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6. Surah Al-An'am

The Cattle · Makki · 165 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

6:1

ٱلْحَمْدُ (All) the praises and thanks لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَجَعَلَ and made ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ the darkness[es] وَٱلنُّورَ ۖ and the light ثُمَّ Then ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved بِرَبِّهِمْ in their Lord يَعْدِلُونَ equate others with Him ١

[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.

— Come To Light

6:2

هُوَ He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُم created you مِّن from طِينٍۢ clay ثُمَّ then قَضَىٰٓ He decreed أَجَلًۭا ۖ a term وَأَجَلٌۭ and a term مُّسَمًّى specified عِندَهُۥ ۖ with Him ثُمَّ yet أَنتُمْ you تَمْتَرُونَ doubt ٢

It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.

— Come To Light

6:3

وَهُوَ And He ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَفِى and in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth يَعْلَمُ He knows سِرَّكُمْ your secret وَجَهْرَكُمْ and what you make public وَيَعْلَمُ and He knows مَا what تَكْسِبُونَ you earn ٣

And He is Allāh, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.

— Come To Light

6:4

وَمَا And not تَأْتِيهِم comes to them مِّنْ [of] ءَايَةٍۢ any sign مِّنْ from ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Signs رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord إِلَّا but كَانُوا۟ they are عَنْهَا from it مُعْرِضِينَ turning away ٤

And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom.

— Come To Light

6:5

فَقَدْ Then indeed كَذَّبُوا۟ they denied بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth لَمَّا when جَآءَهُمْ ۖ it came to them فَسَوْفَ but soon يَأْتِيهِمْ will come to them أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ news مَا (of) what كَانُوا۟ they used to بِهِۦ [at it] يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock ٥

For they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.

— Come To Light

6:6

أَلَمْ Did not يَرَوْا۟ they see كَمْ how many أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed مِن from قَبْلِهِم before them مِّن of قَرْنٍۢ generations مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمْ We had established them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مَا what لَمْ not نُمَكِّن We (have) established لَّكُمْ for you وَأَرْسَلْنَا And We sent ٱلسَّمَآءَ (rain from) the sky عَلَيْهِم upon them مِّدْرَارًۭا showering abundantly وَجَعَلْنَا and We made ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَ the rivers تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهِمْ underneath them فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم Then We destroyed them بِذُنُوبِهِمْ for their sins وَأَنشَأْنَا and We raised مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ after them قَرْنًا generations ءَاخَرِينَ other ٦

Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.

— Come To Light

6:7

وَلَوْ And (even) if نَزَّلْنَا We (had) sent down عَلَيْكَ to you كِتَـٰبًۭا a written Scripture فِى in قِرْطَاسٍۢ a parchment فَلَمَسُوهُ and they touched it بِأَيْدِيهِمْ with their hands لَقَالَ surely (would) have said ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا but سِحْرٌۭ magic مُّبِينٌۭ clear ٧

And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."

— Come To Light

6:8

وَقَالُوا۟ And they said لَوْلَآ Why has not been أُنزِلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him مَلَكٌۭ ۖ an Angel وَلَوْ And if أَنزَلْنَا We (had) sent down مَلَكًۭا an Angel لَّقُضِىَ surely (would) have been decided ٱلْأَمْرُ the matter ثُمَّ then لَا no يُنظَرُونَ respite would have been granted to them ٨

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

— Come To Light

6:9

وَلَوْ And if جَعَلْنَـٰهُ We had made him مَلَكًۭا an Angel لَّجَعَلْنَـٰهُ certainly We (would) have made him رَجُلًۭا a man وَلَلَبَسْنَا and certainly We (would) have obscured عَلَيْهِم to them مَّا what يَلْبِسُونَ they are obscuring ٩

And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt].

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدِ And indeed ٱسْتُهْزِئَ were mocked بِرُسُلٍۢ Messengers مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَحَاقَ but surrounded بِٱلَّذِينَ those who سَخِرُوا۟ scoffed مِنْهُم of them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used to بِهِۦ [at it] يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock ١٠

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say سِيرُوا۟ Travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth ثُمَّ and ٱنظُرُوا۟ see كَيْفَ how كَانَ was عَـٰقِبَةُ (the) end ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (of) the rejecters ١١

Say, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers."

— Come To Light

قُل Say لِّمَن To whom (belongs) مَّا what فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth قُل Say لِّلَّهِ ۚ To Allah كَتَبَ He has decreed عَلَىٰ upon نَفْسِهِ Himself ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ۚ the Mercy لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ Surely He will assemble you إِلَىٰ on يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection لَا (there is) no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهِ ۚ about it ٱلَّذِينَ Those who خَسِرُوٓا۟ have lost أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves فَهُمْ then they لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ١٢

Say, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allāh." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe.

— Come To Light

۞ وَلَهُۥ And for Him مَا (is) whatever سَكَنَ dwells فِى in ٱلَّيْلِ the night وَٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ and the day وَهُوَ and He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ All-Knowing ١٣

And to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَغَيْرَ Is it other than ٱللَّهِ Allah أَتَّخِذُ I (should) take وَلِيًّۭا (as) a protector فَاطِرِ Creator ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَهُوَ while (it is) He يُطْعِمُ Who feeds وَلَا and not يُطْعَمُ ۗ He is fed قُلْ Say إِنِّىٓ Indeed I أُمِرْتُ [I] am commanded أَنْ that أَكُونَ I be أَوَّلَ (the) first مَنْ who أَسْلَمَ ۖ submits (to Allah) وَلَا and not تَكُونَنَّ be مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists ١٤

Say, "Is it other than Allāh I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and earth, while it is He who feeds and is not fed?" Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allāh] and [was commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists."

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَخَافُ [I] fear إِنْ if عَصَيْتُ I disobeyed رَبِّى my Lord عَذَابَ punishment يَوْمٍ (of) a Day عَظِيمٍۢ Mighty ١٥

Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

— Come To Light

مَّن Whoever يُصْرَفْ is averted عَنْهُ from it يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day فَقَدْ then surely رَحِمَهُۥ ۚ He had Mercy on him وَذَٰلِكَ And that ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْمُبِينُ (the) clear ١٦

He from whom it is averted that Day - [Allāh] has granted him mercy. And that is the clear attainment.

— Come To Light

وَإِن And if يَمْسَسْكَ touches you ٱللَّهُ Allah بِضُرٍّۢ with affliction فَلَا then no كَاشِفَ remover لَهُۥٓ of it إِلَّا except هُوَ ۖ Him وَإِن And if يَمْسَسْكَ He touches you بِخَيْرٍۢ with good فَهُوَ then He عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ١٧

And if Allāh should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then He is over all things competent.

