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۞ يَوْمَ (On) the Day تَأْتِى (when) will come كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۢ soul تُجَـٰدِلُ pleading عَن for نَّفْسِهَا itself وَتُوَفَّىٰ and will be paid in full كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۢ soul مَّا what عَمِلَتْ it did وَهُمْ and they لَا (will) not يُظْلَمُونَ be wronged ١١١

On the Day when every soul will come disputing [i.e., pleading] for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly].

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وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth مَثَلًۭا a similitude قَرْيَةًۭ (of) a town كَانَتْ (that) was ءَامِنَةًۭ secure مُّطْمَئِنَّةًۭ and content يَأْتِيهَا coming to it رِزْقُهَا its provision رَغَدًۭا (in) abundance مِّن from كُلِّ every مَكَانٍۢ place فَكَفَرَتْ but it denied بِأَنْعُمِ (the) Favors of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) Favors of Allah فَأَذَٰقَهَا so Allah made it taste ٱللَّهُ so Allah made it taste لِبَاسَ (the) garb ٱلْجُوعِ (of) the hunger وَٱلْخَوْفِ and the fear بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَصْنَعُونَ do ١١٢

And Allāh presents an example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allāh. So Allāh made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.

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وَلَقَدْ And certainly جَآءَهُمْ came to them رَسُولٌۭ a Messenger مِّنْهُمْ from among them فَكَذَّبُوهُ but they denied him فَأَخَذَهُمُ so seized them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment وَهُمْ while they ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers ١١٣

And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

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فَكُلُوا۟ So eat مِمَّا of what رَزَقَكُمُ Allah has provided you ٱللَّهُ Allah has provided you حَلَـٰلًۭا lawful طَيِّبًۭا and good وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ And be grateful نِعْمَتَ (for the) Favor ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ [you] إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَعْبُدُونَ you worship ١١٤

Then eat of what Allāh has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allāh, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

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إِنَّمَا Only حَرَّمَ He has forbidden عَلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْمَيْتَةَ the dead animal وَٱلدَّمَ and the blood وَلَحْمَ and the flesh ٱلْخِنزِيرِ (of) the swine وَمَآ and what أُهِلَّ has been dedicated لِغَيْرِ to other (than) ٱللَّهِ Allah بِهِۦ ۖ [with it] فَمَنِ But (if) one ٱضْطُرَّ (is) forced غَيْرَ without (being) بَاغٍۢ disobedient وَلَا and not عَادٍۢ a transgressor فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١١٥

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولُوا۟ say لِمَا for that which تَصِفُ assert أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ your tongues ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie هَـٰذَا This حَلَـٰلٌۭ (is) lawful وَهَـٰذَا and this حَرَامٌۭ (is) forbidden لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ so that you invent عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ the lie إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَفْتَرُونَ invent عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie لَا they will not succeed يُفْلِحُونَ they will not succeed ١١٦

And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.

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مَتَـٰعٌۭ An enjoyment قَلِيلٌۭ little وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١١٧

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

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وَعَلَى And to ٱلَّذِينَ those who هَادُوا۟ are Jews حَرَّمْنَا We have forbidden مَا what قَصَصْنَا We related عَلَيْكَ to you مِن before قَبْلُ ۖ before وَمَا And not ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ We wronged them وَلَـٰكِن but كَانُوٓا۟ they used (to) أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves يَظْلِمُونَ wrong ١١٨

And to those who are Jews We have prohibited that which We related to you before. And We did not wrong them [thereby], but they were wronging themselves.

— Come To Light

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