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Ḥā, Meem.
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46. Surah Al-Ahqaf
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَنزِيلُ (The) revelation ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book مِنَ (is) from ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْعَزِيزِ the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمِ the All-Wise ٢
The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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مَا Not خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَآ (is) between both of them إِلَّا except بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth وَأَجَلٍۢ and (for) a term مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ appointed وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve عَمَّآ from what أُنذِرُوا۟ they are warned مُعْرِضُونَ (are) turning away ٣
We did not create the heavens and earth and what is between them except in truth and [for] a specified term. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.
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قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُم Do you see مَّا what تَدْعُونَ you call مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah أَرُونِى Show me مَاذَا what خَلَقُوا۟ they have created مِنَ of ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أَمْ or لَهُمْ for them شِرْكٌۭ (is) any share فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ۖ the heavens ٱئْتُونِى Bring me بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ a book مِّن from قَبْلِ before هَـٰذَآ this أَوْ or أَثَـٰرَةٍۢ a trace مِّنْ of عِلْمٍ knowledge إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٤
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."
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وَمَنْ And who أَضَلُّ (is) more astray مِمَّن than (he) who يَدْعُوا۟ calls مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مَن who لَّا will not respond يَسْتَجِيبُ will not respond لَهُۥٓ to him إِلَىٰ until يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) Resurrection وَهُمْ and they عَن of دُعَآئِهِمْ their calls غَـٰفِلُونَ (are) unaware ٥
And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allāh those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection [i.e., never], and they, of their invocation, are unaware.
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وَإِذَا And when حُشِرَ are gathered ٱلنَّاسُ the people كَانُوا۟ they will be لَهُمْ for them أَعْدَآءًۭ enemies وَكَانُوا۟ and they will be بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ of their worship كَـٰفِرِينَ deniers ٦
And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.
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وَإِذَا And when تُتْلَىٰ are recited عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear قَالَ say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لِلْحَقِّ of the truth لَمَّا when جَآءَهُمْ it comes to them هَـٰذَا This سِحْرٌۭ (is) a magic مُّبِينٌ clear ٧
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."
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أَمْ Or يَقُولُونَ they say ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has invented it قُلْ Say إِنِ If ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ I have invented it فَلَا then not تَمْلِكُونَ you have power لِى for me مِنَ against ٱللَّهِ Allah شَيْـًٔا ۖ anything هُوَ He أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَا of what تُفِيضُونَ you utter فِيهِ ۖ concerning it كَفَىٰ Sufficient is He بِهِۦ Sufficient is He شَهِيدًۢا (as) a Witness بَيْنِى between me وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۖ and between you وَهُوَ and He ٱلْغَفُورُ (is) the Oft-Forgiving ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٨
Or do they say, "He has invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allāh at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved. Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
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قُلْ Say مَا Not كُنتُ I am بِدْعًۭا a new (one) مِّنَ among ٱلرُّسُلِ the Messengers وَمَآ and not أَدْرِى I know مَا what يُفْعَلُ will be done بِى with me وَلَا and not بِكُمْ ۖ with you إِنْ Not أَتَّبِعُ I follow إِلَّا but مَا what يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed إِلَىَّ to me وَمَآ and not أَنَا۠ I am إِلَّا but نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌۭ clear ٩
Say, "I am not something original among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."
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قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُمْ Do you see إِن if كَانَ it is مِنْ from Allah عِندِ from Allah ٱللَّهِ from Allah وَكَفَرْتُم and you disbelieve بِهِۦ in it وَشَهِدَ and testifies شَاهِدٌۭ a witness مِّنۢ from بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel عَلَىٰ to مِثْلِهِۦ (the) like thereof فَـَٔامَنَ then he believed وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ while you are arrogant إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٠
Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was from Allāh, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant...?" Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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وَقَالَ And say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لِلَّذِينَ of those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لَوْ If كَانَ it had been خَيْرًۭا good مَّا not سَبَقُونَآ they (would) have preceded us إِلَيْهِ ۚ to it وَإِذْ And when لَمْ not يَهْتَدُوا۟ they (are) guided بِهِۦ by it فَسَيَقُولُونَ they say هَـٰذَآ This إِفْكٌۭ (is) a lie قَدِيمٌۭ ancient ١١
And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
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وَمِن And before it قَبْلِهِۦ And before it كِتَـٰبُ (was the) Scripture مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa إِمَامًۭا (as) a guide وَرَحْمَةًۭ ۚ and a mercy وَهَـٰذَا And this كِتَـٰبٌۭ (is) a Book مُّصَدِّقٌۭ confirming لِّسَانًا (in) language عَرَبِيًّۭا Arabic لِّيُنذِرَ to warn ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ do wrong وَبُشْرَىٰ and (as) glad tidings لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ for the good-doers ١٢
And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوا۟ say رَبُّنَا Our Lord ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah ثُمَّ then ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ remain firm فَلَا then no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ١٣
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) Paradise خَـٰلِدِينَ abiding forever فِيهَا therein جَزَآءًۢ a reward بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٤
Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.
