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Surah Al-'Ankabut
Verse 46–69

۞ وَلَا And (do) not تُجَـٰدِلُوٓا۟ argue أَهْلَ (with the) People of the Book ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (with the) People of the Book إِلَّا except بِٱلَّتِى by which هِىَ [it] أَحْسَنُ (is) best إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ (do) wrong مِنْهُمْ ۖ among them وَقُولُوٓا۟ and say ءَامَنَّا We believe بِٱلَّذِىٓ in that (which) أُنزِلَ has been revealed إِلَيْنَا to us وَأُنزِلَ and was revealed إِلَيْكُمْ to you وَإِلَـٰهُنَا And our God وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ and your God وَٰحِدٌۭ (is) One وَنَحْنُ and we لَهُۥ to Him مُسْلِمُونَ submit ٤٦

And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus أَنزَلْنَآ We (have) revealed إِلَيْكَ to you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ the Book فَٱلَّذِينَ So those ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave [them] ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِهِۦ ۖ therein وَمِنْ And among هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these مَن (are some) who يُؤْمِنُ believe بِهِۦ ۚ therein وَمَا And none يَجْحَدُ reject بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Our Verses إِلَّا except ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers ٤٧

And thus We have sent down to you the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān]. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it. And among these [people of Makkah] are those who believe in it. And none reject Our verses except the disbelievers.

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وَمَا And not كُنتَ (did) you تَتْلُوا۟ recite مِن before it قَبْلِهِۦ before it مِن any كِتَـٰبٍۢ Book وَلَا and not تَخُطُّهُۥ (did) you write it بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ with your right hand إِذًۭا in that case لَّٱرْتَابَ surely (would) have doubted ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiers ٤٨

And you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Then [i.e., otherwise] the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt.

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بَلْ Nay هُوَ it ءَايَـٰتٌۢ (is) Verses بَيِّنَـٰتٌۭ clear فِى in صُدُورِ (the) breasts ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who أُوتُوا۟ are given ٱلْعِلْمَ ۚ the knowledge وَمَا And not يَجْحَدُ reject بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Our Verses إِلَّا except ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers ٤٩

Rather, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ are sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَـٰتٌۭ (the) Signs مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ his Lord قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتُ the Signs عِندَ (are) with ٱللَّهِ Allah وَإِنَّمَآ and only أَنَا۠ I (am) نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌ clear ٥٠

But they say, "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The signs are only with Allāh, and I am only a clear warner."

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أَوَلَمْ And is (it) not يَكْفِهِمْ sufficient for them أَنَّآ that We أَنزَلْنَا revealed عَلَيْكَ to you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يُتْلَىٰ (which) is recited عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ to them إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَرَحْمَةًۭ surely is a mercy وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe ٥١

And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.

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قُلْ Say كَفَىٰ Sufficient is بِٱللَّهِ Allah بَيْنِى between me وَبَيْنَكُمْ and between you شَهِيدًۭا ۖ (as) a Witness يَعْلَمُ He knows مَا what فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ and the earth وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ in [the] falsehood وَكَفَرُوا۟ and disbelieve بِٱللَّهِ in Allah أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those هُمُ they ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers ٥٢

Say, "Sufficient is Allāh between me and you as Witness. He knows what is in the heavens and earth. And they who have believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allāh - it is those who are the losers."

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وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ And they ask you to hasten بِٱلْعَذَابِ ۚ [with] the punishment وَلَوْلَآ And if not أَجَلٌۭ (for) a term مُّسَمًّۭى appointed لَّجَآءَهُمُ surely (would) have come to them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُم But it will surely come to them بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly وَهُمْ while they لَا (do) not يَشْعُرُونَ perceive ٥٣

And they urge you to hasten the punishment. And if not for [the decree of] a specified term, punishment would have reached them. But it will surely come to them suddenly while they perceive not.

