يَقُولُ Who (would) say أَءِنَّكَ Are you indeed لَمِنَ surely of ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ those who believe ٥٢
Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe
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أَءِذَا Is (it) when مِتْنَا we have died وَكُنَّا and become تُرَابًۭا dust وَعِظَـٰمًا and bones أَءِنَّا will we لَمَدِينُونَ surely be brought to Judgment ٥٣
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
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قَالَ He (will) say هَلْ Will أَنتُم you مُّطَّلِعُونَ be looking ٥٤
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
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فَٱطَّلَعَ Then he (will) look فَرَءَاهُ and see him فِى in سَوَآءِ (the) midst ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the Hellfire ٥٥
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
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قَالَ He (will) say تَٱللَّهِ By Allah إِن verily كِدتَّ you almost لَتُرْدِينِ ruined me ٥٦
He will say, "By Allāh, you almost ruined me.
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وَلَوْلَا And if not نِعْمَةُ (for the) Grace رَبِّى (of) my Lord لَكُنتُ certainly, I (would) have been مِنَ among ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ those brought ٥٧
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].
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أَفَمَا Then are not نَحْنُ we بِمَيِّتِينَ (to) die ٥٨
Then, are we not to die
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إِلَّا Except مَوْتَتَنَا our death ٱلْأُولَىٰ the first وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we بِمُعَذَّبِينَ will be punished ٥٩
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this لَهُوَ surely ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the attainment ٱلْعَظِيمُ great ٦٠
Indeed, this is the great attainment.
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لِمِثْلِ For (the) like هَـٰذَا (of) this فَلْيَعْمَلِ let work ٱلْعَـٰمِلُونَ the workers ٦١
For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.
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أَذَٰلِكَ Is that خَيْرٌۭ better نُّزُلًا (as) hospitality أَمْ or شَجَرَةُ (the) tree ٱلزَّقُّومِ (of) Zaqqum ٦٢
Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?
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إِنَّا Indeed, We جَعَلْنَـٰهَا [We] have made it فِتْنَةًۭ a trial لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers ٦٣
Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.
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إِنَّهَا Indeed, it شَجَرَةٌۭ (is) a tree تَخْرُجُ that grows فِىٓ in أَصْلِ (the) bottom ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the Hellfire ٦٤
Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,
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طَلْعُهَا Its emerging fruit كَأَنَّهُۥ (is) as if it رُءُوسُ (was) heads ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ (of) the devils ٦٥
Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
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فَإِنَّهُمْ And indeed, they لَـَٔاكِلُونَ (will) surely eat مِنْهَا from it فَمَالِـُٔونَ and fill مِنْهَا with it ٱلْبُطُونَ (their) bellies ٦٦
And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنَّ indeed لَهُمْ for them عَلَيْهَا in it لَشَوْبًۭا (is) a mixture مِّنْ of حَمِيمٍۢ boiling water ٦٧
Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنَّ indeed مَرْجِعَهُمْ their return لَإِلَى (will) surely be to ٱلْجَحِيمِ the Hellfire ٦٨
Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.
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إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they أَلْفَوْا۟ found ءَابَآءَهُمْ their fathers ضَآلِّينَ astray ٦٩
Indeed they found their fathers astray.
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فَهُمْ So they عَلَىٰٓ on ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ their footsteps يُهْرَعُونَ they hastened ٧٠
So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily ضَلَّ went astray قَبْلَهُمْ before them أَكْثَرُ most ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ٧١
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,
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