الٓمٓ Alif Laam Meem ١
Alif, Lām, Meem.
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3. Surah Ali 'Imran
Family of Imran · Madani · 200 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ God إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلْحَىُّ the Ever-Living ٱلْقَيُّومُ the Sustainer of all that exists ٢
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.
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نَزَّلَ He revealed عَلَيْكَ to you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book بِٱلْحَقِّ in [the] truth مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا that which بَيْنَ (was) يَدَيْهِ before it وَأَنزَلَ and He revealed ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ the Taurat وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ and the Injeel ٣
He has sent down upon you, [O Muḥammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
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مِن From قَبْلُ before (this) هُدًۭى (as) guidance لِّلنَّاسِ for the mankind وَأَنزَلَ And (He) revealed ٱلْفُرْقَانَ ۗ the Criterion إِنَّ Verily ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَهُمْ for them عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment شَدِيدٌۭ ۗ severe وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَزِيزٌۭ (is) All-Mighty ذُو All-Able ٱنتِقَامٍ (of) retribution ٤
Before, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Criterion [i.e., the Qur’ān]. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allāh will have a severe punishment, and Allāh is Exalted in Might, the Owner of Retribution.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا not يَخْفَىٰ is hidden عَلَيْهِ from Him شَىْءٌۭ anything فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven ٥
Indeed, from Allāh nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven.
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هُوَ He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who يُصَوِّرُكُمْ shapes you فِى in ٱلْأَرْحَامِ the wombs كَيْفَ how(ever) يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills لَآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ٦
It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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هُوَ He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَنزَلَ revealed عَلَيْكَ to you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book مِنْهُ of it ءَايَـٰتٌۭ (are) Verses مُّحْكَمَـٰتٌ absolutely clear هُنَّ they (are) أُمُّ the foundation ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book وَأُخَرُ and others مُتَشَـٰبِهَـٰتٌۭ ۖ (are) allegorical فَأَمَّا Then as for ٱلَّذِينَ those فِى in قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts زَيْغٌۭ (is) perversity فَيَتَّبِعُونَ [so] they follow مَا what تَشَـٰبَهَ (is) allegorical مِنْهُ of it ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking ٱلْفِتْنَةِ [the] discord وَٱبْتِغَآءَ and seeking تَأْوِيلِهِۦ ۗ its interpretation وَمَا And not يَعْلَمُ knows تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ its interpretation إِلَّا except ٱللَّهُ ۗ Allah وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ And those firm فِى in ٱلْعِلْمِ [the] knowledge يَقُولُونَ they say ءَامَنَّا We believe بِهِۦ in it كُلٌّۭ All مِّنْ (is) عِندِ from رَبِّنَا ۗ our Lord وَمَا And not يَذَّكَّرُ will take heed إِلَّآ except أُو۟لُوا۟ men ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ (of) understanding ٧
It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allāh. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding.
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رَبَّنَا Our Lord لَا (Do) not تُزِغْ deviate قُلُوبَنَا our hearts بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] هَدَيْتَنَا You (have) guided us وَهَبْ and grant لَنَا (for) us مِن from لَّدُنكَ Yourself رَحْمَةً ۚ mercy إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ You ٱلْوَهَّابُ (are) the Bestower ٨
[Who say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
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رَبَّنَآ Our Lord إِنَّكَ Indeed, You جَامِعُ will gather ٱلنَّاسِ [the] mankind لِيَوْمٍۢ on a Day لَّا (there is) no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهِ ۚ in it إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يُخْلِفُ break ٱلْمِيعَادَ the Promise ٩
Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allāh does not fail in His promise."
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] لَن never تُغْنِىَ will avail عَنْهُمْ [for] them أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ their wealth وَلَآ and not أَوْلَـٰدُهُم their children مِّنَ against ٱللَّهِ Allah شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ anything وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those هُمْ they (are) وَقُودُ (the) fuel ٱلنَّارِ (for) the Fire ١٠
Indeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allāh at all. And it is they who are fuel for the Fire.