— Come To Light

وَهُوَ And He ٱلْقَاهِرُ (is) the Subjugator فَوْقَ over عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ His slaves وَهُوَ And He ٱلْحَكِيمُ (is) the All-Wise ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware ١٨

And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَىُّ What شَىْءٍ thing أَكْبَرُ (is) greatest شَهَـٰدَةًۭ ۖ (as) a testimony قُلِ Say ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah شَهِيدٌۢ (is) Witness بَيْنِى between me وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ and between you وَأُوحِىَ and has been revealed إِلَىَّ to me هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانُ [the] Quran لِأُنذِرَكُم that I may warn you بِهِۦ with it وَمَنۢ and whoever بَلَغَ ۚ it reaches أَئِنَّكُمْ Do you truly لَتَشْهَدُونَ testify أَنَّ that مَعَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah ءَالِهَةً (there are) gods أُخْرَىٰ ۚ other قُل Say لَّآ Not أَشْهَدُ ۚ (do) I testify قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only هُوَ He إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God وَٰحِدٌۭ One وَإِنَّنِى and indeed, I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ free مِّمَّا of what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him) ١٩

Say, "What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, "Allāh is witness between me and you. And this Qur’ān was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches. Do you [truly] testify that with Allāh there are other deities?" Say, "I will not testify [with you]." Say, "Indeed, He is but one God, and indeed, I am free of what you associate [with Him]."

— Come To Light

ٱلَّذِينَ Those (to) whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We have given them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ they recognize him كَمَا as يَعْرِفُونَ they recognize أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘ their sons ٱلَّذِينَ Those who خَسِرُوٓا۟ lost أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves فَهُمْ then they لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٢٠

Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.

— Come To Light

وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّنِ than (he) who ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًا a lie أَوْ or كَذَّبَ rejects بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۗ His Signs إِنَّهُۥ Indeed لَا not يُفْلِحُ will be successful ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers ٢١

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie or denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed.

— Come To Light

وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day نَحْشُرُهُمْ We will gather them جَمِيعًۭا all ثُمَّ then نَقُولُ We will say لِلَّذِينَ to those who أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ associated others with Allah أَيْنَ Where (are) شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ your partners ٱلَّذِينَ those whom كُنتُمْ you used to تَزْعُمُونَ claim ٢٢

And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day We will gather them all together; then We will say to those who associated others with Allāh, "Where are your 'partners' that you used to claim [with Him]?"

— Come To Light

ثُمَّ Then لَمْ not تَكُن will be فِتْنَتُهُمْ (for) them a plea إِلَّآ except أَن that قَالُوا۟ they say وَٱللَّهِ By Allah رَبِّنَا our Lord مَا not كُنَّا we were مُشْرِكِينَ those who associated others (with Allah) ٢٣

Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allāh, our Lord, we were not those who associated."

— Come To Light

ٱنظُرْ Look كَيْفَ how كَذَبُوا۟ they lied عَلَىٰٓ against أَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ themselves وَضَلَّ And lost عَنْهُم from them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَفْتَرُونَ invent ٢٤

See how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.

— Come To Light

وَمِنْهُم And among them مَّن (are those) who يَسْتَمِعُ listen إِلَيْكَ ۖ to you وَجَعَلْنَا but We have placed عَلَىٰ over قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts أَكِنَّةً coverings أَن lest يَفْقَهُوهُ they understand it وَفِىٓ and in ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears وَقْرًۭا ۚ deafness وَإِن And if يَرَوْا۟ they see كُلَّ every ءَايَةٍۢ sign لَّا not يُؤْمِنُوا۟ will they believe بِهَا ۚ in it حَتَّىٰٓ Until إِذَا when جَآءُوكَ they come to you يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ and argue with you يَقُولُ say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّآ but أَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) tales ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ٢٥

And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."

— Come To Light

وَهُمْ And they يَنْهَوْنَ forbid (others) عَنْهُ from it وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ and they keep away عَنْهُ ۖ from it وَإِن And not يُهْلِكُونَ they destroy إِلَّآ except أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves وَمَا and not يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive ٢٦

And they prevent [others] from him and are [themselves] remote from him. And they do not destroy except themselves, but they perceive [it] not.

— Come To Light

وَلَوْ And if تَرَىٰٓ you (could) see إِذْ when وُقِفُوا۟ they are made to stand عَلَى by ٱلنَّارِ the Fire فَقَالُوا۟ then they (will) say يَـٰلَيْتَنَا Oh! Would that we نُرَدُّ were sent back وَلَا and not نُكَذِّبَ we would deny بِـَٔايَـٰتِ (the) Signs رَبِّنَا (of) our Lord وَنَكُونَ and we would be مِنَ among ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٢٧

If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."

— Come To Light

بَلْ Nay بَدَا became manifest لَهُم for them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يُخْفُونَ conceal مِن from قَبْلُ ۖ before وَلَوْ And if رُدُّوا۟ they were sent back لَعَادُوا۟ certainly they (would) return لِمَا to what نُهُوا۟ they were forbidden عَنْهُ from it وَإِنَّهُمْ and indeed they لَكَـٰذِبُونَ certainly are liars ٢٨

But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.

— Come To Light

وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they said إِنْ Not هِىَ it (is) إِلَّا except حَيَاتُنَا our life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we بِمَبْعُوثِينَ (will be) resurrected ٢٩

And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."

— Come To Light

وَلَوْ And if تَرَىٰٓ you (could) see إِذْ when وُقِفُوا۟ they will be made to stand عَلَىٰ before رَبِّهِمْ ۚ their Lord قَالَ He (will) say أَلَيْسَ Is not هَـٰذَا this بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ the truth قَالُوا۟ They will say بَلَىٰ Yes وَرَبِّنَا ۚ by our Lord قَالَ He (will) say فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment بِمَا because كُنتُمْ you used to تَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve ٣٠

If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the punishment for what you used to deny."

— Come To Light

قَدْ Indeed خَسِرَ incurred loss ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِلِقَآءِ in (the) meeting ٱللَّهِ ۖ (with) Allah حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when جَآءَتْهُمُ came to them ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly قَالُوا۟ they said يَـٰحَسْرَتَنَا Oh! Our regret عَلَىٰ over مَا what فَرَّطْنَا we neglected فِيهَا concerning it وَهُمْ while they يَحْمِلُونَ will bear أَوْزَارَهُمْ their burdens عَلَىٰ on ظُهُورِهِمْ ۚ their backs أَلَا Unquestionably سَآءَ Evil مَا (is) what يَزِرُونَ they bear ٣١

Those will have lost who deny the meeting with Allāh, until when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we neglected concerning it [i.e., the Hour]," while they bear their burdens [i.e., sins] on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ (is) the life ٱلدُّنْيَآ (of) the world إِلَّا except لَعِبٌۭ a play وَلَهْوٌۭ ۖ and amusement وَلَلدَّارُ but the home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌۭ (is) best لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يَتَّقُونَ ۗ (are) God conscious أَفَلَا Then not تَعْقِلُونَ (will) you reason ٣٢

And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allāh, so will you not reason?

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قَدْ Indeed نَعْلَمُ We know إِنَّهُۥ that it لَيَحْزُنُكَ grieves you ٱلَّذِى what يَقُولُونَ ۖ they say فَإِنَّهُمْ And indeed, they لَا (do) not يُكَذِّبُونَكَ deny you وَلَـٰكِنَّ but ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers بِـَٔايَـٰتِ the Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَجْحَدُونَ they reject ٣٣

We know that you, [O Muḥammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allāh that the wrongdoers reject.