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وَوَصَّيْنَا And We have enjoined ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ (on) man بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ to his parents إِحْسَـٰنًا ۖ kindness حَمَلَتْهُ Carried him أُمُّهُۥ his mother كُرْهًۭا (with) hardship وَوَضَعَتْهُ and gave birth to him كُرْهًۭا ۖ (with) hardship وَحَمْلُهُۥ And (the) bearing of him وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ and (the) weaning of him ثَلَـٰثُونَ (is) thirty شَهْرًا ۚ month(s) حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when بَلَغَ he reaches أَشُدَّهُۥ his maturity وَبَلَغَ and reaches أَرْبَعِينَ forty سَنَةًۭ year(s) قَالَ he says رَبِّ My Lord أَوْزِعْنِىٓ grant me (the) power أَنْ that أَشْكُرَ I may be grateful نِعْمَتَكَ (for) Your favor ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَنْعَمْتَ You have bestowed عَلَىَّ upon me وَعَلَىٰ and upon وَٰلِدَىَّ my parents وَأَنْ and that أَعْمَلَ I do صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) تَرْضَىٰهُ which please You وَأَصْلِحْ and make righteous لِى for me فِى among ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ my offspring إِنِّى indeed تُبْتُ I turn إِلَيْكَ to You وَإِنِّى and indeed, I am مِنَ of ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ those who submit ١٥
And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones نَتَقَبَّلُ We will accept عَنْهُمْ from them أَحْسَنَ (the) best مَا (of) what عَمِلُوا۟ they did وَنَتَجَاوَزُ and We will overlook عَن [from] سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ their evil deeds فِىٓ among أَصْحَـٰبِ (the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) Paradise وَعْدَ A promise ٱلصِّدْقِ true ٱلَّذِى which كَانُوا۟ they were يُوعَدُونَ promised ١٦
Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.
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وَٱلَّذِى But the one who قَالَ says لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ to his parents أُفٍّۢ Uff لَّكُمَآ to both of you أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ Do you promise me أَنْ that أُخْرَجَ I will be brought forth وَقَدْ and have already passed away خَلَتِ and have already passed away ٱلْقُرُونُ the generations مِن before me قَبْلِى before me وَهُمَا And they both يَسْتَغِيثَانِ seek help ٱللَّهَ (of) Allah وَيْلَكَ Woe to you ءَامِنْ Believe إِنَّ Indeed وَعْدَ (the) Promise ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah حَقٌّۭ (is) true فَيَقُولُ But he says مَا Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّآ but أَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٧
But one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allāh for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former peoples" -
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones حَقَّ (has) proved true عَلَيْهِمُ against them ٱلْقَوْلُ the word فِىٓ among أُمَمٍۢ nations قَدْ (that) already passed away خَلَتْ (that) already passed away مِن before them قَبْلِهِم before them مِّنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ (the) jinn وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ and the men إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ are خَـٰسِرِينَ (the) losers ١٨
Those are the ones upon whom the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
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وَلِكُلٍّۢ And for all دَرَجَـٰتٌۭ (are) degrees مِّمَّا for what عَمِلُوا۟ ۖ they did وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ and that He may fully compensate them أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ (for) their deeds وَهُمْ and they لَا will not be wronged يُظْلَمُونَ will not be wronged ١٩
And for all there are degrees [of reward and punishment] for what they have done, and [it is] so that He may fully compensate them for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يُعْرَضُ will be exposed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved عَلَى to ٱلنَّارِ the Fire أَذْهَبْتُمْ You exhausted طَيِّبَـٰتِكُمْ your good things فِى in حَيَاتِكُمُ your life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم and you took your pleasures بِهَا therein فَٱلْيَوْمَ So today تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed عَذَابَ (with) a punishment ٱلْهُونِ humiliating بِمَا because كُنتُمْ you were تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ arrogant فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth بِغَيْرِ without ٱلْحَقِّ [the] right وَبِمَا and because كُنتُمْ you were تَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobedient ٢٠
And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation because you were arrogant upon the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."
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