سورة الفرقان

Surah Al-Furqan

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
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تَبَارَكَ الَّذ۪ي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلٰى عَبْدِه۪ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَم۪ينَ نَذ۪يراًۙ
Tabaraka allathee nazzalaalfurqana AAala AAabdihi liyakoona lilAAalameenanatheera
Most blessed is the One who revealed the Statute Book to His servant, so he can serve as a warner to the whole world.
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اَلَّذ۪ي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَر۪يكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْد۪يراً
Allathee lahu mulku assamawatiwal-ardi walam yattakhith waladan walamyakun lahu shareekun fee almulki wakhalaqa kulla shay-infaqaddarahu taqdeera
The One to whom belongs all sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He never had a son, nor does He have any partners in sovereignty. He created everything in exact measure; He precisely designed everything.,
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وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِه۪ٓ اٰلِهَةً لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـٔاً وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْ ضَراًّ وَلَا نَفْعاً وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتاً وَلَا حَيٰوةً وَلَا نُشُوراً
Wattakhathoo min doonihi alihatanla yakhluqoona shay-an wahum yukhlaqoona walayamlikoona li-anfusihim darran wala nafAAan walayamlikoona mawtan wala hayatan walanushoora
Yet, they set up beside Him gods who do not create anything - they themselves are created - and who possess no power to even harm or benefit themselves, nor do they possess any power to control life, or death, or resurrection.
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وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّٓا اِفْكٌۨ افْتَرٰيهُ وَاَعَانَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ اٰخَرُونَۚۛ فَقَدْ جَٓاؤُ۫ ظُلْماً وَزُوراًۚۛ
Waqala allatheena kafaroo in hathailla ifkun iftarahu waaAAanahu AAalayhiqawmun akharoona faqad jaoo thulmanwazoora
Those who disbelieved said, "This is a fabrication that he produced, with the help of some other people." They have uttered a blasphemy and a falsehood.
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وَقَالُٓوا اَسَاط۪يرُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلٰى عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَاَص۪يلاً
Waqaloo asateeru al-awwaleenaiktatabaha fahiya tumla AAalayhi bukratan waaseela
They also said, "Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night.",
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قُلْ اَنْزَلَهُ الَّذ۪ي يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفُوراً رَح۪يماً
Qul anzalahu allathee yaAAlamu assirrafee assamawati wal-ardiinnahu kana ghafooran raheema
Say, "This was revealed by the One who knows the Secret in the heavens and the earth. He is Forgiving, Most Merciful.",
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وَقَالُوا مَالِ هٰذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْش۪ي فِي الْاَسْوَاقِۜ لَوْلَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذ۪يراًۙ
Waqaloo mali hatha arrasooliya/kulu attaAAama wayamshee fee al-aswaqilawla onzila ilayhi malakun fayakoona maAAahu natheera
And they said, "How come this messenger eats the food and walks in the markets? If only an angel could come down with him, to serve with him as a preacher!"
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اَوْ يُلْقٰٓى اِلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ اَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَاۜ وَقَالَ الظَّالِمُونَ اِنْ تَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا رَجُلاً مَسْحُوراً
Aw yulqa ilayhi kanzun aw takoonu lahujannatun ya/kulu minha waqala aththalimoonain tattabiAAoona illa rajulan mashoora
Or, "If only a treasure could be given to him!" Or, "If only he could possess an orchard from which he eats!" The transgressors also said, "You are following a bewitched man."
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اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ سَب۪يلاً۟
Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela
Note how they called you all kinds of names, and how this led them astray, never to find their way back.
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تَبَارَكَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اِنْ شَٓاءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْراً مِنْ ذٰلِكَ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۙ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكَ قُصُوراً
Tabaraka allathee in shaajaAAala laka khayran min thalika jannatin tajreemin tahtiha al-anharu wayajAAal laka qusoora
Most blessed is the One who can, if He wills, give you much better than their demands - gardens with flowing streams, and many mansions.
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بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالسَّاعَةِ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لِمَنْ كَذَّبَ بِالسَّاعَةِ سَع۪يراًۚ
Bal kaththaboo bissaAAatiwaaAAtadna liman kaththaba bissaAAatisaAAeera
In fact, they have disbelieved in the Hour (Day of Resurrection), and we have prepared for those who disbelieve in the Hour a flaming Hell.
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اِذَا رَاَتْهُمْ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَع۪يدٍ سَمِعُوا لَهَا تَغَيُّظاً وَزَف۪يراً
Itha raat-hum min makaninbaAAeedin samiAAoo laha taghayyuthanwazafeera
When it sees them from afar, they will hear its rage and fuming.