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وَلَقَدْ And surely كُذِّبَتْ were rejected رُسُلٌۭ Messengers مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَصَبَرُوا۟ but they were patient عَلَىٰ over مَا what كُذِّبُوا۟ they were rejected وَأُوذُوا۟ and they were harmed حَتَّىٰٓ until أَتَىٰهُمْ came to them نَصْرُنَا ۚ Our help وَلَا And no مُبَدِّلَ one (can) alter لِكَلِمَـٰتِ (the) words ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَلَقَدْ and surely جَآءَكَ has come to you مِن of نَّبَإِى۟ (the) news ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ (of) the Messengers ٣٤

And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over the denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words [i.e., decrees] of Allāh. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers.

— Come To Light

وَإِن And if كَانَ is كَبُرَ difficult عَلَيْكَ for you إِعْرَاضُهُمْ their aversion فَإِنِ then if ٱسْتَطَعْتَ you are able أَن to تَبْتَغِىَ seek نَفَقًۭا a tunnel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أَوْ or سُلَّمًۭا a ladder فِى into ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فَتَأْتِيَهُم so that you bring to them بِـَٔايَةٍۢ ۚ a Sign وَلَوْ But if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَجَمَعَهُمْ surely He (would) have gathered them عَلَى on ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۚ the guidance فَلَا So (do) not تَكُونَنَّ be مِنَ of ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant ٣٥

And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allāh had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.

— Come To Light

۞ إِنَّمَا Only يَسْتَجِيبُ respond ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْمَعُونَ ۘ listen وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ But the dead يَبْعَثُهُمُ will resurrect them ٱللَّهُ Allah ثُمَّ then إِلَيْهِ to Him يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned ٣٦

Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.

— Come To Light

وَقَالُوا۟ And they said لَوْلَا Why (is) not نُزِّلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَةٌۭ a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ his Lord قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah قَادِرٌ (is) Able عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يُنَزِّلَ send down ءَايَةًۭ a Sign وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٣٧

And they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allāh is Able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know."

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not مِن [of] دَآبَّةٍۢ any animal فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not طَـٰٓئِرٍۢ a bird يَطِيرُ (that) flies بِجَنَاحَيْهِ with its wings إِلَّآ but أُمَمٌ (are) communities أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ like you مَّا Not فَرَّطْنَا We have neglected فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book مِن [of] شَىْءٍۢ ۚ anything ثُمَّ then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يُحْشَرُونَ they will be gathered ٣٨

And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.

— Come To Light

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ rejected بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses صُمٌّۭ (are) deaf وَبُكْمٌۭ and dumb فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ the darkness[es] مَن Whoever يَشَإِ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah يُضْلِلْهُ He lets him go astray وَمَن and whoever يَشَأْ He wills يَجْعَلْهُ He places him عَلَىٰ on صِرَٰطٍۢ (the) way مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ (the) straight ٣٩

But those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. Whomever Allāh wills - He sends astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ (there) came to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَوْ or أَتَتْكُمُ (there) came to you ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour أَغَيْرَ is it other ٱللَّهِ (than) Allah تَدْعُونَ you call إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٤٠

Say, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allāh or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allāh you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"

— Come To Light

بَلْ Nay إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَدْعُونَ you call فَيَكْشِفُ and He would remove مَا what تَدْعُونَ you call إِلَيْهِ upon Him إِن if شَآءَ He wills وَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forget مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him) ٤١

No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent (Messengers) إِلَىٰٓ to أُمَمٍۢ nations مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم then We seized them بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَضَرَّعُونَ humble themselves ٤٢

And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

— Come To Light

فَلَوْلَآ Then why not إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَا Our punishment تَضَرَّعُوا۟ they humbled themselves وَلَـٰكِن But قَسَتْ became hardened قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts وَزَيَّنَ and made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٤٣

Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.

— Come To Light

فَلَمَّا So when نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it] فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَبْوَٰبَ gates كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoiced بِمَآ in what أُوتُوٓا۟ they were given أَخَذْنَـٰهُم We seized them بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly فَإِذَا and then هُم they مُّبْلِسُونَ (were) dumbfounded ٤٤

So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.

— Come To Light

فَقُطِعَ So was cut off دَابِرُ (the) remnant ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people ٱلَّذِينَ [those] who ظَلَمُوا۟ ۚ did wrong وَٱلْحَمْدُ And all praises and thanks لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah رَبِّ Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٥

So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَخَذَ took away ٱللَّهُ Allah سَمْعَكُمْ your hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرَكُمْ and your sight وَخَتَمَ and sealed عَلَىٰ [on] قُلُوبِكُم your hearts مَّنْ who إِلَـٰهٌ (is the) god غَيْرُ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah يَأْتِيكُم to bring [back] to you بِهِ ۗ with it ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how نُصَرِّفُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs ثُمَّ yet هُمْ they يَصْدِفُونَ turn away ٤٦

Say, "Have you considered: if Allāh should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allāh could bring them [back] to you?" Look how We diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ comes to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بَغْتَةً suddenly أَوْ or جَهْرَةً openly هَلْ will يُهْلَكُ (any) be destroyed إِلَّا except ٱلْقَوْمُ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers ٤٧

Say, "Have you considered: if the punishment of Allāh should come to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but the wrongdoing people?"

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not نُرْسِلُ We send ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers إِلَّا except مُبَشِّرِينَ (as) bearer of glad tidings وَمُنذِرِينَ ۖ and (as) warners فَمَنْ So whoever ءَامَنَ believed وَأَصْلَحَ and reformed فَلَا then no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ upon them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٤٨

And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. So whoever believes and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

— Come To Light

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا [in] Our Verses يَمَسُّهُمُ will touch them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobey ٤٩

But those who deny Our verses - the punishment will touch them for their defiant disobedience.

— Come To Light

قُل Say لَّآ Not أَقُولُ (do) I say لَكُمْ to you عِندِى (that) with me خَزَآئِنُ (are the) treasures ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَآ and not أَعْلَمُ (that) I know ٱلْغَيْبَ the unseen وَلَآ and not أَقُولُ I say لَكُمْ to you إِنِّى that I (am) مَلَكٌ ۖ an Angel إِنْ Not أَتَّبِعُ (do) I follow إِلَّا except مَا what يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed إِلَىَّ ۚ to me قُلْ Say هَلْ Can يَسْتَوِى be equal ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ the blind وَٱلْبَصِيرُ ۚ and the seeing one أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَفَكَّرُونَ you give thought ٥٠

Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allāh or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?"

— Come To Light

وَأَنذِرْ And warn بِهِ with it ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَخَافُونَ fear أَن that يُحْشَرُوٓا۟ they will be gathered إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ ۙ their Lord لَيْسَ not لَهُم for them مِّن of دُونِهِۦ other than Him وَلِىٌّۭ any protector وَلَا and not شَفِيعٌۭ any intercessor لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous ٥١

And warn by it [i.e., the Qur’ān] those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become righteous.

