وَٱضْرِبْ And set forth لَهُم to them مَّثَلًا an example أَصْحَـٰبَ (of the) companions ٱلْقَرْيَةِ (of) the city إِذْ when جَآءَهَا came to it ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ the Messengers ١٣
And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it -
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إِذْ When أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent إِلَيْهِمُ to them ٱثْنَيْنِ two (Messengers) فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا but they denied both of them فَعَزَّزْنَا so We strengthened them بِثَالِثٍۢ with a third فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said إِنَّآ Indeed, We إِلَيْكُم to you مُّرْسَلُونَ (are) Messengers ١٤
When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened [them] with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."
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قَالُوا۟ They said مَآ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but بَشَرٌۭ human beings مِّثْلُنَا like us وَمَآ and not أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious مِن any شَىْءٍ thing إِنْ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but تَكْذِبُونَ lying ١٥
They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
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قَالُوا۟ They said رَبُّنَا Our Lord يَعْلَمُ knows إِنَّآ that we إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمُرْسَلُونَ (are) surely Messengers ١٦
They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,
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وَمَا And not عَلَيْنَآ (is) on us إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear ١٧
And we are not responsible except for clear notification."
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّا Indeed, we تَطَيَّرْنَا [we] see an evil omen بِكُمْ ۖ from you لَئِن If لَّمْ not تَنتَهُوا۟ you desist لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ surely, we will stone you وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم and surely will touch you مِّنَّا from us عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١٨
They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."
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قَالُوا۟ They said طَـٰٓئِرُكُم Your evil omen مَّعَكُمْ ۚ (be) with you أَئِن Is it because ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ you are admonished بَلْ Nay أَنتُمْ you قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ transgressing ١٩
They said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."
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وَجَآءَ And came مِنْ from أَقْصَا (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city رَجُلٌۭ a man يَسْعَىٰ running قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my People ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٢٠
And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَن (those) who لَّا (do) not يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ ask (of) you أَجْرًۭا any payment وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided ٢١
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
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وَمَا And what لِىَ (is) for me لَآ (that) not أَعْبُدُ I worship ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَنِى created me وَإِلَيْهِ and to Whom تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٢٢
And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
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ءَأَتَّخِذُ Should I take مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him ءَالِهَةً gods إِن If يُرِدْنِ intends for me ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious بِضُرٍّۢ any harm لَّا not تُغْنِ will avail عَنِّى [from] me شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ their intercession شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything وَلَا and not يُنقِذُونِ they (can) save me ٢٣
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I إِذًۭا then لَّفِى surely would be in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error مُّبِينٍ clear ٢٤
Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.
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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I ءَامَنتُ [I] have believed بِرَبِّكُمْ in your Lord فَٱسْمَعُونِ so listen to me ٢٥
Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."
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قِيلَ It was said ٱدْخُلِ Enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۖ Paradise قَالَ He said يَـٰلَيْتَ I wish قَوْمِى my people يَعْلَمُونَ knew ٢٦
It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know
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بِمَا Of how غَفَرَ has forgiven لِى me رَبِّى my Lord وَجَعَلَنِى and placed me مِنَ among ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ the honored ones ٢٧
Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."
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