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كَدَأْبِ Like behavior ءَالِ (of the) people فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who مِن (were) from قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ before them كَذَّبُوا۟ They denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs فَأَخَذَهُمُ so seized them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ for their sins وَٱللَّهُ And Allah شَدِيدُ (is) severe ٱلْعِقَابِ (in) [the] punishment ١١
[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allāh seized them for their sins. And Allāh is severe in penalty.
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قُل Say لِّلَّذِينَ to those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] سَتُغْلَبُونَ You will be overcome وَتُحْشَرُونَ and you will be gathered إِلَىٰ to جَهَنَّمَ ۚ Hell وَبِئْسَ [and] an evil ٱلْمِهَادُ [the] resting place ١٢
Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."
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قَدْ Surely كَانَ it was لَكُمْ for you ءَايَةٌۭ a sign فِى in فِئَتَيْنِ (the) two hosts ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖ which met فِئَةٌۭ one group تُقَـٰتِلُ fighting فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَأُخْرَىٰ and another كَافِرَةٌۭ disbelievers يَرَوْنَهُم They were seeing them مِّثْلَيْهِمْ twice of them رَأْىَ with the sight ٱلْعَيْنِ ۚ (of) their eyes وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يُؤَيِّدُ supports بِنَصْرِهِۦ with His help مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَعِبْرَةًۭ surely (is) a lesson لِّأُو۟لِى for the owners ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ (of) vision ١٣
Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met [in combat at Badr] - one fighting in the cause of Allāh and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight. But Allāh supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed in that is a lesson for those of vision.
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زُيِّنَ Beautified لِلنَّاسِ for mankind حُبُّ (is) love ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ (of) the (things they) desire مِنَ of ٱلنِّسَآءِ [the] women وَٱلْبَنِينَ and [the] sons وَٱلْقَنَـٰطِيرِ and [the] heaps ٱلْمُقَنطَرَةِ [the] stored up مِنَ of ٱلذَّهَبِ [the] gold وَٱلْفِضَّةِ and [the] silver وَٱلْخَيْلِ and [the] horses ٱلْمُسَوَّمَةِ [the] branded وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ and [the] cattle وَٱلْحَرْثِ ۗ and [the] tilled land ذَٰلِكَ That مَتَـٰعُ (is) provision ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ (of) the world وَٱللَّهُ but Allah عِندَهُۥ with Him حُسْنُ (is an) excellent ٱلْمَـَٔابِ [the] abode to return ١٤
Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allāh has with Him the best return [i.e., Paradise].
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۞ قُلْ Say أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم Shall I inform you بِخَيْرٍۢ of better مِّن than ذَٰلِكُمْ ۚ that لِلَّذِينَ For those who ٱتَّقَوْا۟ fear[ed] عِندَ with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord جَنَّـٰتٌۭ (are) Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ [the] rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ abiding forever فِيهَا in it وَأَزْوَٰجٌۭ and spouses مُّطَهَّرَةٌۭ pure وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ and approval مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بَصِيرٌۢ (is) All-Seer بِٱلْعِبَادِ of (His) slaves ١٥
Say, "Shall I inform you of [something] better than that? For those who fear Allāh will be gardens in the presence of their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally, and purified spouses and approval from Allāh. And Allāh is Seeing [i.e., aware] of [His] servants -
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَقُولُونَ say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord إِنَّنَآ Indeed, we ءَامَنَّا (have) believed فَٱغْفِرْ so forgive لَنَا for us ذُنُوبَنَا our sins وَقِنَا and save us عَذَابَ (from) punishment ٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire ١٦
Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,"
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ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ The patient وَٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ and the truthful وَٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ and the obedient وَٱلْمُنفِقِينَ and those who spend وَٱلْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ and those who seek forgiveness بِٱلْأَسْحَارِ [in the] before dawn ١٧
The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allāh], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.