— Come To Light

وَلَا And (do) not تَطْرُدِ send away ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَدْعُونَ call رَبَّهُم their Lord بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ in the morning وَٱلْعَشِىِّ and the evening يُرِيدُونَ desiring وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ His Countenance مَا Not عَلَيْكَ (is) on you مِنْ of حِسَابِهِم their account مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ anything وَمَا and not مِنْ from حِسَابِكَ your account عَلَيْهِم on them مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ anything فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ So were you to send them away فَتَكُونَ then you would be مِنَ of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٥٢

And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His face [i.e., favor]. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.

— Come To Light

وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus فَتَنَّا We try بَعْضَهُم some of them بِبَعْضٍۢ with others لِّيَقُولُوٓا۟ that they say أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ Are these مَنَّ (whom has been) favored ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah عَلَيْهِم [upon them] مِّنۢ from بَيْنِنَآ ۗ among us أَلَيْسَ is not ٱللَّهُ Allah بِأَعْلَمَ most knowing بِٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ of those who are grateful ٥٣

And thus We have tried some of them through others that they [i.e., the disbelievers] might say, "Is it these whom Allāh has favored among us?" Is not Allāh most knowing of those who are grateful?

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when جَآءَكَ come to you ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Verses فَقُلْ then say سَلَـٰمٌ Peace عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ (be) upon you كَتَبَ (Has) Prescribed رَبُّكُمْ your Lord عَلَىٰ upon نَفْسِهِ Himself ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ۖ the Mercy أَنَّهُۥ that he مَنْ who عَمِلَ does مِنكُمْ among you سُوٓءًۢا evil بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ in ignorance ثُمَّ then تَابَ repents مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِۦ after it وَأَصْلَحَ and reforms فَأَنَّهُۥ then, indeed He غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٥٤

And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, "Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful."

— Come To Light

وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُفَصِّلُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Verses وَلِتَسْتَبِينَ so that becomes manifest سَبِيلُ (the) way ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals ٥٥

And thus do We detail the verses, and [thus] the way of the criminals will become evident.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say إِنِّى Indeed I نُهِيتُ [I] am forbidden أَنْ that أَعْبُدَ I worship ٱلَّذِينَ those whom تَدْعُونَ you call مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah قُل Say لَّآ Not أَتَّبِعُ I follow أَهْوَآءَكُمْ ۙ your (vain) desires قَدْ certainly ضَلَلْتُ I would go astray إِذًۭا then وَمَآ and not أَنَا۠ I (would be) مِنَ from ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ the guided-ones ٥٦

Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allāh." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the [rightly] guided."

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say إِنِّى Indeed, I (am) عَلَىٰ on بَيِّنَةٍۢ clear proof مِّن from رَّبِّى my Lord وَكَذَّبْتُم while you deny بِهِۦ ۚ [with] it مَا Not عِندِى I have مَا what تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ you seek to hasten بِهِۦٓ ۚ of it إِنِ Not ٱلْحُكْمُ (is) the decision إِلَّا except لِلَّهِ ۖ for Allah يَقُصُّ He relates ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ the truth وَهُوَ and He خَيْرُ (is the) best ٱلْفَـٰصِلِينَ (of) the Deciders ٥٧

Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. The decision is only for Allāh. He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders."

— Come To Light

قُل Say لَّوْ If أَنَّ that عِندِى (were) with me مَا what تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ you seek to hasten بِهِۦ of it لَقُضِىَ surely would have been decided ٱلْأَمْرُ the matter بَيْنِى between me وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗ and between you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ of the wrongdoers ٥٨

Say, "If I had that for which you are impatient, the matter would have been decided between me and you, but Allāh is most knowing of the wrongdoers."

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۞ وَعِندَهُۥ And with Him مَفَاتِحُ (are the) keys ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen لَا no (one) يَعْلَمُهَآ knows them إِلَّا except هُوَ ۚ Him وَيَعْلَمُ And He knows مَا what فِى (is) in ٱلْبَرِّ the land وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ and in the sea وَمَا And not تَسْقُطُ falls مِن of وَرَقَةٍ any leaf إِلَّا but يَعْلَمُهَا He knows it وَلَا And not حَبَّةٍۢ a grain فِى in ظُلُمَـٰتِ the darkness[es] ٱلْأَرْضِ (of) the earth وَلَا and not رَطْبٍۢ moist وَلَا and not يَابِسٍ dry إِلَّا but فِى (is) in كِتَـٰبٍۢ a Record مُّبِينٍۢ Clear ٥٩

And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.

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وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم takes your (soul) بِٱلَّيْلِ by the night وَيَعْلَمُ and He knows مَا what جَرَحْتُم you committed بِٱلنَّهَارِ by the day ثُمَّ Then يَبْعَثُكُمْ He raises you up فِيهِ therein لِيُقْضَىٰٓ so that is fulfilled أَجَلٌۭ (the) term مُّسَمًّۭى ۖ specified ثُمَّ Then إِلَيْهِ to Him مَرْجِعُكُمْ will be your return ثُمَّ then يُنَبِّئُكُم He will inform you بِمَا about what كُنتُمْ you used to تَعْمَلُونَ do ٦٠

And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein [i.e., by day] that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.

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وَهُوَ And He ٱلْقَاهِرُ (is) the Subjugator فَوْقَ over عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ His slaves وَيُرْسِلُ and He sends عَلَيْكُمْ over you حَفَظَةً guardians حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when جَآءَ comes أَحَدَكُمُ (to) anyone of you ٱلْمَوْتُ the death تَوَفَّتْهُ take him رُسُلُنَا Our messengers وَهُمْ and they لَا (do) not يُفَرِّطُونَ fail ٦١

And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers [i.e., angels of death] take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].

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ثُمَّ Then رُدُّوٓا۟ they are returned إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah مَوْلَىٰهُمُ their Protector ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ [the] True أَلَا Unquestionably لَهُ for Him ٱلْحُكْمُ (is) the judgment وَهُوَ And He أَسْرَعُ (is) swiftest ٱلْحَـٰسِبِينَ (of) the Reckoners ٦٢

Then they [i.e., His servants] are returned to Allāh, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.

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قُلْ Say مَن Who يُنَجِّيكُم saves you مِّن from ظُلُمَـٰتِ darkness[es] ٱلْبَرِّ (of) the land وَٱلْبَحْرِ and the sea تَدْعُونَهُۥ you call Him تَضَرُّعًۭا humbly وَخُفْيَةًۭ and secretly لَّئِنْ If أَنجَىٰنَا He saves us مِنْ from هَـٰذِهِۦ this لَنَكُونَنَّ surely we will be مِنَ from ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ the grateful ones ٦٣

Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.'"

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قُلِ Say ٱللَّهُ Allah يُنَجِّيكُم saves you مِّنْهَا from it وَمِن and from كُلِّ every كَرْبٍۢ distress ثُمَّ yet أَنتُمْ you تُشْرِكُونَ associate partners (with Allah) ٦٤

Say, "It is Allāh who saves you from it and from every distress; then you [still] associate others with Him."

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قُلْ Say هُوَ He ٱلْقَادِرُ (is) All-Capable عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يَبْعَثَ send عَلَيْكُمْ upon you عَذَابًۭا punishment مِّن from فَوْقِكُمْ above you أَوْ or مِن from تَحْتِ beneath أَرْجُلِكُمْ your feet أَوْ or يَلْبِسَكُمْ (to) confuse you شِيَعًۭا (into) sects وَيُذِيقَ and make (you) taste بَعْضَكُم some of you بَأْسَ violence بَعْضٍ ۗ (of) others ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how نُصَرِّفُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَفْقَهُونَ understand ٦٥

Say, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.

