سورة يس

Surah Ya-Sin

Ya-Sin 83 Ayah Page 439 10 min
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
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يٰسٓۜ
Ya-seen
Y. S. (Yaa Seen)
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وَالْقُرْاٰنِ الْحَك۪يمِۙ
Walqur-ani alhakeem
And the Quran that is full of wisdom.
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اِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَۙ
Innaka lamina almursaleen
Most assuredly, you (Rashad) are one of the messengers.
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عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَق۪يمٍۜ
AAala siratin mustaqeem
On a straight path.
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تَنْز۪يلَ الْعَز۪يزِ الرَّح۪يمِۙ
Tanzeela alAAazeezi arraheem
This revelation is from the Almighty, Most Merciful.
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لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْماً مَٓا اُنْذِرَ اٰبَٓاؤُ۬هُمْ فَهُمْ غَافِلُونَ
Litunthira qawman ma onthiraabaohum fahum ghafiloon
To warn people whose parents were never warned, and therefore, they are unaware.
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لَقَدْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلٰٓى اَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAalaaktharihim fahum la yu/minoon
It has been predetermined that most of them do not believe.
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اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا ف۪ٓي اَعْنَاقِهِمْ اَغْلَالاً فَهِيَ اِلَى الْاَذْقَانِ فَهُمْ مُقْمَحُونَ
Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihimaghlalan fahiya ila al-athqani fahummuqmahoon
For we place around their necks shackles, up to their chins. Consequently, they become locked in their disbelief.
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وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ اَيْد۪يهِمْ سَداًّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَداًّ فَاَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddanwamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroon
And we place a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and thus, we veil them; they cannot see.
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وَسَوَٓاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَاَنْذَرْتَهُمْ اَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahumam lam tunthirhum la yu/minoon
It is the same whether you warn them or not, they cannot believe.
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اِنَّمَا تُنْذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَاَجْرٍ كَر۪يمٍ
Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAaaththikra wakhashiya arrahmanabilghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareem
You will be heeded only by those who uphold this message, and reverence the Most Gracious - even when alone in their privacy. Give them good news of forgiveness and a generous recompense.
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اِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْـيِ الْمَوْتٰى وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَاٰثَارَهُمْۜ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ اَحْصَيْنَاهُ ف۪ٓي اِمَامٍ مُب۪ينٍ۟
Inna nahnu nuhyeealmawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahumwakulla shay-in ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeen
We will certainly revive the dead, and we have recorded everything they have done in this life, as well as the consequences that continue after their death. Everything we have counted in a profound record.
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وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً اَصْحَابَ الْقَرْيَةِۢ اِذْ جَٓاءَهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَۚ
Wadrib lahum mathalan as-habaalqaryati ith jaaha almursaloon
Cite for them the example of people in a community that received the messengers.
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اِذْ اَرْسَلْـنَٓا اِلَيْهِمُ اثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُٓوا اِنَّٓا اِلَيْكُمْ مُرْسَلُونَ
Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnaynifakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithinfaqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloon
When we sent to them two (messengers), they disbelieved them. We then supported them by a third. They said, "We are (God's) messengers to you."
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قَالُوا مَٓا اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَاۙ وَمَٓا اَنْزَلَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مِنْ شَيْءٍۙ اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
Qaloo ma antum illabasharun mithluna wama anzala arrahmanumin shay-in in antum illa takthiboon
They said, "You are no more than human beings like us. The Most Gracious did not send down anything. You are liars."
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قَالُوا رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ اِنَّٓا اِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu innailaykum lamursaloon
They said, "Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you.
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وَمَا عَلَيْنَٓا اِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُب۪ينُ
Wama AAalayna illaalbalaghu almubeen
"Our sole mission is to deliver the message."
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قَالُٓوا اِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْۚ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهُوا لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمْ مِنَّا عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ
Qaloo inna tatayyarnabikum la-in lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minnaAAathabun aleem
They said, "We consider you bad omens. Unless you refrain, we will surely stone you, or afflict you with painful retribution."
