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وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who نَزَّلَ sends down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۢ water بِقَدَرٍۢ in (due) measure فَأَنشَرْنَا then We revive بِهِۦ with it بَلْدَةًۭ a land مَّيْتًۭا ۚ dead كَذَٰلِكَ thus تُخْرَجُونَ you will be brought forth ١١

And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

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وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ the pairs كُلَّهَا all of them وَجَعَلَ and made لَكُم for you مِّنَ [of] ٱلْفُلْكِ the ships وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ and the cattle مَا what تَرْكَبُونَ you ride ١٢

And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

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لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ That you may sit firmly عَلَىٰ on ظُهُورِهِۦ their backs ثُمَّ then تَذْكُرُوا۟ remember نِعْمَةَ (the) favor رَبِّكُمْ (of) your Lord إِذَا when ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ you sit firmly عَلَيْهِ on them وَتَقُولُوا۟ and say سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be (to) ٱلَّذِى the One Who سَخَّرَ (has) subjected لَنَا to us هَـٰذَا this وَمَا and not كُنَّا we were لَهُۥ of it مُقْرِنِينَ capable ١٣

That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.

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وَإِنَّآ And indeed, we إِلَىٰ to رَبِّنَا our Lord لَمُنقَلِبُونَ will surely return ١٤

And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ But they attribute لَهُۥ to Him مِنْ from عِبَادِهِۦ His slaves جُزْءًا ۚ a portion إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man لَكَفُورٌۭ surely (is) clearly ungrateful مُّبِينٌ surely (is) clearly ungrateful ١٥

But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.

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أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذَ has He taken مِمَّا of what يَخْلُقُ He has created بَنَاتٍۢ daughters وَأَصْفَىٰكُم and He has chosen (for) you بِٱلْبَنِينَ sons ١٦

Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

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وَإِذَا And when بُشِّرَ is given good news أَحَدُهُم (to) one of them بِمَا of what ضَرَبَ he sets up لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ for the Most Gracious مَثَلًۭا (as) a likeness ظَلَّ becomes وَجْهُهُۥ his face مُسْوَدًّۭا dark وَهُوَ and he كَظِيمٌ (is) filled with grief ١٧

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

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أَوَمَن Then (is one) who يُنَشَّؤُا۟ is brought up فِى in ٱلْحِلْيَةِ ornaments وَهُوَ and he فِى in ٱلْخِصَامِ the dispute غَيْرُ (is) not مُبِينٍۢ clear ١٨

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]?

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ And they made ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels ٱلَّذِينَ those who هُمْ themselves عِبَـٰدُ (are) slaves ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ (of) the Most Gracious إِنَـٰثًا ۚ females أَشَهِدُوا۟ Did they witness خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ their creation سَتُكْتَبُ Will be recorded شَهَـٰدَتُهُمْ their testimony وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ and they will be questioned ١٩

And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say لَوْ If شَآءَ had willed ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious مَا we would not have worshipped them عَبَدْنَـٰهُم ۗ we would not have worshipped them مَّا Not لَهُم they have بِذَٰلِكَ about that مِنْ any عِلْمٍ ۖ knowledge إِنْ Nothing هُمْ they (do) إِلَّا but يَخْرُصُونَ lie ٢٠

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.

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أَمْ Or ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ have We given them كِتَـٰبًۭا a book مِّن before it قَبْلِهِۦ before it فَهُم so they بِهِۦ to it مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ (are) holding fast ٢١

Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?

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بَلْ Nay قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّا Indeed, we وَجَدْنَآ [we] found ءَابَآءَنَا our forefathers عَلَىٰٓ upon أُمَّةٍۢ a religion وَإِنَّا and indeed, we عَلَىٰٓ on ءَاثَـٰرِهِم their footsteps مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) guided ٢٢

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

— Come To Light

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