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وَكَذَّبَ But denied بِهِۦ it قَوْمُكَ your people وَهُوَ while it ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ (is) the truth قُل Say لَّسْتُ I am not عَلَيْكُم over you بِوَكِيلٍۢ a manager ٦٦

But your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager [i.e., authority]."

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لِّكُلِّ For every نَبَإٍۢ news مُّسْتَقَرٌّۭ ۚ (is) a fixed time وَسَوْفَ and soon تَعْلَمُونَ you will know ٦٧

For every news [i.e., happening] is a finality; and you are going to know.

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وَإِذَا And when رَأَيْتَ you see ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَخُوضُونَ engage (in vain talks) فِىٓ about ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses فَأَعْرِضْ then turn away عَنْهُمْ from them حَتَّىٰ until يَخُوضُوا۟ they engage فِى in حَدِيثٍ a talk غَيْرِهِۦ ۚ other than it وَإِمَّا And if يُنسِيَنَّكَ causes you to forget ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan فَلَا then (do) not تَقْعُدْ sit بَعْدَ after ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ the reminder مَعَ with ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٦٨

And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.

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وَمَا And not عَلَى (is) on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَتَّقُونَ fear (Allah) مِنْ of حِسَابِهِم their account مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ anything وَلَـٰكِن but ذِكْرَىٰ (for) reminder لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ fear (Allah) ٦٩

And those who fear Allāh are not held accountable for them [i.e., the disbelievers] at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him.

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وَذَرِ And leave ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ take دِينَهُمْ their religion لَعِبًۭا (as) a play وَلَهْوًۭا and amusement وَغَرَّتْهُمُ and deluded them ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ (of) the world وَذَكِّرْ But remind بِهِۦٓ with it أَن lest تُبْسَلَ is given up to destruction نَفْسٌۢ a soul بِمَا for what كَسَبَتْ it (has) earned لَيْسَ not لَهَا (is) for it مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَلِىٌّۭ any protector وَلَا and not شَفِيعٌۭ any intercessor وَإِن And if تَعْدِلْ it offers ransom كُلَّ every عَدْلٍۢ ransom لَّا not يُؤْخَذْ will it be taken مِنْهَآ ۗ from it أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) ones who أُبْسِلُوا۟ are given to destruction بِمَا for what كَسَبُوا۟ ۖ they earned لَهُمْ For them شَرَابٌۭ (will be) a drink مِّنْ of حَمِيمٍۢ boiling water وَعَذَابٌ and a punishment أَلِيمٌۢ painful بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve ٧٠

And leave those who take their religion as amusement and diversion and whom the worldly life has deluded. But remind with it [i.e., the Qur’ān], lest a soul be given up to destruction for what it earned; it will have other than Allāh no protector and no intercessor. And if it should offer every compensation, it would not be taken from it [i.e., that soul]. Those are the ones who are given to destruction for what they have earned. For them will be a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment because they used to disbelieve.

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قُلْ Say أَنَدْعُوا۟ Shall we call مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not يَنفَعُنَا benefits us وَلَا and not يَضُرُّنَا harms us وَنُرَدُّ and we turn back عَلَىٰٓ on أَعْقَابِنَا our heels بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] هَدَىٰنَا (has) guided us ٱللَّهُ Allah كَٱلَّذِى Like the one ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ whom (has been) enticed ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ (by) the Shaitaan فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth حَيْرَانَ confused لَهُۥٓ he has أَصْحَـٰبٌۭ companions يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ who call him إِلَى towards ٱلْهُدَى the guidance ٱئْتِنَا ۗ 'Come to us.' قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed هُدَى (the) Guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah هُوَ it ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ (is) the Guidance وَأُمِرْنَا and we have been commanded لِنُسْلِمَ that we submit لِرَبِّ to (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٧١

Say, "Shall we invoke instead of Allāh that which neither benefits us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allāh has guided us? [We would then be] like one whom the devils enticed [to wander] upon the earth confused, [while] he has companions inviting him to guidance, [calling], 'Come to us.'" Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance; and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds.

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وَأَنْ And to أَقِيمُوا۟ establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۚ and fear Him وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One إِلَيْهِ to Him تُحْشَرُونَ you will be gathered ٧٢

And to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered.

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وَهُوَ And (it is) He ٱلَّذِى Who خَلَقَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ in truth وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يَقُولُ He says كُن Be فَيَكُونُ ۚ and it is قَوْلُهُ His word ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ (is) the truth وَلَهُ And for Him ٱلْمُلْكُ (is) the Dominion يَوْمَ (on the) Day يُنفَخُ will be blown فِى in ٱلصُّورِ ۚ the trumpet عَـٰلِمُ (He is) All-Knower ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ۚ and the seen وَهُوَ And He ٱلْحَكِيمُ (is) the All-Wise ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware ٧٣

And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day [i.e., whenever] He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Aware.

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۞ وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said إِبْرَٰهِيمُ Ibrahim لِأَبِيهِ to his father ءَازَرَ Azar أَتَتَّخِذُ Do you take أَصْنَامًا idols ءَالِهَةً ۖ (as) gods إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَرَىٰكَ [I] see you وَقَوْمَكَ and your people فِى in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error مُّبِينٍۢ manifest ٧٤

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father Āzar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُرِىٓ We show(ed) إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim مَلَكُوتَ the kingdom ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَلِيَكُونَ so that he would be مِنَ among ٱلْمُوقِنِينَ the ones who are certain ٧٥

And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith].

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فَلَمَّا So when جَنَّ covered عَلَيْهِ over him ٱلَّيْلُ the night رَءَا he saw كَوْكَبًۭا ۖ a star قَالَ He said هَـٰذَا This رَبِّى ۖ (is) my Lord فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَ it set قَالَ he said لَآ Not أُحِبُّ (do) I like ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ the ones that set ٧٦

So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that set [i.e., disappear]."

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فَلَمَّا When رَءَا he saw ٱلْقَمَرَ the moon بَازِغًۭا rising قَالَ he said هَـٰذَا This رَبِّى ۖ (is) my Lord فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَ it set قَالَ he said لَئِن If لَّمْ (does) not يَهْدِنِى guide me رَبِّى my Lord لَأَكُونَنَّ I will surely be مِنَ among ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلضَّآلِّينَ who went astray ٧٧

And when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray."

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فَلَمَّا When رَءَا he saw ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun بَازِغَةًۭ rising قَالَ he said هَـٰذَا This (is) رَبِّى my Lord هَـٰذَآ this (is) أَكْبَرُ ۖ greater فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَتْ it set قَالَ he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people إِنِّى Indeed, I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ free مِّمَّا of what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Allah) ٧٨

And when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate with Allāh.

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إِنِّى Indeed, I وَجَّهْتُ [I] have turned وَجْهِىَ my face لِلَّذِى to the One Who فَطَرَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth حَنِيفًۭا ۖ (as) a true monotheist وَمَآ and not أَنَا۠ I (am) مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists ٧٩

Indeed, I have turned my face [i.e., self] toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allāh."