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وَاِذَٓا اُلْقُوا مِنْهَا مَكَاناً ضَيِّقاً مُقَرَّن۪ينَ دَعَوْا هُنَالِكَ ثُبُوراًۜ
Wa-itha olqoo minha makanandayyiqan muqarraneena daAAaw hunalika thuboora
And when they are thrown into it, through a narrow place, all shackled, they will declare their remorse.
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لَا تَدْعُوا الْيَوْمَ ثُبُوراً وَاحِداً وَادْعُوا ثُبُوراً كَث۪يراً
La tadAAoo alyawma thubooran wahidanwadAAoo thubooran katheera
You will not declare just a single remorse, on that day; you will suffer through a great number of remorses.
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قُلْ اَذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ اَمْ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ الَّت۪ي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَۜ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَٓاءً وَمَص۪يراً
Qul athalika khayrun am jannatualkhuldi allatee wuAAida almuttaqoona kanat lahum jazaanwamaseera
Say, "Is this better or the eternal Paradise that is promised for the righteous? It is their well deserved reward; a well deserved destiny."
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لَهُمْ ف۪يهَا مَا يَشَٓاؤُ۫نَ خَالِد۪ينَۜ كَانَ عَلٰى رَبِّكَ وَعْداً مَسْؤُ۫لاً
Lahum feeha ma yashaoonakhalideena kana AAala rabbika waAAdanmas-oola
They get anything they wish therein, forever. This is your Lord's irrevocable promise.
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وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَاَنْتُمْ اَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَاد۪ي هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ اَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا السَّب۪يلَۜ
Wayawma yahshuruhum wamayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi fayaqoolu aantum adlaltumAAibadee haola-i am hum dalloo assabeel
On the day when He summons them, together with the idols they had set up beside GOD, He will say, "Have you misled these servants of Mine, or did they go astray on their own?"
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قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغ۪ي لَـنَٓا اَنْ نَتَّخِذَ مِنْ دُونِكَ مِنْ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ وَلٰكِنْ مَتَّعْتَهُمْ وَاٰبَٓاءَهُمْ حَتّٰى نَسُوا الذِّكْرَۚ وَكَانُوا قَوْماً بُوراً
Qaloo subhanaka ma kanayanbaghee lana an nattakhitha min doonika min awliyaawalakin mattaAAtahum waabaahum hattanasoo aththikra wakanoo qawman boora
They will say, "Be You glorified, it was not right for us to set up any lords beside You. But You allowed them to enjoy, together with their parents. Consequently, they disregarded the message and thus became wicked people."
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فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُمْ بِمَا تَقُولُونَۙ فَمَا تَسْتَط۪يعُونَ صَرْفاً وَلَا نَصْراًۚ وَمَنْ يَظْلِمْ مِنْكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَاباً كَب۪يراً
Faqad kaththabookum bimataqooloona fama tastateeAAoona sarfan walanasran waman yathlim minkum nuthiqhuAAathaban kabeera
They have disbelieved in the message you have given them, and, consequently, you can neither protect them from the retribution they have incurred, nor can you help them in any way. Anyone among you who commits evil, we will commit him to severe retribution.
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وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَ اِلَّٓا اِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الْاَسْوَاقِۜ وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةًۜ اَتَصْبِرُونَۚ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ بَص۪يراً۟
Wama arsalna qablaka minaalmursaleena illa innahum laya/kuloona attaAAamawayamshoona fee al-aswaqi wajaAAalna baAAdakumlibaAAdin fitnatan atasbiroona wakanarabbuka baseera
We did not send any messengers before you who did not eat food and walk in the markets. We thus test you by each other; will you steadfastly persevere? Your Lord is Seer.
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وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَٓاءَنَا لَوْلَٓا اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ اَوْ نَرٰى رَبَّـنَاۜ لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا ف۪ٓي اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُواًّ كَب۪يراً
Waqala allatheena layarjoona liqaana lawla onzila AAalaynaalmala-ikatu aw nara rabbana laqadiistakbaroo fee anfusihim waAAataw AAutuwwan kabeera
Those who do not expect to meet us said, "If only the angels could come down to us, or we could see our Lord (we would then believe)!" Indeed, they have committed a gross arrogance, and have produced a gross blasphemy.