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شَهِدَ Bears witness ٱللَّهُ Allah أَنَّهُۥ that [He] لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and (so do) the Angels وَأُو۟لُوا۟ and owners ٱلْعِلْمِ (of) [the] knowledge قَآئِمًۢا standing بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ in justice لَآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ١٨
Allāh witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلدِّينَ the religion عِندَ near ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ ۗ (is) Islam وَمَا And not ٱخْتَلَفَ differed ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book إِلَّا except مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَهُمُ came to them ٱلْعِلْمُ [the] knowledge بَغْيًۢا out of envy بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ among them وَمَن And whoever يَكْفُرْ disbelieves بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah سَرِيعُ (is) swift ٱلْحِسَابِ (in taking) account ١٩
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allāh is Islām. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allāh, then indeed, Allāh is swift in [taking] account.
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فَإِنْ Then if حَآجُّوكَ they argue with you فَقُلْ then say أَسْلَمْتُ I have submitted وَجْهِىَ myself لِلَّهِ to Allah وَمَنِ and (those) who ٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗ follow me وَقُل And say لِّلَّذِينَ to those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ and the unlettered people ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ ۚ Have you submitted yourselves فَإِنْ Then if أَسْلَمُوا۟ they submit فَقَدِ then surely ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ they are guided وَّإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn back فَإِنَّمَا then only عَلَيْكَ on you ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ۗ (is) to [the] convey وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بَصِيرٌۢ (is) All-Seer بِٱلْعِبَادِ of [His] slaves ٢٠
So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted myself to Allāh [in Islām], and [so have] those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the unlearned, "Have you submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in Islām], they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification. And Allāh is Seeing of [His] servants.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Signs (of) ٱللَّهِ Allah وَيَقْتُلُونَ and they kill ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ the Prophets بِغَيْرِ without حَقٍّۢ right وَيَقْتُلُونَ and they kill ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَأْمُرُونَ order بِٱلْقِسْطِ [with] justice مِنَ among ٱلنَّاسِ the people فَبَشِّرْهُم then give them tidings بِعَذَابٍ of a punishment أَلِيمٍ painful ٢١
Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allāh and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice from among the people - give them tidings of a painful punishment.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who حَبِطَتْ became worthless أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ their deeds فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and (in) the Hereafter وَمَا And not لَهُم (will be) for them مِّن any نَّـٰصِرِينَ helpers ٢٢
They are the ones whose deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and for them there will be no helpers.
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أَلَمْ Have not تَرَ you seen إِلَى [to] ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given نَصِيبًۭا a portion مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Scripture يُدْعَوْنَ They are invited إِلَىٰ to كِتَـٰبِ (the) Book ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لِيَحْكُمَ that (it should) arbitrate بَيْنَهُمْ between them ثُمَّ then يَتَوَلَّىٰ turns away فَرِيقٌۭ a party مِّنْهُمْ of them وَهُم and they (are) مُّعْرِضُونَ those who are averse ٢٣
Do you not consider, [O Muḥammad], those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Scripture of Allāh that it should arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are refusing.
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ذَٰلِكَ That بِأَنَّهُمْ (is) because they قَالُوا۟ say لَن Never تَمَسَّنَا will touch us ٱلنَّارُ the Fire إِلَّآ except أَيَّامًۭا (for) days مَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢ ۖ numbered وَغَرَّهُمْ And deceived them فِى in دِينِهِم their religion مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they were يَفْتَرُونَ inventing ٢٤
That is because they say, "Never will the Fire touch us except for [a few] numbered days," and [because] they were deluded in their religion by what they were inventing.
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فَكَيْفَ Then how (will it be) إِذَا when جَمَعْنَـٰهُمْ We will gather them لِيَوْمٍۢ on a Day لَّا no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهِ in it وَوُفِّيَتْ And will be paid in full كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۢ soul مَّا what كَسَبَتْ it earned وَهُمْ and they لَا (will) not يُظْلَمُونَ be wronged ٢٥
So how will it be when We assemble them for a Day about which there is no doubt? And each soul will be compensated [in full for] what it earned, and they will not be wronged.
