الٓمٓصٓ Alif Laam Meem Saad ١
Alif, Lām, Meem, Ṣād.
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7. Surah Al-A'raf
The Heights · Makki · 206 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
كِتَـٰبٌ (This is) a Book أُنزِلَ revealed إِلَيْكَ to you فَلَا so (let) not يَكُن be فِى in صَدْرِكَ your breast حَرَجٌۭ any uneasiness مِّنْهُ from it لِتُنذِرَ that you warn بِهِۦ with it وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers ٢
[This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muḥammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.
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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَآ what أُنزِلَ has been revealed إِلَيْكُم to you مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَلَا and (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow مِن from دُونِهِۦٓ beside Him أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ any allies قَلِيلًۭا Little مَّا (is) what تَذَكَّرُونَ you remember ٣
Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.
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وَكَم And how many مِّن of قَرْيَةٍ a city أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا We destroyed it فَجَآءَهَا and came to it بَأْسُنَا Our punishment بَيَـٰتًا (at) night أَوْ or هُمْ (while) they قَآئِلُونَ were sleeping at noon ٤
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
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فَمَا Then not كَانَ was دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their plea إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَآ Our punishment إِلَّآ except أَن that قَالُوٓا۟ they said إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers ٥
And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
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فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ Then surely We will question ٱلَّذِينَ those (to) whom أُرْسِلَ were sent إِلَيْهِمْ to them (Messengers) وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ and surely We will question ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٦
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
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فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ Then surely We will narrate عَلَيْهِم to them بِعِلْمٍۢ ۖ with knowledge وَمَا and not كُنَّا were We غَآئِبِينَ absent ٧
Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.
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وَٱلْوَزْنُ And the weighing يَوْمَئِذٍ that day ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ (will be) the truth فَمَن So whose ثَقُلَتْ (will be) heavy مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ his scales فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (will be) the successful ones ٨
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
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وَمَنْ And (for) those خَفَّتْ (will be) light مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ his scales فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ so those ٱلَّذِينَ (will be) the ones who خَسِرُوٓا۟ lost أَنفُسَهُم themselves بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they were بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا to Our Verses يَظْلِمُونَ (doing) injustice ٩
And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly مَكَّنَّـٰكُمْ We established you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَجَعَلْنَا and We made لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا in it مَعَـٰيِشَ ۗ livelihood قَلِيلًۭا Little مَّا (is) what تَشْكُرُونَ you (are) grateful ١٠
And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you ثُمَّ then صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْ We fashioned you ثُمَّ Then قُلْنَا We said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ So they prostrated إِلَّآ except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis لَمْ Not يَكُن he was مِّنَ of ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ١١
And We have certainly created you, [O mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
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قَالَ (Allah) said مَا What مَنَعَكَ prevented you أَلَّا that not تَسْجُدَ you prostrate إِذْ when أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ I commanded you قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنَا۠ I am خَيْرٌۭ better مِّنْهُ than him خَلَقْتَنِى You created me مِن from نَّارٍۢ fire وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ and You created him مِن from طِينٍۢ clay ١٢
[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."
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قَالَ (Allah) said فَٱهْبِطْ Then go down مِنْهَا from it فَمَا for not يَكُونُ it is لَكَ for you أَن that تَتَكَبَّرَ you be arrogant فِيهَا in it فَٱخْرُجْ So get out إِنَّكَ indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ the disgraced ones ١٣
[Allāh] said, "Descend from it [i.e., Paradise], for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased."
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قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنظِرْنِىٓ Give me respite إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are raised up ١٤
[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
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قَالَ (Allah) said إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite ١٥
[Allāh] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."