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يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرٰى يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُجْرِم۪ينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْراً مَحْجُوراً
Yawma yarawna almala-ikata labushra yawma-ithin lilmujrimeena wayaqooloona hijranmahjoora
The day they see the angels, it will not be good news for the guilty; they will say, "Now, we are irreversibly confined."
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وَقَدِمْنَٓا اِلٰى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَٓاءً مَنْثُوراً
Waqadimna ila maAAamiloo min AAamalin fajaAAalnahu habaan manthoora
We will look at all the works they have done, and render them null and void.
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اَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ مُسْتَقَراًّ وَاَحْسَنُ مَق۪يلاً
As-habu aljannati yawma-ithinkhayrun mustaqarran waahsanu maqeela
The dwellers of Paradise are far better on that day; they will hear better news.
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وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَٓاءُ بِالْغَمَامِ وَنُزِّلَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ تَنْز۪يلاً
Wayawma tashaqqaqu assamao bilghamamiwanuzzila almala-ikatu tanzeela
The heaven will break apart, into masses of clouds, and the angels will descend in multitudes.
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اَلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍۨ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمٰنِۜ وَكَانَ يَوْماً عَلَى الْكَافِر۪ينَ عَس۪يراً
Almulku yawma-ithin alhaqqu lirrahmaniwakana yawman AAala alkafireena AAaseera
All sovereignty on that day belongs to the Most Gracious. For the disbelievers, it will be a difficult day.
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وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلٰى يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَب۪يلاً
Wayawma yaAAaddu aththalimuAAala yadayhi yaqoolu ya laytanee ittakhathtumaAAa arrasooli sabeela
The day will come when the transgressor will bite his hands (in anguish) and say, "Alas, I wish I had followed the path with the messenger.
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يَا وَيْلَتٰى لَيْتَن۪ي لَمْ اَتَّخِذْ فُلَاناً خَل۪يلاً
Ya waylata laytanee lamattakhith fulanan khaleela
"Alas, woe to me, I wish I did not take that person as a friend.
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لَقَدْ اَضَلَّن۪ي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ اِذْ جَٓاءَن۪يۜ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْاِنْسَانِ خَذُولاً
Laqad adallanee AAani aththikribaAAda ith jaanee wakana ashshaytanulil-insani khathoola
"He has led me away from the message after it came to me. Indeed, the devil lets down his human victims."
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وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ اِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ مَهْجُوراً
Waqala arrasoolu yarabbi inna qawmee ittakhathoo hatha alqur-anamahjoora
The messenger said, "My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran."
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وَكَذٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُواًّ مِنَ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَۜ وَكَفٰى بِرَبِّكَ هَادِياً وَنَص۪يراً
Wakathalika jaAAalna likullinabiyyin AAaduwwan mina almujrimeena wakafa birabbika hadiyanwanaseera
We also set up against every prophet enemies from among the guilty. Your Lord suffices as a guide, a master.
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وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةًۚ كَذٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِه۪ فُؤٰادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْت۪يلاً
Waqala allatheena kafaroo lawlanuzzila AAalayhi alqur-anu jumlatan wahidatan kathalikalinuthabbita bihi fu-adaka warattalnahu tarteela
Those who disbelieved said, "Why did not the Quran come through him all at once?" We have released it to you gradually, in order to fix it in your memory. We have recited it in a specific sequence.
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وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ اِلَّا جِئْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَاَحْسَنَ تَفْس۪يراًۜ
Wala ya/toonaka bimathalin illaji/naka bilhaqqi waahsana tafseera
Whatever argument they come up with, we provide you with the truth, and a better understanding.
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اَلَّذ۪ينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلٰى وُجُوهِهِمْ اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَۙ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَكَاناً وَاَضَلُّ سَب۪يلاً۟
Allatheena yuhsharoona AAalawujoohihim ila jahannama ola-ika sharrun makananwaadallu sabeela
Those who are forcibly summoned to Hell are in the worst position; they are the farthest from the right path.
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وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُٓ اَخَاهُ هٰرُونَ وَز۪يراًۚ
Walaqad atayna moosaalkitaba wajaAAalna maAAahu akhahu haroonawazeera
We have given Moses the scripture, and appointed his brother Aaron to be his assistant.
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فَقُلْنَا اذْهَبَٓا اِلَى الْقَوْمِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَاۜ فَدَمَّرْنَاهُمْ تَدْم۪يراًۜ
Faqulna ithhaba ilaalqawmi allatheena kaththaboo bi-ayatinafadammarnahum tadmeera
We said, "Go, both of you, to the people who rejected our revelations," and subsequently, we utterly annihilated the rejectors.