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قُلِ Say ٱللَّهُمَّ O Allah مَـٰلِكَ Owner ٱلْمُلْكِ (of) the Dominion تُؤْتِى You give ٱلْمُلْكَ the dominion مَن (to) whom تَشَآءُ You will وَتَنزِعُ and You take away ٱلْمُلْكَ the dominion مِمَّن from whom تَشَآءُ You will وَتُعِزُّ and You honor مَن whom تَشَآءُ You will وَتُذِلُّ and You humiliate مَن whom تَشَآءُ ۖ You will بِيَدِكَ In Your hand ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ (is all) the good إِنَّكَ Indeed, You عَلَىٰ (are) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٦
Say, "O Allāh, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.
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تُولِجُ You cause to enter ٱلَّيْلَ the night فِى in ٱلنَّهَارِ the day وَتُولِجُ and You cause to enter ٱلنَّهَارَ the day فِى in ٱلَّيْلِ ۖ the night وَتُخْرِجُ and You bring forth ٱلْحَىَّ the living مِنَ from ٱلْمَيِّتِ the dead وَتُخْرِجُ and You bring forth ٱلْمَيِّتَ the dead مِنَ from ٱلْحَىِّ ۖ the living وَتَرْزُقُ and You give provision مَن (to) whom تَشَآءُ You will بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍۢ measure ٢٧
You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account [i.e., limit or measure]."
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لَّا (Let) not يَتَّخِذِ take ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believers ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers أَوْلِيَآءَ (as) allies مِن from دُونِ instead of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ the believers وَمَن And whoever يَفْعَلْ does ذَٰلِكَ that فَلَيْسَ then not he (has) مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah فِى in شَىْءٍ anything إِلَّآ except أَن that تَتَّقُوا۟ you fear مِنْهُمْ from them تُقَىٰةًۭ ۗ (as) a precaution وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ And warns you ٱللَّهُ Allah نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ (of) Himself وَإِلَى and to ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the final return ٢٨
Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.
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قُلْ Say إِن Whether تُخْفُوا۟ you conceal مَا what فِى (is) in صُدُورِكُمْ your breasts أَوْ or تُبْدُوهُ you disclose it يَعْلَمْهُ knows it ٱللَّهُ ۗ Allah وَيَعْلَمُ And He knows مَا what فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and what فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earth وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٩
Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allāh knows it. And He knows that which is in the heavens and that which is on the earth. And Allāh is over all things competent.
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يَوْمَ (On the) day تَجِدُ will find كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۢ soul مَّا what عَمِلَتْ it did مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good مُّحْضَرًۭا presented وَمَا and what عَمِلَتْ it did مِن of سُوٓءٍۢ evil تَوَدُّ it will wish لَوْ [if] أَنَّ that بَيْنَهَا between itself وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ and between it (evil) أَمَدًۢا (was) a distance بَعِيدًۭا ۗ great وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ And warns you ٱللَّهُ Allah نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ (against) Himself وَٱللَّهُ and Allah رَءُوفٌۢ (is) Most Kind بِٱلْعِبَادِ to (His) [the] slaves ٣٠
The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and Allāh is Kind to [His] servants."
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قُلْ Say إِن If كُنتُمْ you تُحِبُّونَ love ٱللَّهَ Allah فَٱتَّبِعُونِى then follow me يُحْبِبْكُمُ will love you ٱللَّهُ Allah وَيَغْفِرْ and He will forgive لَكُمْ for you ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ your sins وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٣١
Say, [O Muḥammad], "If you should love Allāh, then follow me, [so] Allāh will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."
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قُلْ Say أَطِيعُوا۟ Obey ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱلرَّسُولَ ۖ and the Messenger فَإِن Then if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ love ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٣٢
Say, "Obey Allāh and the Messenger. But if you turn away - then indeed, Allāh does not like the disbelievers."
