قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I دَعَوْتُ invited قَوْمِى my people لَيْلًۭا night وَنَهَارًۭا and day ٥
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
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فَلَمْ But not يَزِدْهُمْ increased them دُعَآءِىٓ my invitation إِلَّا except فِرَارًۭا (in) flight ٦
But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
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وَإِنِّى And indeed, I كُلَّمَا every time دَعَوْتُهُمْ I invited them لِتَغْفِرَ that You may forgive لَهُمْ them جَعَلُوٓا۟ they put أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ their fingers فِىٓ in ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ and covered themselves ثِيَابَهُمْ (with) their garments وَأَصَرُّوا۟ and persisted وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ and were arrogant ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا (with) pride ٧
And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنِّى indeed, I دَعَوْتُهُمْ invited them جِهَارًۭا publicly ٨
Then I invited them publicly.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنِّىٓ indeed, I أَعْلَنتُ announced لَهُمْ to them وَأَسْرَرْتُ and I confided لَهُمْ to them إِسْرَارًۭا secretly ٩
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
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فَقُلْتُ Then I said ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ Ask forgiveness رَبَّكُمْ (from) your Lord إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He كَانَ is غَفَّارًۭا Oft-Forgiving ١٠
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
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يُرْسِلِ He will send down ٱلسَّمَآءَ (rain from) the sky عَلَيْكُم upon you مِّدْرَارًۭا (in) abundance ١١
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
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وَيُمْدِدْكُم And provide you بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ with wealth وَبَنِينَ and children وَيَجْعَل and make لَّكُمْ for you جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens وَيَجْعَل and make لَّكُمْ for you أَنْهَـٰرًۭا rivers ١٢
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
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مَّا What لَكُمْ (is) for you لَا not تَرْجُونَ you attribute لِلَّهِ to Allah وَقَارًۭا grandeur ١٣
What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur
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وَقَدْ And indeed خَلَقَكُمْ He created you أَطْوَارًا (in) stages ١٤
While He has created you in stages?
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أَلَمْ Do not تَرَوْا۟ you see كَيْفَ how خَلَقَ did create ٱللَّهُ Allah سَبْعَ (the) seven سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ heavens طِبَاقًۭا (in) layers ١٥
Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers
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وَجَعَلَ And made ٱلْقَمَرَ the moon فِيهِنَّ therein نُورًۭا a light وَجَعَلَ and made ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun سِرَاجًۭا a lamp ١٦
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَنۢبَتَكُم has caused you to grow مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth نَبَاتًۭا (as) a growth ١٧
And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
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ثُمَّ Then يُعِيدُكُمْ He will return you فِيهَا into it وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ and bring you forth إِخْرَاجًۭا (a new) bringing forth ١٨
Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah جَعَلَ made لَكُمُ for you ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth بِسَاطًۭا an expanse ١٩
And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse
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لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ That you may go along مِنْهَا therein سُبُلًۭا (in) paths فِجَاجًۭا wide ٢٠
That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"
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