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وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَمَّا كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ اَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ اٰيَةًۜ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِم۪ينَ عَـذَاباً اَل۪يماًۚ
Waqawma noohin lamma kaththabooarrusula aghraqnahum wajaAAalnahum linnasiayatan waaAAtadna liththalimeenaAAathaban aleema
Similarly, when the people of Noah disbelieved the messengers, we drowned them, and we set them up as a sign for the people. We have prepared for the transgressors a painful retribution.
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وَعَـاداً وَثَمُودَا۬ وَاَصْحَابَ الرَّسِّ وَقُرُوناً بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ كَث۪يراً
WaAAadan wathamooda waas-habaarrassi waquroonan bayna thalika katheera
Also 'Aad, Thamoud, the inhabitants of Al-Russ, and many generations between them.
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وَكُلاًّ ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ الْاَمْثَالَۘ وَكُلاًّ تَبَّرْنَا تَتْب۪يراً
Wakullan darabna lahu al-amthalawakullan tabbarna tatbeera
To each of these groups, we delivered sufficient examples, before we annihilated them.
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وَلَقَدْ اَتَوْا عَلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الَّت۪ٓي اُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ السَّوْءِۜ اَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَرَوْنَهَاۚ بَلْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُوراً
Walaqad ataw AAala alqaryati allateeomtirat matara assaw-i afalam yakoonooyarawnaha bal kanoo la yarjoona nushoora
They have passed by the community that was showered with a miserable shower (Sodom). Did they not see it? The fact is, they never believed in resurrection.
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وَاِذَا رَاَوْكَ اِنْ يَتَّخِذُونَكَ اِلَّا هُزُواًۜ اَهٰذَا الَّذ۪ي بَعَثَ اللّٰهُ رَسُولاً
Wa-itha raawka in yattakhithoonakailla huzuwan ahatha allathee baAAatha Allahurasoola
When they saw you, they always ridiculed you: "Is this the one chosen by GOD to be a messenger?
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اِنْ كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ اٰلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَٓا اَنْ صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَاۜ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ح۪ينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ اَضَلُّ سَب۪يلاً
In kada layudillunaAAan alihatina lawla an sabarnaAAalayha wasawfa yaAAlamoona heena yarawna alAAathabaman adallu sabeela
"He almost diverted us from our gods, if it were not that we steadfastly persevered with them." They will certainly find out, when they see the retribution, who are the real strayers from the path.
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اَرَاَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰهَهُ هَوٰيهُۜ اَفَاَنْتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَك۪يلاًۙ
Araayta mani ittakhatha ilahahuhawahu afaanta takoonu AAalayhi wakeela
Have you seen the one whose god is his own ego? Will you be his advocate?
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اَمْ تَحْسَبُ اَنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ اَوْ يَعْقِلُونَۜ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا كَالْاَنْـعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّ سَب۪يلاً۟
Am tahsabu anna aktharahumyasmaAAoona aw yaAAqiloona in hum illa kal-anAAamibal hum adallu sabeela
Do you think that most of them hear, or understand? They are just like animals; no, they are far worse.
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اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ الظِّلَّۚ وَلَوْ شَٓاءَ لَجَعَلَهُ سَاكِناًۚ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا الشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَل۪يلاًۙ
Alam tara ila rabbika kayfa madda aththillawalaw shaa lajaAAalahu sakinan thumma jaAAalnaashshamsa AAalayhi daleela
Have you not seen how your Lord designed the shadow? If He willed, He could have made it fixed, then we would have designed the sun accordingly.
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ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَاهُ اِلَيْنَا قَبْضاً يَس۪يراً
Thumma qabadnahu ilaynaqabdan yaseera
But we designed it to move slowly.
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وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ لِبَاساً وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتاً وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُوراً
Wahuwa allathee jaAAala lakumuallayla libasan wannawma subatan wajaAAalaannahara nushoora
He is the One who designed the night to be a cover, and for you to sleep and rest. And He made the day a resurrection.
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وَهُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِه۪ۚ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً طَهُوراًۙ
Wahuwa allathee arsala arriyahabushran bayna yaday rahmatihi waanzalna mina assama-imaan tahoora
He is the One who sends the winds with good omens of His mercy, and we send down from the sky pure water.
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لِنُحْيِيَ بِه۪ بَلْدَةً مَيْتاً وَنُسْقِيَهُ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَٓا اَنْعَاماً وَاَنَاسِيَّ كَث۪يراً
Linuhyiya bihi baldatan maytanwanusqiyahu mimma khalaqna anAAaman waanasiyyakatheera
With it, we revive dead lands and provide drink for our creations - multitudes of animals and humans.