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قَالُوا طَٓائِرُكُمْ مَعَكُمْۜ اَئِنْ ذُكِّرْتُمْۜ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُسْرِفُونَ
Qaloo ta-irukum maAAakum a-in thukkirtumbal antum qawmun musrifoon
They said, "Your omen depends on your response, now that you have been reminded. Indeed, you are transgressing people."
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وَجَٓاءَ مِنْ اَقْصَا الْمَد۪ينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعٰى قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَل۪ينَۙ
Wajaa min aqsa almadeenatirajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAooalmursaleen
A man came from the other end of the city, saying, "O my people, follow the messengers.
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اِتَّبِعُوا مَنْ لَا يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ اَجْراً وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ
IttabiAAoo man la yas-alukum ajranwahum muhtadoon
"Follow those who do not ask you for any wage, and are guided.
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وَمَا لِيَ لَٓا اَعْبُدُ الَّذ۪ي فَطَرَن۪ي وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Wama liya la aAAbudu allatheefataranee wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon
"Why should I not worship the One who initiated me, and to Him is your ultimate return?
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ءَاَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِه۪ٓ اٰلِهَةً اِنْ يُرِدْنِ الرَّحْمٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَا تُغْنِ عَنّ۪ي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْـٔاً وَلَا يُنْقِذُونِۚ
Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatanin yuridni arrahmanu bidurrin la tughniAAannee shafaAAatuhum shay-an wala yunqithoon
"Shall I set up beside Him gods? If the Most Gracious willed any harm for me, their intercession cannot help me one bit, nor can they rescue me.
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اِنّ۪ٓي اِذاً لَف۪ي ضَلَالٍ مُب۪ينٍ
Innee ithan lafee dalalinmubeen
"In that case, I would be totally astray.
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اِنّ۪ٓي اٰمَنْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَاسْمَعُونِۜ
Innee amantu birabbikum fasmaAAoon
"I have believed in your Lord; please listen to me."
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ق۪يلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَۜ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْم۪ي يَعْلَمُونَۙ
Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala yalayta qawmee yaAAlamoon
(At the time of his death) he was told, "Enter Paradise." He said, "Oh, I wish my people knew.
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بِمَا غَفَرَ ل۪ي رَبّ۪ي وَجَعَلَن۪ي مِنَ الْمُكْرَم۪ينَ
Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalaneemina almukrameen
"That my Lord has forgiven me, and made me honorable."
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وَمَٓا اَنْزَلْنَا عَلٰى قَوْمِه۪ مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ مِنْ جُنْدٍ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنْزِل۪ينَ
Wama anzalna AAalaqawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina assama-i wamakunna munzileen
We did not send down upon his people, after him, soldiers from the sky; we did not need to send them down.
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اِنْ كَانَتْ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَاِذَا هُمْ خَامِدُونَ
In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum khamidoon
All it took was one blow, whereupon they were stilled.
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يَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى الْعِبَادِۚ مَا يَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ اِلَّا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ
Ya hasratan AAalaalAAibadi ma ya/teehim min rasoolin illa kanoobihi yastahzi-oon
How sorry is the people's condition! Every time a messenger went to them, they always ridiculed him.
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اَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ اَنَّهُمْ اِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum minaalqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoon
Did they not see how many generations we annihilated before them, and how they never return to them?
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وَاِنْ كُلٌّ لَمَّا جَم۪يعٌ لَدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ۟
Wa-in kullun lamma jameeAAun ladaynamuhdaroon
Every one of them will be summoned before us.
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وَاٰيَةٌ لَهُمُ الْاَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُۚ اَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَاَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَباًّ فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
Waayatun lahumu al-ardualmaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minhahabban faminhu ya/kuloon
One sign for them is the dead land: we revive it and produce from it grains for their food.
