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وَلَقَدْ And verily جَعَلْنَا We have placed فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens بُرُوجًۭا constellations وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا and We have beautified it لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ١٦

And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

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وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا And We have protected it مِن from كُلِّ every شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ devil رَّجِيمٍ accursed ١٧

And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]

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إِلَّا Except مَنِ (one) who ٱسْتَرَقَ steals ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ then follows him شِهَابٌۭ a burning flame مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٨

Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth مَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread it وَأَلْقَيْنَا and [We] cast فِيهَا therein رَوَٰسِىَ firm mountains وَأَنۢبَتْنَا and [We] caused to grow فِيهَا therein مِن of كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing مَّوْزُونٍۢ well-balanced ١٩

And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا therein مَعَـٰيِشَ means of living وَمَن and whom لَّسْتُمْ you are not لَهُۥ for him بِرَٰزِقِينَ providers ٢٠

And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.

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وَإِن And not مِّن (is) any شَىْءٍ thing إِلَّا but عِندَنَا with Us خَزَآئِنُهُۥ (are) its treasures وَمَا and not نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ We send it down إِلَّا except بِقَدَرٍۢ in a measure مَّعْلُومٍۢ known ٢١

And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.

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وَأَرْسَلْنَا And We have sent ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ the winds لَوَٰقِحَ fertilizing فَأَنزَلْنَا and We sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ and We gave it to you to drink وَمَآ And not أَنتُمْ you لَهُۥ of it بِخَـٰزِنِينَ (are) retainers ٢٢

And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.

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وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَنَحْنُ surely [We] نُحْىِۦ We give life وَنُمِيتُ and We cause death وَنَحْنُ and We ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ (are) the Inheritors ٢٣

And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ the preceding ones مِنكُمْ among you وَلَقَدْ and verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ the later ones ٢٤

And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].

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وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ will gather them إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He حَكِيمٌ (is) All-Wise عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٥

And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ humankind مِن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ sounding clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٦

And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

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وَٱلْجَآنَّ And the jinn خَلَقْنَـٰهُ We created it مِن before قَبْلُ before مِن from نَّارِ fire ٱلسَّمُومِ scorching ٢٧

And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ your Lord said رَبُّكَ your Lord said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels إِنِّى Indeed, I خَـٰلِقٌۢ (will) create بَشَرًۭا a human being مِّن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٨

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.

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فَإِذَا So, when سَوَّيْتُهُۥ I have fashioned him وَنَفَخْتُ and [I] breathed فِيهِ into him مِن of رُّوحِى My spirit فَقَعُوا۟ then fall down لَهُۥ to him سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrating ٢٩

And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

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فَسَجَدَ So prostrated ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels كُلُّهُمْ all of them أَجْمَعُونَ together ٣٠

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

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إِلَّآ Except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis أَبَىٰٓ He refused أَن to يَكُونَ be مَعَ with ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ٣١

Except Iblees; he refused to be with those who prostrated.

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