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وَحَآجَّهُۥ And argued with him قَوْمُهُۥ ۚ his people قَالَ He said أَتُحَـٰٓجُّوٓنِّى Do you argue with me فِى concerning ٱللَّهِ Allah وَقَدْ while certainly هَدَىٰنِ ۚ He has guided me وَلَآ And not أَخَافُ (do) I fear مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate بِهِۦٓ with Him إِلَّآ unless أَن [that] يَشَآءَ wills رَبِّى my Lord شَيْـًۭٔا ۗ anything وَسِعَ Encompasses رَبِّى my Lord كُلَّ every شَىْءٍ thing عِلْمًا ۗ (in) knowledge أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَذَكَّرُونَ you take heed ٨٠

And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allāh while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember?

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وَكَيْفَ And how أَخَافُ could I fear مَآ what أَشْرَكْتُمْ you associate (with Allah) وَلَا while not تَخَافُونَ you fear أَنَّكُمْ that you أَشْرَكْتُم have associated بِٱللَّهِ with Allah مَا what لَمْ not يُنَزِّلْ did He send down بِهِۦ for it عَلَيْكُمْ to you سُلْطَـٰنًۭا ۚ any authority فَأَىُّ So which ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ (of) the two parties أَحَقُّ has more right بِٱلْأَمْنِ ۖ to security إِن if كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ٨١

And how should I fear what you associate while you do not fear that you have associated with Allāh that for which He has not sent down to you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know?"

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَلَمْ and (did) not يَلْبِسُوٓا۟ mix إِيمَـٰنَهُم their belief بِظُلْمٍ with wrong أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those لَهُمُ for them ٱلْأَمْنُ (is) the security وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided ٨٢

They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.

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وَتِلْكَ And this حُجَّتُنَآ (is) Our argument ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآ We gave it إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (to) Ibrahim عَلَىٰ against قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ his people نَرْفَعُ We raise دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (by) degrees مَّن whom نَّشَآءُ ۗ We will إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord حَكِيمٌ (is) All-Wise عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٨٣

And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.

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وَوَهَبْنَا And We bestowed لَهُۥٓ to him إِسْحَـٰقَ Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ and Yaqub كُلًّا all هَدَيْنَا ۚ We guided وَنُوحًا And Nuh هَدَيْنَا We guided مِن from قَبْلُ ۖ before وَمِن and of ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ his descendents دَاوُۥدَ Dawood وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ and Sulaiman وَأَيُّوبَ and Ayyub وَيُوسُفَ and Yusuf وَمُوسَىٰ and Musa وَهَـٰرُونَ ۚ and Harun وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We reward ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٨٤

And We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.

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وَزَكَرِيَّا And Zakariya وَيَحْيَىٰ and Yahya وَعِيسَىٰ and Isa وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ and Elijah كُلٌّۭ all (were) مِّنَ of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٨٥

And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.

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وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ And Ishmael وَٱلْيَسَعَ and Elisha وَيُونُسَ and Yunus وَلُوطًۭا ۚ and Lut وَكُلًّۭا and all فَضَّلْنَا We preferred عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٨٦

And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.

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وَمِنْ And from ءَابَآئِهِمْ their fathers وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ and their descendents وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ ۖ and their brothers وَٱجْتَبَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We chose them وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We guided them إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطٍۢ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight ٨٧

And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.

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ذَٰلِكَ That هُدَى (is the) Guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَهْدِى He guides بِهِۦ with it مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills مِنْ of عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ His slaves وَلَوْ But if أَشْرَكُوا۟ they (had) associated partners (with Allah) لَحَبِطَ surely (would be) worthless عَنْهُم for them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٨٨

That is the guidance of Allāh by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allāh, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) ones whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحُكْمَ and the judgment وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ۚ and the Prophethood فَإِن But if يَكْفُرْ disbelieve بِهَا in it هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these فَقَدْ then indeed وَكَّلْنَا We have entrusted بِهَا it قَوْمًۭا (to) a people لَّيْسُوا۟ who are not بِهَا therein بِكَـٰفِرِينَ disbelievers ٨٩

Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if they [i.e., the disbelievers] deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers.

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) ones whom هَدَى (have been) guided ٱللَّهُ ۖ (by) Allah فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ so of their guidance ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗ you follow قُل Say لَّآ Not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask you عَلَيْهِ for it أَجْرًا ۖ any reward إِنْ Not هُوَ (is) it إِلَّا but ذِكْرَىٰ a reminder لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ٩٠

Those are the ones whom Allāh has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for it [i.e., this message] no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."

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وَمَا And not قَدَرُوا۟ they appraised ٱللَّهَ Allah حَقَّ (with) true قَدْرِهِۦٓ [of his] appraisal إِذْ when قَالُوا۟ they said مَآ Not أَنزَلَ revealed ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah عَلَىٰ on بَشَرٍۢ a human being مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ ۗ anything قُلْ Say مَنْ Who أَنزَلَ revealed ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book ٱلَّذِى which جَآءَ brought بِهِۦ [it] مُوسَىٰ Musa نُورًۭا (as) a light وَهُدًۭى and guidance لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ for the people تَجْعَلُونَهُۥ You make it قَرَاطِيسَ (into) parchments تُبْدُونَهَا you disclose (some of) it وَتُخْفُونَ and you conceal كَثِيرًۭا ۖ much (of it) وَعُلِّمْتُم And you were taught مَّا what لَمْ not تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ knew أَنتُمْ you وَلَآ and not ءَابَآؤُكُمْ ۖ your forefathers قُلِ Say ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah (revealed it) ثُمَّ Then ذَرْهُمْ leave them فِى in خَوْضِهِمْ their discourse يَلْعَبُونَ playing ٩١

And they did not appraise Allāh with true appraisal when they said, "Allāh did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allāh [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves.

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وَهَـٰذَا And this كِتَـٰبٌ (is) a Book أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ We have revealed it مُبَارَكٌۭ blessed مُّصَدِّقُ confirming ٱلَّذِى which بَيْنَ (came) before يَدَيْهِ its hands وَلِتُنذِرَ so that you may warn أُمَّ (the) mother ٱلْقُرَىٰ (of) the cities وَمَنْ and who حَوْلَهَا ۚ (are) around it وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe بِهِۦ ۖ in it وَهُمْ and they عَلَىٰ over صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayers يُحَافِظُونَ (are) guarding ٩٢

And this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed and confirming what was before it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities [i.e., Makkah] and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are maintaining their prayers.

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وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّنِ than (one) who ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًا a lie أَوْ or قَالَ said أُوحِىَ It has been inspired إِلَىَّ to me وَلَمْ while not يُوحَ it was inspired إِلَيْهِ to him شَىْءٌۭ anything وَمَن and (one) who قَالَ said سَأُنزِلُ I will reveal مِثْلَ like مَآ what أَنزَلَ (has been) revealed ٱللَّهُ ۗ (by) Allah وَلَوْ And if تَرَىٰٓ you (could) see إِذِ when ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers فِى (are) in غَمَرَٰتِ agonies ٱلْمَوْتِ (of) [the] death وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ while the Angels بَاسِطُوٓا۟ (are) stretching out أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands (saying) أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ Discharge أَنفُسَكُمُ ۖ your souls ٱلْيَوْمَ Today تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed عَذَابَ (with) punishment ٱلْهُونِ humiliating بِمَا because كُنتُمْ you used to تَقُولُونَ say عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah غَيْرَ other than ٱلْحَقِّ the truth وَكُنتُمْ and you were عَنْ towards ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ being arrogant ٩٣

And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allāh or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allāh revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allāh other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."

