لَآ Nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِيَوْمِ by (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection ١
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
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وَلَآ And nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِٱلنَّفْسِ by the soul ٱللَّوَّامَةِ self-accusing ٢
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
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أَيَحْسَبُ Does think ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [the] man أَلَّن that not نَّجْمَعَ We will assemble عِظَامَهُۥ his bones ٣
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
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بَلَىٰ Nay قَـٰدِرِينَ (We are) Able عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that نُّسَوِّىَ We can restore بَنَانَهُۥ his fingertips ٤
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
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بَلْ Nay يُرِيدُ Desires ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [the] man لِيَفْجُرَ to give (the) lie أَمَامَهُۥ (to) what is before him ٥
But man desires to continue in sin.
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يَسْـَٔلُ He asks أَيَّانَ When يَوْمُ (is the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection ٦
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
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فَإِذَا So when بَرِقَ is dazzled ٱلْبَصَرُ the vision ٧
So when vision is dazzled.
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وَخَسَفَ And becomes dark ٱلْقَمَرُ the moon ٨
And the moon darkens.
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وَجُمِعَ And are joined ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun وَٱلْقَمَرُ and the moon ٩
And the sun and the moon are joined,
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يَقُولُ Will say ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [the] man يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day أَيْنَ Where ٱلْمَفَرُّ (is) the escape ١٠
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
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كَلَّا By no means لَا (There is) no وَزَرَ refuge ١١
No! There is no refuge.
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إِلَىٰ To رَبِّكَ your Lord يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ (is) the place of rest ١٢
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
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يُنَبَّؤُا۟ Will be informed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [the] man يَوْمَئِذٍۭ that Day بِمَا of what قَدَّمَ he sent forth وَأَخَّرَ and kept back ١٣
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
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بَلِ Nay ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [The] man عَلَىٰ against نَفْسِهِۦ himself بَصِيرَةٌۭ (will be) a witness ١٤
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
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وَلَوْ Even if أَلْقَىٰ he presents مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ his excuses ١٥
Even if he presents his excuses.
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لَا Not تُحَرِّكْ move بِهِۦ with it لِسَانَكَ your tongue لِتَعْجَلَ to hasten بِهِۦٓ with it ١٦
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
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إِنَّ Indeed عَلَيْنَا upon Us جَمْعَهُۥ (is) its collection وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ and its recitation ١٧
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
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فَإِذَا And when قَرَأْنَـٰهُ We have recited it فَٱتَّبِعْ then follow قُرْءَانَهُۥ its recitation ١٨
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنَّ indeed عَلَيْنَا upon Us بَيَانَهُۥ (is) its explanation ١٩
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
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كَلَّا No بَلْ But تُحِبُّونَ you love ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ the immediate ٢٠
No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate
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