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وَجَعَلْنَا ف۪يهَا جَنَّاتٍ مِنْ نَخ۪يلٍ وَاَعْنَابٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا ف۪يهَا مِنَ الْعُيُونِۙ
WajaAAalna feeha jannatinmin nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feehamina alAAuyoon
We grow in it gardens of date palms, and grapes, and we cause springs to gush out therein.
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لِيَأْكُلُوا مِنْ ثَمَرِه۪ۙ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ اَيْد۪يهِمْۜ اَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Liya/kuloo min thamarihi wamaAAamilat-hu aydeehim afala yashkuroon
This is to provide them with fruits, and to let them manufacture with their own hands whatever they need. Would they be thankful?
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سُبْحَانَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْاَرْضُ وَمِنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Subhana allathee khalaqaal-azwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu al-arduwamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoon
Glory be to the One who created all kinds of plants from the earth, as well as themselves, and other creations that they do not even know.
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وَاٰيَةٌ لَهُمُ الَّيْلُۚ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ فَاِذَا هُمْ مُظْلِمُونَۙ
Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhuminhu annahara fa-itha hum muthlimoon
Another sign for them is the night: we remove the daylight therefrom, whereupon they are in darkness.
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وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْر۪ي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَهَاۜ ذٰلِكَ تَقْد۪يرُ الْعَز۪يزِ الْعَل۪يمِۜ
Washshamsu tajree limustaqarrin lahathalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleem
The sun sets into a specific location, according to the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
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وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَاهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتّٰى عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَد۪يمِ
Walqamara qaddarnahu manazilahatta AAada kalAAurjooni alqadeem
The moon we designed to appear in stages, until it becomes like an old curved sheath.
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لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغ۪ي لَـهَٓا اَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِۜ وَكُلٌّ ف۪ي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
La ashshamsu yanbaghee lahaan tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu annahariwakullun fee falakin yasbahoon
The sun is never to catch up with the moon - the night and the day never deviate - each of them is floating in its own orbit.
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وَاٰيَةٌ لَهُمْ اَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِۙ
Waayatun lahum anna hamalnathurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhoon
Another sign for them is that we carried their ancestors on the loaded ark.
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وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ مِثْلِه۪ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ
Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi mayarkaboon
Then we created the same for them to ride in.
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وَاِنْ نَشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَر۪يخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْقَذُونَۙ
Wa-in nasha/ nughriqhum fala sareekhalahum wala hum yunqathoon
If we willed, we could have drowned them, so that their screaming would not be heard, nor could they be saved.
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اِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِنَّا وَمَتَاعاً اِلٰى ح۪ينٍ
Illa rahmatan minnawamataAAan ila heen
Instead, we shower them with mercy, and let them enjoy for awhile.
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وَاِذَا ق۪يلَ لَهُمُ اتَّقُوا مَا بَيْنَ اَيْد۪يكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Wa-itha qeela lahumu ittaqoo mabayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoon
Yet, when they are told, "Learn from your past, to work righteousness for your future, that you may attain mercy,"
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وَمَا تَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ اٰيَةٍ مِنْ اٰيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ اِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِض۪ينَ
Wama ta/teehim min ayatin min ayatirabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideen
No matter what kind of proof is given to them from their Lord, they consistently disregard it.
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وَاِذَا ق۪يلَ لَهُمْ اَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللّٰهُۙ قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اَنُطْعِمُ مَنْ لَوْ يَشَٓاءُ اللّٰهُ اَطْعَمَهُۗ اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ مُب۪ينٍ
Wa-itha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimmarazaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroolillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashaoAllahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalinmubeen
When they are told, "Give from GOD's provisions to you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Why should we give to those whom GOD could feed, if He so willed? You are really far astray."
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِق۪ينَ
Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen
They also challenge, "When will that promise come to pass, if you are truthful?"
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مَا يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ
Ma yanthuroona illasayhatan wahidatan ta/khuthuhum wahumyakhissimoon
All they see will be one blow that overwhelms them, while they dispute.