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وَلَقَدْ And certainly جِئْتُمُونَا you have come to Us فُرَٰدَىٰ alone كَمَا as خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you أَوَّلَ (the) first مَرَّةٍۢ time وَتَرَكْتُم and you have left مَّا whatever خَوَّلْنَـٰكُمْ We bestowed (on) you وَرَآءَ behind ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ your backs وَمَا And not نَرَىٰ We see مَعَكُمْ with you شُفَعَآءَكُمُ your intercessors ٱلَّذِينَ those whom زَعَمْتُمْ you claimed أَنَّهُمْ that they (were) فِيكُمْ in your (matters) شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۚ partners (with Allah) لَقَد Indeed تَّقَطَّعَ have been severed (bonds) بَيْنَكُمْ between you وَضَلَّ and is lost عَنكُم from you مَّا what كُنتُمْ you used to تَزْعُمُونَ claim ٩٤

[It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone [i.e., individually] as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see with you your 'intercessors' which you claimed that they were among you associates [of Allāh]. It has [all] been severed between you, and lost from you is what you used to claim."

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۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah فَالِقُ (is the) Cleaver ٱلْحَبِّ (of) the grain وَٱلنَّوَىٰ ۖ and the date-seed يُخْرِجُ He brings forth ٱلْحَىَّ the living مِنَ from ٱلْمَيِّتِ the dead وَمُخْرِجُ and brings forth ٱلْمَيِّتِ the dead مِنَ from ٱلْحَىِّ ۚ the living ذَٰلِكُمُ That ٱللَّهُ ۖ (is) Allah فَأَنَّىٰ so how تُؤْفَكُونَ are you deluded ٩٥

Indeed, Allāh is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allāh; so how are you deluded?

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فَالِقُ (He is the) Cleaver ٱلْإِصْبَاحِ (of) the daybreak وَجَعَلَ and He has made ٱلَّيْلَ the night سَكَنًۭا (for) rest وَٱلشَّمْسَ and the sun وَٱلْقَمَرَ and the moon حُسْبَانًۭا ۚ (for) reckoning ذَٰلِكَ That تَقْدِيرُ (is the) ordaining ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty ٱلْعَلِيمِ the All-Knowing ٩٦

[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

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وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who جَعَلَ made لَكُمُ for you ٱلنُّجُومَ the stars لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ that you may guide yourselves بِهَا with them فِى in ظُلُمَـٰتِ the darkness[es] ٱلْبَرِّ (of) the land وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ and the sea قَدْ Certainly فَصَّلْنَا We have made clear ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَعْلَمُونَ (who) know ٩٧

And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

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وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَنشَأَكُم (has) produced you مِّن from نَّفْسٍۢ a soul وَٰحِدَةٍۢ single فَمُسْتَقَرٌّۭ so (there is) a place of dwelling وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌۭ ۗ and a resting place قَدْ Certainly فَصَّلْنَا We have made clear ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَفْقَهُونَ (who) understand ٩٨

And it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.

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وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَنزَلَ sends down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَخْرَجْنَا then We bring forth بِهِۦ with it نَبَاتَ vegetation كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَأَخْرَجْنَا Then We bring forth مِنْهُ from it خَضِرًۭا green plant نُّخْرِجُ We bring forth مِنْهُ from it حَبًّۭا grain مُّتَرَاكِبًۭا thick clustered وَمِنَ And from ٱلنَّخْلِ the date-palm مِن from طَلْعِهَا its spathe قِنْوَانٌۭ clusters of dates دَانِيَةٌۭ hanging low وَجَنَّـٰتٍۢ And gardens مِّنْ of أَعْنَابٍۢ grapes وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ and the olives وَٱلرُّمَّانَ and the pomegranates مُشْتَبِهًۭا resembling وَغَيْرَ and not مُتَشَـٰبِهٍ ۗ resembling ٱنظُرُوٓا۟ Look إِلَىٰ at ثَمَرِهِۦٓ its fruit إِذَآ when أَثْمَرَ it bears fruit وَيَنْعِهِۦٓ ۚ and its ripening إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكُمْ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ (are) signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ (who) believe ٩٩

And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ And they make لِلَّهِ with Allah شُرَكَآءَ partners ٱلْجِنَّ jinn وَخَلَقَهُمْ ۖ though He has created them وَخَرَقُوا۟ and they falsely attribute لَهُۥ to Him بَنِينَ sons وَبَنَـٰتٍۭ and daughters بِغَيْرِ without عِلْمٍۢ ۚ knowledge سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is He وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and Exalted عَمَّا above what يَصِفُونَ they attribute ١٠٠

But they have attributed to Allāh partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters without knowledge. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.

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بَدِيعُ Originator ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth أَنَّىٰ How يَكُونُ can be لَهُۥ for Him وَلَدٌۭ a son وَلَمْ while not تَكُن (there) is لَّهُۥ for Him صَـٰحِبَةٌۭ ۖ a companion وَخَلَقَ and He created كُلَّ every شَىْءٍۢ ۖ thing وَهُوَ And He بِكُلِّ (is) of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knower ١٠١

[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion [i.e., wife] and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

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ذَٰلِكُمُ That ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah رَبُّكُمْ ۖ your Lord لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۖ Him خَـٰلِقُ (the) Creator كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ so worship Him وَهُوَ And He عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing وَكِيلٌۭ a Guardian ١٠٢

That is Allāh, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

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لَّا Not (can) تُدْرِكُهُ grasp Him ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ the visions وَهُوَ but He يُدْرِكُ (can) grasp ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ (all) the vision وَهُوَ and He (is) ٱللَّطِيفُ the All-Subtle ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware ١٠٣

Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Aware.

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قَدْ Verily جَآءَكُم has come to you بَصَآئِرُ enlightenment مِن from رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ your Lord فَمَنْ Then whoever أَبْصَرَ sees فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ then (it is) for his soul وَمَنْ and whoever عَمِىَ (is) blind فَعَلَيْهَا ۚ then (it is) against himself وَمَآ And not أَنَا۠ (am) I عَلَيْكُم over you بِحَفِيظٍۢ a guardian ١٠٤

There has come to you enlightenment from your Lord. So whoever will see does so for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever is blind [does harm] against it. And [say], "I am not a guardian over you."

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُصَرِّفُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs وَلِيَقُولُوا۟ that they (may) say دَرَسْتَ You have studied وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُۥ and that We (may) make it clear لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَعْلَمُونَ who know ١٠٥

And thus do We diversify the verses so they [i.e., the disbelievers] will say, "You have studied," and so We may make it [i.e., the Qur’ān] clear for a people who know.