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قَالَ (Shaitaan) said فَبِمَآ Because أَغْوَيْتَنِى You have sent me astray لَأَقْعُدَنَّ surely I will sit لَهُمْ for them صِرَٰطَكَ (on) Your path ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ the straight ١٦
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
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ثُمَّ Then لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم surely, I will come to them مِّنۢ from بَيْنِ before أَيْدِيهِمْ them وَمِنْ and from خَلْفِهِمْ behind them وَعَنْ and from أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ their right وَعَن and from شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ their left وَلَا and not تَجِدُ You (will) find أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them شَـٰكِرِينَ grateful ١٧
Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."
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قَالَ (Allah) said ٱخْرُجْ Get out مِنْهَا of it مَذْءُومًۭا disgraced مَّدْحُورًۭا ۖ and expelled لَّمَن Certainly, whoever تَبِعَكَ follows you مِنْهُمْ among them لَأَمْلَأَنَّ surely, I will fill جَهَنَّمَ Hell مِنكُمْ with you أَجْمَعِينَ all ١٨
[Allāh] said, "Depart from it [i.e., Paradise], reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."
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وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ And O Adam ٱسْكُنْ Dwell أَنتَ you وَزَوْجُكَ and your wife ٱلْجَنَّةَ (in) the Garden فَكُلَا and you both eat مِنْ from حَيْثُ wherever شِئْتُمَا you both wish وَلَا but (do) not تَقْرَبَا approach [both of you] هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةَ [the] tree فَتَكُونَا lest you both be مِنَ among ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٩
And "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."
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فَوَسْوَسَ Then whispered لَهُمَا to both of them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لِيُبْدِىَ to make apparent لَهُمَا to both of them مَا what وُۥرِىَ was concealed عَنْهُمَا from both of them مِن of سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا their shame وَقَالَ And he said مَا (Did) not نَهَىٰكُمَا forbid you both رَبُّكُمَا your Lord عَنْ from هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةِ [the] tree إِلَّآ except أَن that تَكُونَا you two become مَلَكَيْنِ Angels أَوْ or تَكُونَا you two become مِنَ of ٱلْخَـٰلِدِينَ the immortals ٢٠
But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
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وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ And he swore (to) both of them إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمَا to both of you لَمِنَ among ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ the sincere advisors ٢١
And he swore [by Allāh] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."
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فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا So he made both of them fall بِغُرُورٍۢ ۚ by deception فَلَمَّا Then when ذَاقَا they both tasted ٱلشَّجَرَةَ the tree بَدَتْ became apparent لَهُمَا to both of them سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا their shame وَطَفِقَا and they began يَخْصِفَانِ (to) fasten عَلَيْهِمَا over themselves مِن from وَرَقِ (the) leaves ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) the Garden وَنَادَىٰهُمَا And called them both رَبُّهُمَآ their Lord أَلَمْ Did not أَنْهَكُمَا I forbid you both عَن from تِلْكُمَا this ٱلشَّجَرَةِ [the] tree وَأَقُل and [I] say لَّكُمَآ to both of you إِنَّ that ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ [the] Shaitaan لَكُمَا to both of you عَدُوٌّۭ (is) an enemy مُّبِينٌۭ open ٢٢
So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
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قَالَا Both of them said رَبَّنَا Our Lord ظَلَمْنَآ we have wronged أَنفُسَنَا ourselves وَإِن and if لَّمْ not تَغْفِرْ You forgive لَنَا [for] us وَتَرْحَمْنَا and have mercy (on) us لَنَكُونَنَّ surely, we will be مِنَ among ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losers ٢٣
They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
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قَالَ (Allah) said ٱهْبِطُوا۟ Get down بَعْضُكُمْ some of you لِبَعْضٍ to some others عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ (as) enemy وَلَكُمْ And for you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ (is) a dwelling place وَمَتَـٰعٌ and livelihood إِلَىٰ for حِينٍۢ a time ٢٤
[Allāh] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time."
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قَالَ He said فِيهَا In it تَحْيَوْنَ you will live وَفِيهَا and in it تَمُوتُونَ you will die وَمِنْهَا and from it تُخْرَجُونَ you will be brought forth ٢٥
He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
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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."
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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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