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۞ وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَرْجُونَ expect لِقَآءَنَا (the) meeting with Us لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ are sent down عَلَيْنَا to us ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels أَوْ or نَرَىٰ we see رَبَّنَا ۗ our Lord لَقَدِ Indeed ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ they have become arrogant فِىٓ within أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves وَعَتَوْ and (become) insolent عُتُوًّۭا (with) insolence كَبِيرًۭا great ٢١

And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.

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يَوْمَ (The) Day يَرَوْنَ they see ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels لَا no بُشْرَىٰ glad tidings يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (will be) that Day لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ for the criminals وَيَقُولُونَ and they will say حِجْرًۭا A partition مَّحْجُورًۭا forbidden ٢٢

The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."

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وَقَدِمْنَآ And We will proceed إِلَىٰ to مَا whatever عَمِلُوا۟ they did مِنْ of عَمَلٍۢ (the) deed(s) فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ and We will make them هَبَآءًۭ (as) dust مَّنثُورًا dispersed ٢٣

And We will approach [i.e., regard] what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.

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أَصْحَـٰبُ (The) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) Paradise يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day خَيْرٌۭ (will be in) a better مُّسْتَقَرًّۭا abode وَأَحْسَنُ and a better مَقِيلًۭا resting-place ٢٤

The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.

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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day تَشَقَّقُ will split open ٱلسَّمَآءُ the heavens بِٱلْغَمَـٰمِ with the clouds وَنُزِّلَ and (will be) sent down ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels تَنزِيلًا descending ٢٥

And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.

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ٱلْمُلْكُ The Sovereignty يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day ٱلْحَقُّ (will be) truly لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ for the Most Gracious وَكَانَ And (it will) be يَوْمًا a Day عَلَى for ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers عَسِيرًۭا difficult ٢٦

True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.

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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يَعَضُّ will bite ٱلظَّالِمُ the wrongdoer عَلَىٰ [on] يَدَيْهِ his hands يَقُولُ he will say يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O I wish ٱتَّخَذْتُ I had taken مَعَ with ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger سَبِيلًۭا a way ٢٧

And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.

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يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ O woe to me لَيْتَنِى I wish لَمْ not أَتَّخِذْ I had taken فُلَانًا that one خَلِيلًۭا (as) a friend ٢٨

Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.

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لَّقَدْ Verily أَضَلَّنِى he led me astray عَنِ from ٱلذِّكْرِ the Reminder بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] جَآءَنِى ۗ it (had) come to me وَكَانَ And is ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ to the man خَذُولًۭا a deserter ٢٩

He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."

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وَقَالَ And said ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger يَـٰرَبِّ O my Lord إِنَّ Indeed قَوْمِى my people ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ took هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran مَهْجُورًۭا (as) a forsaken thing ٣٠

And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’ān as [a thing] abandoned."

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus جَعَلْنَا We have made لِكُلِّ for every نَبِىٍّ Prophet عَدُوًّۭا an enemy مِّنَ among ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ the criminals وَكَفَىٰ But sufficient is بِرَبِّكَ your Lord هَادِيًۭا (as) a Guide وَنَصِيرًۭا and a Helper ٣١

And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.

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وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَوْلَا Why not نُزِّلَ was revealed عَلَيْهِ to him ٱلْقُرْءَانُ the Quran جُمْلَةًۭ all at once وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۚ all at once كَذَٰلِكَ Thus لِنُثَبِّتَ that We may strengthen بِهِۦ thereby فُؤَادَكَ ۖ your heart وَرَتَّلْنَـٰهُ and We have recited it تَرْتِيلًۭا (with distinct) recitation ٣٢

And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur’ān not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.

— Come To Light

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