وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ By those lined صَفًّۭا (in) rows ١
By those [angels] lined up in rows
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37. Surah As-Saffat
Those who set the Ranks · Makki · 182 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ And those who drive زَجْرًۭا strongly ٢
And those who drive [the clouds]
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فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ And those who recite ذِكْرًا (the) Message ٣
And those who recite the message,
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إِنَّ Indeed إِلَـٰهَكُمْ your Lord لَوَٰحِدٌۭ (is) surely One ٤
Indeed, your God is One,
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رَّبُّ Lord ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between both of them وَرَبُّ and Lord ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ (of) each point of sunrise ٥
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We زَيَّنَّا [We] adorned ٱلسَّمَآءَ the sky ٱلدُّنْيَا [the world] بِزِينَةٍ with an adornment ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ (of) the stars ٦
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars
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وَحِفْظًۭا And (to) guard مِّن against كُلِّ every شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ devil مَّارِدٍۢ rebellious ٧
And as protection against every rebellious devil
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لَّا Not يَسَّمَّعُونَ they may listen إِلَى to ٱلْمَلَإِ the assembly ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ [the] exalted وَيُقْذَفُونَ are pelted مِن from كُلِّ every جَانِبٍۢ side ٨
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,
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دُحُورًۭا ۖ Repelled وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment وَاصِبٌ perpetual ٩
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,
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إِلَّا Except مَنْ (him) who خَطِفَ snatches ٱلْخَطْفَةَ (by) theft فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ but follows him شِهَابٌۭ a burning flame ثَاقِبٌۭ piercing ١٠
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ Then ask them أَهُمْ Are they أَشَدُّ a stronger خَلْقًا creation أَم or مَّنْ (those) whom خَلَقْنَآ ۚ We have created إِنَّا Indeed, We خَلَقْنَـٰهُم created them مِّن from طِينٍۢ a clay لَّازِبٍۭ sticky ١١
Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.
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بَلْ Nay عَجِبْتَ you wonder وَيَسْخَرُونَ while they mock ١٢
But you wonder, while they mock,
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وَإِذَا And when ذُكِّرُوا۟ they are reminded لَا not يَذْكُرُونَ they receive admonition ١٣
And when they are reminded, they remember not.
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وَإِذَا And when رَأَوْا۟ they see ءَايَةًۭ a Sign يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ they mock ١٤
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
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وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا except سِحْرٌۭ a magic مُّبِينٌ clear ١٥
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
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أَءِذَا Is it when مِتْنَا we are dead وَكُنَّا and have become تُرَابًۭا dust وَعِظَـٰمًا and bones أَءِنَّا shall we then لَمَبْعُوثُونَ be certainly resurrected ١٦
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا Or our fathers ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ former ١٧
And our forefathers [as well]?"
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قُلْ Say نَعَمْ Yes وَأَنتُمْ and you دَٰخِرُونَ (will be) humiliated ١٨
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
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فَإِنَّمَا Then only هِىَ it زَجْرَةٌۭ (will be) a cry وَٰحِدَةٌۭ single فَإِذَا then, behold هُمْ They يَنظُرُونَ will see ١٩
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say يَـٰوَيْلَنَا O woe to us هَـٰذَا This يَوْمُ (is the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Recompense ٢٠
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."
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هَـٰذَا This يَوْمُ (is the) Day ٱلْفَصْلِ (of) Judgment ٱلَّذِى which كُنتُم you used to بِهِۦ [of it] تُكَذِّبُونَ deny ٢١
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
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۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ Gather ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ and their kinds وَمَا and what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْبُدُونَ worship ٢٢
[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship
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مِن Besides دُونِ Besides ٱللَّهِ Allah فَٱهْدُوهُمْ then lead them إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطِ (the) Path ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the Hellfire ٢٣
Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire
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وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ And stop them إِنَّهُم indeed, they مَّسْـُٔولُونَ (are) to be questioned ٢٤
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."
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مَا What لَكُمْ (is) for you لَا (Why) not تَنَاصَرُونَ you help one another ٢٥
[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"
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بَلْ Nay هُمُ they ٱلْيَوْمَ (on) that Day مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ (will) surrender ٢٦
But they, that Day, are in surrender.
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وَأَقْبَلَ And will approach بَعْضُهُمْ some of them عَلَىٰ to بَعْضٍۢ others يَتَسَآءَلُونَ questioning one another ٢٧
And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.
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قَالُوٓا۟ They will say إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you كُنتُمْ [you] used (to) تَأْتُونَنَا come (to) us عَنِ from ٱلْيَمِينِ the right ٢٨
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
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قَالُوا۟ They will say بَل Nay لَّمْ not تَكُونُوا۟ you were مُؤْمِنِينَ believers ٢٩
They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,
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وَمَا And not كَانَ was لَنَا for us عَلَيْكُم over you مِّن any سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖ authority بَلْ Nay كُنتُمْ you were قَوْمًۭا a people طَـٰغِينَ transgressing ٣٠
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
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فَحَقَّ So has been proved true عَلَيْنَا against us قَوْلُ (the) Word رَبِّنَآ ۖ (of) our Lord إِنَّا indeed, we لَذَآئِقُونَ (will) certainly taste ٣١
So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].
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فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ So we led you astray إِنَّا indeed, we كُنَّا were غَـٰوِينَ astray ٣٢
And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."
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فَإِنَّهُمْ Then indeed, they يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day فِى in ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment مُشْتَرِكُونَ (will be) sharers ٣٣
So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We كَذَٰلِكَ thus نَفْعَلُ We deal بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ with the criminals ٣٤
Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.
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إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوٓا۟ were إِذَا when قِيلَ it was said لَهُمْ to them لَآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except ٱللَّهُ Allah يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ were arrogant ٣٥
Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant
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وَيَقُولُونَ And they say أَئِنَّا Are we لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ to leave ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods لِشَاعِرٍۢ for a poet مَّجْنُونٍۭ mad ٣٦
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
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بَلْ Nay جَآءَ he has brought بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth وَصَدَّقَ and confirmed ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٣٧
Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.
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إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you لَذَآئِقُوا۟ (will) surely taste ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment ٱلْأَلِيمِ painful ٣٨
Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,
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وَمَا And not تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed إِلَّا except مَا what كُنتُمْ you used to تَعْمَلُونَ do ٣٩
And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -
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إِلَّا Except عِبَادَ (the) slaves ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ the chosen ones ٤٠
But not the chosen servants of Allāh.
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