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Surah Al-A'raf
Verse 26–53

يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children ءَادَمَ (of) Adam قَدْ Verily أَنزَلْنَا We have sent down عَلَيْكُمْ to you لِبَاسًۭا clothing يُوَٰرِى it covers سَوْءَٰتِكُمْ your shame وَرِيشًۭا ۖ and (as) an adornment وَلِبَاسُ But the clothing ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ (of) [the] righteousness ذَٰلِكَ that خَيْرٌۭ ۚ (is) best ذَٰلِكَ That مِنْ (is) from ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Signs ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَذَّكَّرُونَ remember ٢٦

O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allāh that perhaps they will remember.

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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children ءَادَمَ (of) Adam لَا (Let) not يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ tempt you ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ [the] Shaitaan كَمَآ as أَخْرَجَ he drove out أَبَوَيْكُم your parents مِّنَ from ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise يَنزِعُ stripping عَنْهُمَا from both of them لِبَاسَهُمَا their clothing لِيُرِيَهُمَا to show both of them سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ ۗ their shame إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he يَرَىٰكُمْ sees you هُوَ he وَقَبِيلُهُۥ and his tribe مِنْ from حَيْثُ where لَا not تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗ you see them إِنَّا Indeed جَعَلْنَا We have made ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ the devils أَوْلِيَآءَ friends لِلَّذِينَ of those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٢٧

O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.

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وَإِذَا And when فَعَلُوا۟ they do فَـٰحِشَةًۭ immorality قَالُوا۟ they say وَجَدْنَا We found عَلَيْهَآ on it ءَابَآءَنَا our forefathers وَٱللَّهُ and Allah أَمَرَنَا (has) ordered us بِهَا ۗ of it قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَأْمُرُ order بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ immorality أَتَقُولُونَ Do you say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٢٨

And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allāh has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allāh does not order immorality. Do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"

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قُلْ Say أَمَرَ (Has been) ordered رَبِّى (by) my Lord بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ justice وَأَقِيمُوا۟ and set وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces عِندَ at كُلِّ every مَسْجِدٍۢ masjid وَٱدْعُوهُ and invoke Him مُخْلِصِينَ (being) sincere لَهُ to Him ٱلدِّينَ ۚ (in) the religion كَمَا As بَدَأَكُمْ He originated you تَعُودُونَ (so) will you return ٢٩

Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you direct yourselves [to the Qiblah] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] -

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فَرِيقًا A group هَدَىٰ He guided وَفَرِيقًا and a group حَقَّ deserved عَلَيْهِمُ [on] they ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ ۗ the astraying إِنَّهُمُ Indeed, they ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ take ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ the devils أَوْلِيَآءَ (as) allies مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَيَحْسَبُونَ while they think أَنَّهُم that they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are the) guided-ones ٣٠

A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they [i.e., the latter] had taken the devils as allies instead of Allāh while they thought that they were guided.

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۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children ءَادَمَ (of) Adam خُذُوا۟ Take زِينَتَكُمْ your adornment عِندَ at كُلِّ every مَسْجِدٍۢ masjid وَكُلُوا۟ and eat وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ and drink وَلَا but (do) not تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ be extravagant إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ love ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the extravagant ones ٣١

O children of Adam, take your adornment [i.e., wear your clothing] at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.

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قُلْ Say مَنْ Who حَرَّمَ has forbidden زِينَةَ (the) adornment ٱللَّهِ (from) Allah ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَخْرَجَ He has brought forth لِعِبَادِهِۦ for His slaves وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ and the pure things مِنَ of ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ sustenance قُلْ Say هِىَ They لِلَّذِينَ (are) for those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe فِى during ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world خَالِصَةًۭ exclusively (for them) يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ (of) Resurrection كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نُفَصِّلُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs لِقَوْمٍۢ for (the) people يَعْلَمُونَ who know ٣٢

Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of [i.e., from] Allāh which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believed during the life of this world, exclusively [for them] on the Day of Resurrection." Thus do We detail the verses for a people who know.

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قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only حَرَّمَ (had) forbidden رَبِّىَ my Lord ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ the shameful deeds مَا what ظَهَرَ (is) apparent مِنْهَا of it وَمَا and what بَطَنَ is concealed وَٱلْإِثْمَ and the sin وَٱلْبَغْىَ and the oppression بِغَيْرِ without ٱلْحَقِّ [the] right وَأَن and that تُشْرِكُوا۟ you associate (others) بِٱللَّهِ with Allah مَا what لَمْ not يُنَزِّلْ He (has) sent down بِهِۦ of it سُلْطَـٰنًۭا any authority وَأَن and that تَقُولُوا۟ you say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٣٣

Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allāh that which you do not know."

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وَلِكُلِّ And for every أُمَّةٍ nation أَجَلٌۭ ۖ (is a fixed) term فَإِذَا So when جَآءَ comes أَجَلُهُمْ their term لَا (they can) not يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ seek to delay سَاعَةًۭ ۖ an hour وَلَا and not يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ seek to advance (it) ٣٤

And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].