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ٱتَّبِعْ Follow مَآ what أُوحِىَ has been inspired إِلَيْكَ to you مِن from رَّبِّكَ ۖ your Lord لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۖ Him وَأَعْرِضْ and turn away عَنِ from ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists ١٠٦

Follow, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you from your Lord - there is no deity except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allāh.

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وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah مَآ not (they would have) أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ associated partners (with Him) وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَـٰكَ We have made you عَلَيْهِمْ over them حَفِيظًۭا ۖ a guardian وَمَآ and not أَنتَ you عَلَيْهِم (are) over them بِوَكِيلٍۢ a manager ١٠٧

But if Allāh had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَسُبُّوا۟ insult ٱلَّذِينَ those whom يَدْعُونَ they invoke مِن from دُونِ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah فَيَسُبُّوا۟ lest they insult ٱللَّهَ Allah عَدْوًۢا (in) enmity بِغَيْرِ without عِلْمٍۢ ۗ knowledge كَذَٰلِكَ Thus زَيَّنَّا We have made fair-seeming لِكُلِّ to every أُمَّةٍ community عَمَلَهُمْ their deed ثُمَّ Then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِم their Lord مَّرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their return فَيُنَبِّئُهُم then He will inform them بِمَا about what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٠٨

And do not insult those they invoke other than Allāh, lest they insult Allāh in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.

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وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swear بِٱللَّهِ by Allah جَهْدَ strongest أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ (of) their oaths لَئِن that if جَآءَتْهُمْ came to them ءَايَةٌۭ a sign لَّيُؤْمِنُنَّ they would surely believe بِهَا ۚ in it قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتُ the signs عِندَ (are) with ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَمَا And what يُشْعِرُكُمْ will make you perceive أَنَّهَآ that [it] إِذَا when جَآءَتْ it comes لَا not يُؤْمِنُونَ they will believe ١٠٩

And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with [i.e., from] Allāh." And what will make you perceive that even if it [i.e., a sign] came, they would not believe.

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وَنُقَلِّبُ And We will turn أَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ their hearts وَأَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ and their sights كَمَا (just) as لَمْ not يُؤْمِنُوا۟ they believe بِهِۦٓ in it أَوَّلَ (the) first مَرَّةٍۢ time وَنَذَرُهُمْ And We will leave them فِى in طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgression يَعْمَهُونَ wandering blindly ١١٠

And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it [i.e., the revelation] the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

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۞ وَلَوْ And (even) if أَنَّنَا [that] We (had) نَزَّلْنَآ [We] sent down إِلَيْهِمُ to them ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels وَكَلَّمَهُمُ and spoken to them ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the dead وَحَشَرْنَا and We gathered عَلَيْهِمْ before them كُلَّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قُبُلًۭا face to face مَّا not كَانُوا۟ they were لِيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ to believe إِلَّآ unless أَن [that] يَشَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah وَلَـٰكِنَّ But أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them يَجْهَلُونَ (are) ignorant ١١١

And even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allāh should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus جَعَلْنَا We made لِكُلِّ for every نَبِىٍّ Prophet عَدُوًّۭا an enemy شَيَـٰطِينَ devils ٱلْإِنسِ (from) the mankind وَٱلْجِنِّ and the jinn يُوحِى inspiring بَعْضُهُمْ some of them إِلَىٰ to بَعْضٍۢ others زُخْرُفَ (with) decorative ٱلْقَوْلِ [the] speech غُرُورًۭا ۚ (in) deception وَلَوْ But if شَآءَ (had) willed رَبُّكَ your Lord مَا not فَعَلُوهُ ۖ they (would) have done it فَذَرْهُمْ so leave them وَمَا and what يَفْتَرُونَ they invent ١١٢

And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.

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وَلِتَصْغَىٰٓ And so that incline إِلَيْهِ to it أَفْـِٔدَةُ hearts ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter وَلِيَرْضَوْهُ and so that they may be pleased with it وَلِيَقْتَرِفُوا۟ and so that they may commit مَا what هُم they مُّقْتَرِفُونَ (are) committing ١١٣

And [it is] so the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter will incline toward it [i.e., deceptive speech] and that they will be satisfied with it and that they will commit that which they are committing.

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أَفَغَيْرَ Then is (it) other than ٱللَّهِ Allah أَبْتَغِى I seek حَكَمًۭا (as) judge وَهُوَ while He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَنزَلَ has revealed إِلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book مُفَصَّلًۭا ۚ explained in detail وَٱلَّذِينَ And those (to) whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يَعْلَمُونَ they know أَنَّهُۥ that it مُنَزَّلٌۭ (is) sent down مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ in truth فَلَا so (do) not تَكُونَنَّ be مِنَ among ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ the ones who doubt ١١٤

[Say], "Then is it other than Allāh I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] explained in detail?" And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.

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وَتَمَّتْ And (has been) fulfilled كَلِمَتُ (the) word رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord صِدْقًۭا (in) truth وَعَدْلًۭا ۚ and justice لَّا No مُبَدِّلَ one can change لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ His words وَهُوَ and He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ١١٥

And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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وَإِن And if تُطِعْ you obey أَكْثَرَ most مَن of فِى (those) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth يُضِلُّوكَ they will mislead you عَن from سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah إِن Not يَتَّبِعُونَ they follow إِلَّا except ٱلظَّنَّ [the] assumption وَإِنْ and not هُمْ they (do) إِلَّا except يَخْرُصُونَ guess ١١٦

And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allāh. They follow not except assumption, and they are not but misjudging.

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إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He أَعْلَمُ knows best مَن who يَضِلُّ strays عَن from سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ His way وَهُوَ and He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ of the guided-ones ١١٧

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

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فَكُلُوا۟ So eat مِمَّا of what ذُكِرَ (is) mentioned ٱسْمُ (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْهِ on it إِن if كُنتُم you are بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦ in His Verses مُؤْمِنِينَ believers ١١٨

So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses [i.e., revealed law].

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وَمَا And what لَكُمْ for you أَلَّا that not تَأْكُلُوا۟ you eat مِمَّا of what ذُكِرَ has been mentioned ٱسْمُ (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْهِ on it وَقَدْ when indeed فَصَّلَ He (has) explained in detail لَكُم to you مَّا what حَرَّمَ He (has) forbidden عَلَيْكُمْ to you إِلَّا except مَا what ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْ you are compelled إِلَيْهِ ۗ to it وَإِنَّ And indeed كَثِيرًۭا many لَّيُضِلُّونَ surely lead astray بِأَهْوَآئِهِم by their (vain) desires بِغَيْرِ without عِلْمٍ ۗ knowledge إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ of the transgressors ١١٩

And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.

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وَذَرُوا۟ Forsake ظَـٰهِرَ open ٱلْإِثْمِ [the] sins وَبَاطِنَهُۥٓ ۚ and the secret إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَكْسِبُونَ earn ٱلْإِثْمَ [the] sin سَيُجْزَوْنَ they will be recompensed بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَقْتَرِفُونَ commit ١٢٠

And leave [i.e., desist from] what is apparent of sin and what is concealed thereof. Indeed, those who earn [blame for] sin will be recompensed for that which they used to commit.

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