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وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَاهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُواۘ فَاَبٰٓى اَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ اِلَّا كُفُوراً
Walaqad sarrafnahu baynahumliyaththakkaroo faaba aktharu annasiilla kufoora
We have distributed it among them in exact measure, that they may take heed. But most people insist upon disbelieving.
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وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَبَعَثْنَا ف۪ي كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ نَذ۪يراًۘ
Walaw shi/na labaAAathna feekulli qaryatin natheera
If we willed, we could have sent to every community a warner.
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فَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِر۪ينَ وَجَاهِدْهُمْ بِه۪ جِهَاداً كَب۪يراً
Fala tutiAAi alkafireenawajahidhum bihi jihadan kabeera
Therefore, do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with this, a great striving.
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وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهٰذَا مِلْحٌ اُجَاجٌۚ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخاً وَحِجْراً مَحْجُوراً
Wahuwa allathee maraja albahraynihatha AAathbun furatun wahatha milhunojajun wajaAAala baynahuma barzakhan wahijranmahjoora
He is the One who merges the two seas; one is fresh and palatable, while the other is salty and undrinkable. And He separated them with a formidable, inviolable barrier (evaporation).
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وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَٓاءِ بَشَراً فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَباً وَصِهْراًۜ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَد۪يراً
Wahuwa allathee khalaqa mina alma-ibasharan fajaAAalahu nasaban wasihran wakanarabbuka qadeera
He is the One who created from water a human being, then made him reproduce through marriage and mating. Your Lord is Omnipotent.
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وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْۜ وَكَانَ الْكَافِرُ عَلٰى رَبِّه۪ ظَه۪يراً
WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi mala yanfaAAuhum wala yadurruhum wakanaalkafiru AAala rabbihi thaheera
Yet, they still set up beside GOD idols that cannot benefit them, nor harm them. Indeed, the disbeliever is an enemy of his Lord.
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وَمَٓا اَرْسَلْنَاكَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّراً وَنَذ۪يراً
Wama arsalnaka illamubashshiran wanatheera
We have sent you (Rashad) as a deliverer of good news, as well as a warner.,
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قُلْ مَٓا اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اَجْرٍ اِلَّا مَنْ شَٓاءَ اَنْ يَتَّخِذَ اِلٰى رَبِّه۪ سَب۪يلاً
Qul ma as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrinilla man shaa an yattakhitha ilarabbihi sabeela
Say, "I do not ask you for any money. All I seek is to help you find the right path to your Lord, if this is what you choose."
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وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذ۪ي لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّـحْ بِحَمْدِه۪ۜ وَكَفٰى بِه۪ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِه۪ خَب۪يراًۚۛ
Watawakkal AAala alhayyi allatheela yamootu wasabbih bihamdihi wakafabihi bithunoobi AAibadihi khabeera
You shall put your trust in the One who is Alive - the One who never dies - and praise Him and glorify Him. He is fully Cognizant of His creatures' sins.
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اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ف۪ي سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِۚۛ اَلرَّحْمٰنُ فَسْـَٔلْ بِه۪ خَب۪يراً
Allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda wama baynahuma fee sittatiayyamin thumma istawa AAala alAAarshi arrahmanufas-al bihi khabeera
He is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, in six days, then assumed all authority. The Most Gracious; ask about Him those who are well founded in knowledge.
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وَاِذَا ق۪يلَ لَهُمُ اسْجُدُوا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ قَالُوا وَمَا الرَّحْمٰنُۗ اَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمْ نُفُوراً۟
Wa-itha qeela lahumu osjudoo lirrahmaniqaloo wama arrahmanu anasjudulima ta/muruna wazadahum nufoora
When they are told, "Fall prostrate before the Most Gracious," they say, "What is the Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate before what you advocate?" Thus, it only augments their aversion.
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تَبَارَكَ الَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَٓاءِ بُرُوجاً وَجَعَلَ ف۪يهَا سِرَاجاً وَقَمَراً مُن۪يراً
Tabaraka allathee jaAAala feeassama-i buroojan wajaAAala feeha sirajanwaqamaran muneera
Most blessed is the One who placed constellations in the sky, and placed in it a lamp, and a shining moon.