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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children ءَادَمَ (of) Adam إِمَّا If يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ come to you رُسُلٌۭ Messengers مِّنكُمْ from you يَقُصُّونَ relating عَلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَـٰتِى ۙ My Verses فَمَنِ then whoever ٱتَّقَىٰ fears Allah وَأَصْلَحَ and reforms فَلَا then no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٣٥

O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses [i.e., scriptures and laws], then whoever fears Allāh and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who كَذَّبُوا۟ deny بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ and (are) arrogant عَنْهَآ towards them أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever ٣٦

But the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

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فَمَنْ Then who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّنِ than (one) who ٱفْتَرَىٰ invented عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًا a lie أَوْ or كَذَّبَ denies بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ His Verses أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those يَنَالُهُمْ will reach them نَصِيبُهُم their portion مِّنَ from ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۖ the Book حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when جَآءَتْهُمْ comes to them رُسُلُنَا Our messengers (Angels) يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ (to) take them in death قَالُوٓا۟ they say أَيْنَ Where are مَا those (whom) كُنتُمْ you used to تَدْعُونَ invoke مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah قَالُوا۟ They say ضَلُّوا۟ They strayed عَنَّا from us وَشَهِدُوا۟ and they (will) testify عَلَىٰٓ against أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves أَنَّهُمْ that they كَانُوا۟ were كَـٰفِرِينَ disbelievers ٣٧

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie or denies His verses? Those will attain their portion of the decree until, when Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allāh?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

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قَالَ He (will) say ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter فِىٓ among أُمَمٍۢ (the) nations قَدْ (who) خَلَتْ passed away مِن from قَبْلِكُم before you مِّنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn وَٱلْإِنسِ and the men فِى in ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire كُلَّمَا Every time دَخَلَتْ entered أُمَّةٌۭ a nation لَّعَنَتْ it cursed أُخْتَهَا ۖ its sister (nation) حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ they had overtaken one another فِيهَا in it جَمِيعًۭا all قَالَتْ (will) say أُخْرَىٰهُمْ (the) last of them لِأُولَىٰهُمْ about the first of them رَبَّنَا Our Lord هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these أَضَلُّونَا misled us فَـَٔاتِهِمْ so give them عَذَابًۭا punishment ضِعْفًۭا double مِّنَ of ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire قَالَ He (will) say لِكُلٍّۢ For each ضِعْفٌۭ (is) a double وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٣٨

[Allāh] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them, "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."

— Come To Light

وَقَالَتْ And (will) say أُولَىٰهُمْ (the) first of them لِأُخْرَىٰهُمْ to (the) last of them فَمَا Then not كَانَ is لَكُمْ for you عَلَيْنَا upon us مِن any فَضْلٍۢ superiority فَذُوقُوا۟ so taste ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment بِمَا for what كُنتُمْ you used to تَكْسِبُونَ earn ٣٩

And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ and (were) arrogant عَنْهَا towards them لَا (will) not تُفَتَّحُ be opened لَهُمْ for them أَبْوَٰبُ (the) doors ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the heaven وَلَا and not يَدْخُلُونَ they will enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise حَتَّىٰ until يَلِجَ passes ٱلْجَمَلُ the camel فِى through سَمِّ (the) eye ٱلْخِيَاطِ ۚ (of) the needle وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We recompense ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals ٤٠

Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle [i.e., never]. And thus do We recompense the criminals.

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لَهُم For them مِّن of جَهَنَّمَ (the) Hell مِهَادٌۭ (is) a bed وَمِن and from فَوْقِهِمْ over them غَوَاشٍۢ ۚ coverings وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We recompense ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٤١

They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ [the] righteous deeds لَا not نُكَلِّفُ We burden نَفْسًا any soul إِلَّا except وُسْعَهَآ (to) its capacity أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) Paradise هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٤٢

But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

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وَنَزَعْنَا And We will remove مَا whatever فِى (is) in صُدُورِهِم their breasts مِّنْ of غِلٍّۢ malice تَجْرِى Flows مِن from تَحْتِهِمُ underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the rivers وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say ٱلْحَمْدُ All the praise لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who هَدَىٰنَا guided us لِهَـٰذَا to this وَمَا and not كُنَّا we were لِنَهْتَدِىَ to receive guidance لَوْلَآ if not أَنْ [that] هَدَىٰنَا (had) guided us ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah لَقَدْ Certainly جَآءَتْ came رُسُلُ Messengers رَبِّنَا (of) our Lord بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ with the truth وَنُودُوٓا۟ And they will be addressed أَن [that] تِلْكُمُ This ٱلْجَنَّةُ (is) Paradise أُورِثْتُمُوهَا you have been made to inherit it بِمَا for what كُنتُمْ you used to تَعْمَلُونَ do ٤٣

And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allāh had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."

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وَنَادَىٰٓ And will call out أَصْحَـٰبُ (the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) Paradise أَصْحَـٰبَ (to the) companions ٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire أَن that قَدْ Indeed وَجَدْنَا we found مَا what وَعَدَنَا (had) promised us رَبُّنَا our Lord حَقًّۭا true فَهَلْ So have وَجَدتُّم you found مَّا what وَعَدَ (was) promised رَبُّكُمْ (by) your Lord حَقًّۭا ۖ (to be) true قَالُوا۟ They will say نَعَمْ ۚ Yes فَأَذَّنَ Then will announce مُؤَذِّنٌۢ an announcer بَيْنَهُمْ among them أَن [that] لَّعْنَةُ (The) curse ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَى (is) on ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٤٤

And the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, "We have already found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them, "The curse of Allāh shall be upon the wrongdoers

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَصُدُّونَ hinder عَن from سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَيَبْغُونَهَا and seek in it عِوَجًۭا crookedness وَهُم while they (are) بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ concerning the Hereafter كَـٰفِرُونَ disbelievers ٤٥

Who averted [people] from the way of Allāh and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers."

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