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يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ They ask you to hasten بِٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment وَإِنَّ And indeed جَهَنَّمَ Hell لَمُحِيطَةٌۢ will surely, encompass بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٥٤

They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell will be encompassing of the disbelievers

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يَوْمَ On (the) Day يَغْشَىٰهُمُ will cover them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment مِن from فَوْقِهِمْ above them وَمِن and from تَحْتِ below أَرْجُلِهِمْ their feet وَيَقُولُ and He will say ذُوقُوا۟ Taste مَا what كُنتُمْ you used تَعْمَلُونَ (to) do ٥٥

On the Day the punishment will cover them from above them and from below their feet and it is said, "Taste [the result of] what you used to do."

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يَـٰعِبَادِىَ O My servants ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe إِنَّ Indeed أَرْضِى My earth وَٰسِعَةٌۭ (is) spacious فَإِيَّـٰىَ so only فَٱعْبُدُونِ worship Me ٥٦

O My servants who have believed, indeed My earth is spacious, so worship only Me.

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كُلُّ Every نَفْسٍۢ soul ذَآئِقَةُ (will) taste ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ the death ثُمَّ Then إِلَيْنَا to Us تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٥٧

Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ [the] righteous deeds لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُم surely We will give them a place مِّنَ in ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise غُرَفًۭا lofty dwellings تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ will abide forever فِيهَا ۚ in it نِعْمَ Excellent is أَجْرُ (the) reward ٱلْعَـٰمِلِينَ (of) the workers ٥٨

And those who have believed and done righteous deeds - We will surely assign to them of Paradise [elevated] chambers beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Excellent is the reward of the [righteous] workers

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَعَلَىٰ and upon رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يَتَوَكَّلُونَ put their trust ٥٩

Who have been patient and upon their Lord rely.

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وَكَأَيِّن And how many مِّن of دَآبَّةٍۢ a creature لَّا (does) not تَحْمِلُ carry رِزْقَهَا its provision ٱللَّهُ Allah يَرْزُقُهَا provides (for) it وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ and (for) you وَهُوَ And He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٦٠

And how many a creature carries not its [own] provision. Allāh provides for it and for you. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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وَلَئِن And if سَأَلْتَهُم you ask them مَّنْ Who خَلَقَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَسَخَّرَ and subjected ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun وَٱلْقَمَرَ and the moon لَيَقُولُنَّ Surely they would say ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah فَأَنَّىٰ Then how يُؤْفَكُونَ are they deluded ٦١

If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Then how are they deluded?

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ٱللَّهُ Allah يَبْسُطُ extends ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision لِمَن for whom يَشَآءُ He wills مِنْ of عِبَادِهِۦ His slaves وَيَقْدِرُ and restricts لَهُۥٓ ۚ for him إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٦٢

Allāh extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts for him. Indeed Allāh is, of all things, Knowing.

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وَلَئِن And if سَأَلْتَهُم you ask them مَّن Who نَّزَّلَ sends down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَحْيَا and gives life بِهِ thereby ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the earth مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after مَوْتِهَا its death لَيَقُولُنَّ Surely, they would say ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah قُلِ Say ٱلْحَمْدُ All Praises لِلَّهِ ۚ (are) for Allah بَلْ But أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْقِلُونَ use reason ٦٣

And if you asked them, "Who sends down rain from the sky and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Praise to Allāh"; but most of them do not reason.

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وَمَا And not هَـٰذِهِ (is) this ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ life ٱلدُّنْيَآ (of) the world إِلَّا but لَهْوٌۭ amusement وَلَعِبٌۭ ۚ and play وَإِنَّ And indeed ٱلدَّارَ the Home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ (of) the Hereafter لَهِىَ surely, it ٱلْحَيَوَانُ ۚ (is) the life لَوْ if only كَانُوا۟ they يَعْلَمُونَ know ٦٤

And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.

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فَإِذَا And when رَكِبُوا۟ they embark فِى [in] ٱلْفُلْكِ the ship دَعَوُا۟ they call ٱللَّهَ Allah مُخْلِصِينَ (being) sincere لَهُ to Him ٱلدِّينَ (in) the religion فَلَمَّا But when نَجَّىٰهُمْ He delivers them إِلَى to ٱلْبَرِّ the land إِذَا behold هُمْ they يُشْرِكُونَ associate partners (with Him) ٦٥

And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him

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