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۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ chose ءَادَمَ Adam وَنُوحًۭا and Nuh وَءَالَ and (the) family إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim وَءَالَ and (the) family عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٣٣
Indeed, Allāh chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of ʿImrān over the worlds -
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ذُرِّيَّةًۢ Descendents بَعْضُهَا some of them مِنۢ from بَعْضٍۢ ۗ others وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ٣٤
Descendants, some of them from others. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
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إِذْ When قَالَتِ [she] said ٱمْرَأَتُ (the) wife عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I نَذَرْتُ [I] vowed لَكَ to You مَا what فِى (is) in بَطْنِى my womb مُحَرَّرًۭا dedicated فَتَقَبَّلْ so accept مِنِّىٓ ۖ from me إِنَّكَ Indeed, You أَنتَ You ٱلسَّمِيعُ (are) the All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing ٣٥
[Mention, O Muḥammad], when the wife of ʿImrān said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
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فَلَمَّا Then when وَضَعَتْهَا she delivered her قَالَتْ she said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى indeed I وَضَعْتُهَآ [I] (have) delivered [her] أُنثَىٰ a female وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ knows better بِمَا [of] what وَضَعَتْ she delivered وَلَيْسَ and is not ٱلذَّكَرُ the male كَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۖ like the female وَإِنِّى And that I سَمَّيْتُهَا [I] (have) named her مَرْيَمَ Maryam وَإِنِّىٓ and that I أُعِيذُهَا [I] seek refuge for her بِكَ in You وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا and her offspring مِنَ from ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ the Shaitaan ٱلرَّجِيمِ the rejected ٣٦
But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allāh was most knowing of what she delivered, and the male is not like the female. "And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]."
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فَتَقَبَّلَهَا So accepted her رَبُّهَا her Lord بِقَبُولٍ with acceptance حَسَنٍۢ good وَأَنۢبَتَهَا and reared her نَبَاتًا a rearing حَسَنًۭا good وَكَفَّلَهَا and put her in (the) care زَكَرِيَّا ۖ (of) Zakariya كُلَّمَا Whenever دَخَلَ entered عَلَيْهَا upon her زَكَرِيَّا Zakariya ٱلْمِحْرَابَ [the] prayer chamber وَجَدَ he found عِندَهَا with her رِزْقًۭا ۖ provision قَالَ He said يَـٰمَرْيَمُ O Maryam أَنَّىٰ From where لَكِ for you هَـٰذَا ۖ (is) this قَالَتْ She said هُوَ This مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَرْزُقُ gives provision مَن (to) whom يَشَآءُ He wills بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍ measure ٣٧
So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allāh. Indeed, Allāh provides for whom He wills without account."
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هُنَالِكَ There only دَعَا invoked زَكَرِيَّا Zakariya رَبَّهُۥ ۖ his Lord قَالَ he said رَبِّ My Lord هَبْ grant لِى [for] me مِن from لَّدُنكَ Yourself ذُرِّيَّةًۭ offspring طَيِّبَةً ۖ pure إِنَّكَ Indeed, You سَمِيعُ (are) All-Hearer ٱلدُّعَآءِ (of) the prayer ٣٨
At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication."
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فَنَادَتْهُ Then called him ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels وَهُوَ when he قَآئِمٌۭ (was) standing يُصَلِّى praying فِى in ٱلْمِحْرَابِ the prayer chamber أَنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُبَشِّرُكَ gives you glad tidings بِيَحْيَىٰ of Yahya مُصَدِّقًۢا confirming بِكَلِمَةٍۢ [of] a Word مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَسَيِّدًۭا and a noble وَحَصُورًۭا and chaste وَنَبِيًّۭا and a Prophet مِّنَ among ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٣٩
So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord أَنَّىٰ how يَكُونُ can (there) be لِى for me غُلَـٰمٌۭ a son وَقَدْ and verily بَلَغَنِىَ has reached me ٱلْكِبَرُ [the] old age وَٱمْرَأَتِى and my wife عَاقِرٌۭ ۖ (is) [a] barren قَالَ He said كَذَٰلِكَ Thus ٱللَّهُ Allah يَفْعَلُ does مَا what يَشَآءُ He wills ٤٠
He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."
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