قٓ ۚ Qaf وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ By the Quran ٱلْمَجِيدِ the Glorious ١
Qāf. By the honored Qur’ān...
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50. Surah Qaf
The Letter "Qaf" · Makki · 45 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
بَلْ Nay عَجِبُوٓا۟ they wonder أَن that جَآءَهُم has come to them مُّنذِرٌۭ a warner مِّنْهُمْ from them فَقَالَ So say ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers هَـٰذَا This شَىْءٌ (is) a thing عَجِيبٌ amazing ٢
But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
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أَءِذَا What! When مِتْنَا we die وَكُنَّا and have become تُرَابًۭا ۖ dust ذَٰلِكَ That رَجْعٌۢ (is) a return بَعِيدٌۭ far ٣
When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."
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قَدْ Certainly عَلِمْنَا We know مَا what تَنقُصُ diminishes ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth مِنْهُمْ ۖ of them وَعِندَنَا and with Us كِتَـٰبٌ (is) a Book حَفِيظٌۢ guarded ٤
We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
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بَلْ Nay كَذَّبُوا۟ they denied بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth لَمَّا when جَآءَهُمْ it came (to) them فَهُمْ so they فِىٓ (are) in أَمْرٍۢ a state مَّرِيجٍ confused ٥
But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
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أَفَلَمْ Then do not يَنظُرُوٓا۟ they look إِلَى at ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فَوْقَهُمْ above them كَيْفَ how بَنَيْنَـٰهَا We structured it وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا and adorned it وَمَا and not لَهَا for it مِن any فُرُوجٍۢ rifts ٦
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
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وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth مَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread it out وَأَلْقَيْنَا and cast فِيهَا therein رَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountains وَأَنۢبَتْنَا and We made to grow فِيهَا therein مِن of كُلِّ every زَوْجٍۭ kind بَهِيجٍۢ beautiful ٧
And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
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تَبْصِرَةًۭ Giving insight وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder لِكُلِّ for every عَبْدٍۢ slave مُّنِيبٍۢ who turns ٨
Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh].
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وَنَزَّلْنَا And We have sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water مُّبَـٰرَكًۭا blessed فَأَنۢبَتْنَا then We made to grow بِهِۦ thereby جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens وَحَبَّ and grain ٱلْحَصِيدِ (for) the harvest ٩
And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
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وَٱلنَّخْلَ And the palms trees بَاسِقَـٰتٍۢ tall لَّهَا for it طَلْعٌۭ (are) layers نَّضِيدٌۭ arranged ١٠
And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
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رِّزْقًۭا A provision لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ for the slaves وَأَحْيَيْنَا and We give life بِهِۦ therewith بَلْدَةًۭ (to) a land مَّيْتًۭا ۚ dead كَذَٰلِكَ Thus ٱلْخُرُوجُ (will be) the coming forth ١١
As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].
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كَذَّبَتْ Denied قَبْلَهُمْ before them قَوْمُ (the) people نُوحٍۢ (of) Nuh وَأَصْحَـٰبُ and (the) companions ٱلرَّسِّ (of) Ar-Raas وَثَمُودُ and Thamud ١٢
The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamūd
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وَعَادٌۭ And Aad وَفِرْعَوْنُ and Firaun وَإِخْوَٰنُ and (the) brothers لُوطٍۢ (of) Lut ١٣
And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot
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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ And (the) companions ٱلْأَيْكَةِ (of) the wood وَقَوْمُ and (the) people تُبَّعٍۢ ۚ (of) Tubba كُلٌّۭ All كَذَّبَ denied ٱلرُّسُلَ the Messengers فَحَقَّ so was fulfilled وَعِيدِ My Threat ١٤
And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
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أَفَعَيِينَا Were We then tired بِٱلْخَلْقِ with the creation ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ the first بَلْ Nay هُمْ they فِى (are) in لَبْسٍۢ doubt مِّنْ about خَلْقٍۢ a creation جَدِيدٍۢ new ١٥
Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man وَنَعْلَمُ and We know مَا what تُوَسْوِسُ whispers بِهِۦ to him نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ his soul وَنَحْنُ and We أَقْرَبُ (are) nearer إِلَيْهِ to him مِنْ than حَبْلِ (his) jugular vein ٱلْوَرِيدِ (his) jugular vein ١٦
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.
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إِذْ When يَتَلَقَّى receive ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ the two receivers عَنِ on ٱلْيَمِينِ the right وَعَنِ and on ٱلشِّمَالِ the left قَعِيدٌۭ seated ١٧
When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.
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مَّا Not يَلْفِظُ he utters مِن any قَوْلٍ word إِلَّا but لَدَيْهِ with him رَقِيبٌ (is) an observer عَتِيدٌۭ ready ١٨
He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
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وَجَآءَتْ And will come سَكْرَةُ (the) stupor ٱلْمَوْتِ (of) death بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ in truth ذَٰلِكَ That مَا (is) what كُنتَ you were مِنْهُ [from it] تَحِيدُ avoiding ١٩
And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
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وَنُفِخَ And will be blown فِى [in] ٱلصُّورِ ۚ the trumpet ذَٰلِكَ That يَوْمُ (is the) Day ٱلْوَعِيدِ (of) the Warning ٢٠
And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
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