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وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِمَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ يَذَّكَّرَ اَوْ اَرَادَ شُكُوراً
Wahuwa allathee jaAAala allayla wannaharakhilfatan liman arada an yaththakkara aw aradashukoora
He is the One who designed the night and the day to alternate: a sufficient proof for those who wish to take heed, or to be appreciative.
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وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمٰنِ الَّذ۪ينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْاَرْضِ هَوْناً وَاِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَاماً
WaAAibadu arrahmaniallatheena yamshoona AAala al-ardi hawnanwa-itha khatabahumu aljahiloona qaloosalama
The worshipers of the Most Gracious are those who tread the earth gently, and when the ignorant speak to them, they only utter peace.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَب۪يتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّداً وَقِيَاماً
Wallatheena yabeetoonalirabbihim sujjadan waqiyama
In the privacy of the night, they meditate on their Lord, and fall prostrate.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّـنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَۗ اِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَاماًۗ
Wallatheena yaqooloona rabbanaisrif AAanna AAathaba jahannama inna AAathabahakana gharama
And they say, "Our Lord, spare us the agony of Hell; its retribution is horrendous.
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اِنَّهَا سَٓاءَتْ مُسْتَقَراًّ وَمُقَاماً
Innaha saat mustaqarran wamuqama
"It is the worst abode; the worst destiny."
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ اِذَٓا اَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ قَوَاماً
Wallatheena ithaanfaqoo lam yusrifoo walam yaqturoo wakana bayna thalikaqawama
When they give, they are neither extravagant nor stingy; they give in moderation.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّت۪ي حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ يَلْقَ اَثَاماًۙ
Wallatheena layadAAoona maAAa Allahi ilahan akharawala yaqtuloona annafsa allatee harrama Allahuilla bilhaqqi wala yaznoona wamanyafAAal thalika yalqa athama
They never implore beside GOD any other god, nor do they kill anyone - for GOD has made life sacred - except in the course of justice. Nor do they commit adultery. Those who commit these offenses will have to pay.
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يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ ف۪يه۪۫ مُهَاناًۗ
YudaAAaf lahu alAAathabu yawmaalqiyamati wayakhlud feehi muhana
Retribution is doubled for them on the Day of Resurrection, and they abide therein humiliated.
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اِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللّٰهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍۜ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوراً رَح۪يماً
Illa man taba waamanawaAAamila AAamalan salihan faola-ikayubaddilu Allahu sayyi-atihim hasanatinwakana Allahu ghafooran raheema
Exempted are those who repent, believe, and lead a righteous life. GOD transforms their sins into credits. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
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وَمَنْ تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَاِنَّهُ يَتُوبُ اِلَى اللّٰهِ مَتَاباً
Waman taba waAAamila salihanfa-innahu yatoobu ila Allahi mataba
Those who repent and lead a righteous life, GOD redeems them; a complete redemption.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَۙ وَاِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَاماً
Wallatheena layashhadoona azzoora wa-itha marroo billaghwimarroo kirama
They do not bear false witness. When they encounter vain talk, they ignore it.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ اِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِاٰيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَـيْـهَا صُـماًّ وَعُمْيَـاناً
Wallatheena itha thukkiroobi-ayati rabbihim lam yakhirroo AAalayha summanwaAAumyana
When reminded of their Lord's revelations, they never react to them as if they were deaf and blind.
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وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّـنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ اَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ اَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّق۪ينَ اِمَاماً
Wallatheena yaqooloona rabbanahab lana min azwajina wathurriyyatinaqurrata aAAyunin wajAAalna lilmuttaqeena imama
And they say, "Our Lord, let our spouses and children be a source of joy for us, and keep us in the forefront of the righteous."
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اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيُلَقَّوْنَ ف۪يهَا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلَاماًۙ
Ola-ika yujzawna alghurfata bimasabaroo wayulaqqawna feeha tahiyyatan wasalama
These are the ones who attain Paradise in return for their steadfastness; they are received therein with joyous greetings and peace.
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خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۜ حَسُنَتْ مُسْتَقَراًّ وَمُقَاماً
Khalideena feeha hasunatmustaqarran wamuqama
Eternally they abide therein; what a beautiful destiny; what a beautiful abode.
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قُلْ مَا يَعْبَؤُ۬ا بِكُمْ رَبّ۪ي لَوْلَا دُعَٓاؤُ۬كُمْۚ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَاماً
Qul ma yaAAbao bikum rabbee lawladuAAaokum faqad kaththabtum fasawfa yakoonu lizama
Say, "You attain value at my Lord only through your worship. But if you disbelieve, you incur the inevitable consequences."
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