surely admit them فِى among ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٩

And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise].

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وَمِنَ And of ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن (is he) who يَقُولُ says ءَامَنَّا We believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah فَإِذَآ But when أُوذِىَ he is harmed فِى in ٱللَّهِ (the Way of) Allah جَعَلَ he considers فِتْنَةَ (the) trial ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people كَعَذَابِ as (the) punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَئِن But if جَآءَ comes نَصْرٌۭ victory مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord لَيَقُولُنَّ surely they say إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا were مَعَكُمْ ۚ with you أَوَلَيْسَ Is not ٱللَّهُ Allah بِأَعْلَمَ most knowing بِمَا of what فِى (is) in صُدُورِ (the) breasts ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٠

And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allāh," but when one [of them] is harmed for [the cause of] Allāh, he considers the trial [i.e., harm] of the people as [if it were] the punishment of Allāh. But if victory comes from your Lord, they say, "Indeed, We were with you." Is not Allāh most knowing of what is within the breasts of the worlds [i.e., all creatures]?

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وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ And Allah will surely make evident ٱللَّهُ And Allah will surely make evident ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ And He will surely make evident ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites ١١

And Allāh will surely make evident those who believe, and He will surely make evident the hypocrites.

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وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لِلَّذِينَ to those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow سَبِيلَنَا our way وَلْنَحْمِلْ and we will carry خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ your sins وَمَا But not هُم they بِحَـٰمِلِينَ (are) going to carry مِنْ of خَطَـٰيَـٰهُم their sins مِّن any شَىْءٍ ۖ thing إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they لَكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) surely liars ١٢

And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins." But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.

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وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ But surely they will carry أَثْقَالَهُمْ their burdens وَأَثْقَالًۭا and burdens مَّعَ with أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ their burdens وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ and surely they will be questioned يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection عَمَّا about what كَانُوا۟ they used يَفْتَرُونَ (to) invent ١٣

But they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرْسَلْنَا We sent نُوحًا Nuh إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people فَلَبِثَ and he remained فِيهِمْ among them أَلْفَ a thousand سَنَةٍ year(s) إِلَّا save خَمْسِينَ fifty عَامًۭا year(s) فَأَخَذَهُمُ then seized them ٱلطُّوفَانُ the flood وَهُمْ while they ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers ١٤

And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers.

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فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ But We saved him وَأَصْحَـٰبَ and (the) people ٱلسَّفِينَةِ (of) the ship وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَآ and We made it ءَايَةًۭ a Sign لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ١٥

But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.

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وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ And Ibrahim إِذْ when قَالَ he said لِقَوْمِهِ to his people ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۖ and fear Him ذَٰلِكُمْ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ for you إِن if كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ١٦

And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allāh and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.

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إِنَّمَا Only تَعْبُدُونَ you worship مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah أَوْثَـٰنًۭا idols وَتَخْلُقُونَ and you create إِفْكًا ۚ falsehood إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those whom تَعْبُدُونَ you worship مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah لَا (do) not يَمْلِكُونَ possess لَكُمْ for you رِزْقًۭا any provision فَٱبْتَغُوا۟ So seek عِندَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision وَٱعْبُدُوهُ and worship Him وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لَهُۥٓ ۖ to Him إِلَيْهِ To Him تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ١٧

You only worship, besides Allāh, idols, and you produce a falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allāh do not possess for you [the power of] provision. So seek from Allāh provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned."

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وَإِن And if تُكَذِّبُوا۟ you deny فَقَدْ then verily كَذَّبَ denied أُمَمٌۭ (the) nations مِّن before you قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ before you وَمَا And not عَلَى (is) on ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear ١٨

And if you [people] deny [the message] - already nations before you have denied. And there is not upon the Messenger except [the duty of] clear notification.

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أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see كَيْفَ how يُبْدِئُ Allah originates ٱللَّهُ Allah originates ٱلْخَلْقَ the creation ثُمَّ then يُعِيدُهُۥٓ ۚ repeats it إِنَّ Indeed ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى for ٱللَّهِ Allah يَسِيرٌۭ (is) easy ١٩

Have they not considered how Allāh begins creation and then repeats it? Indeed that, for Allāh, is easy.

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قُلْ Say سِيرُوا۟ Travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see كَيْفَ how بَدَأَ He originated ٱلْخَلْقَ ۚ the creation ثُمَّ Then ٱللَّهُ Allah يُنشِئُ will produce ٱلنَّشْأَةَ the creation ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ the last إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ (is) All-Powerful ٢٠

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allāh will produce the final creation [i.e., development]. Indeed Allāh, over all things, is competent."

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