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فَلَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَٓا اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ۟
Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatanwala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoon
They will not even have time to make a will, nor will they be able to return to their people.
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وَنُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَاِذَا هُمْ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ يَنْسِلُونَ
Wanufikha fee assoori fa-ithahum mina al-ajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloon
The horn will be blown, whereupon they will rise from the grave and go to their Lord.
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قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا مَنْ بَعَثَنَا مِنْ مَرْقَدِنَ۔اۢ هٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaloo ya waylana manbaAAathana min marqadina hatha mawaAAada arrahmanu wasadaqaalmursaloon
They will say, "Woe to us. Who resurrected us from our death? This is what the Most Gracious has promised. The messengers were right."
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اِنْ كَانَتْ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَاِذَا هُمْ جَم۪يعٌ لَدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ
In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroon
All it will take is one blow, whereupon they are summoned before us.
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فَالْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـٔاً وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Falyawma la tuthlamunafsun shay-an wala tujzawna illa ma kuntumtaAAmaloon
On that day, no soul will be wronged in the least. You will be paid precisely for whatever you did.
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اِنَّ اَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ الْيَوْمَ ف۪ي شُغُلٍ فَاكِهُونَۚ
Inna as-haba aljannati alyawmafee shughulin fakihoon
The dwellers of Paradise will be, on that day, happily busy.
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هُمْ وَاَزْوَاجُهُمْ ف۪ي ظِلَالٍ عَلَى الْاَرَٓائِكِ مُتَّكِؤُ۫نَ
Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalinAAala al-ara-iki muttaki-oon
They abide with their spouses in beautiful shade, enjoying comfortable furnishings.
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لَهُمْ ف۪يهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُمْ مَا يَدَّعُونَۚ
Lahum feeha fakihatun walahumma yaddaAAoon
They will have fruits therein; they will have anything they wish.
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سَلَامٌ قَوْلاً مِنْ رَبٍّ رَح۪يمٍ
Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheem
Greetings of peace from a Most Merciful Lord.
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وَامْتَازُوا الْيَوْمَ اَيُّهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Wamtazoo alyawma ayyuhaalmujrimoon
As for you, O guilty ones, you will be set aside.
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اَلَمْ اَعْهَدْ اِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَن۪ٓي اٰدَمَ اَنْ لَا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَۚ اِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُب۪ينٌۙ
Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adamaan la taAAbudoo ashshaytana innahu lakumAAaduwwun mubeen
Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil? That he is your most ardent enemy?
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وَاَنِ اعْبُدُون۪يۜ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَق۪يمٌ
Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratunmustaqeem
And that you shall worship Me alone? This is the right path.
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وَلَقَدْ اَضَلَّ مِنْكُمْ جِبِلاًّ كَث۪يراًۜ اَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْقِلُونَ
Walaqad adalla minkum jibillankatheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloon
He has misled multitudes of you. Did you not possess any understanding?
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هٰذِه۪ جَهَنَّمُ الَّت۪ي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntumtooAAadoon
This is the Hell that was promised for you.
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اِصْلَوْهَا الْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
Islawha alyawma bimakuntum takfuroon
Today you will burn in it, as a consequence of your disbelief.
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اَلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلٰٓى اَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَٓا اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ اَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihimwatukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanooyaksiboon
On that day we will seal their mouths; their hands and feet will bear witness to everything they had done.
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وَلَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلٰٓى اَعْيُنِهِمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا الصِّرَاطَ فَاَنّٰى يُبْصِرُونَ
Walaw nashao latamasnaAAala aAAyunihim fastabaqoo assiratafaanna yubsiroon
If we will, we can veil their eyes and, consequently, when they seek the path, they will not see.
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وَلَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَمَسَخْنَاهُمْ عَلٰى مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مُضِياًّ وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ۟
Walaw nashao lamasakhnahumAAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyanwala yarjiAAoon
If we will, we can freeze them in place; thus, they can neither move forward, nor go back.
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وَمَنْ نُعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِي الْخَلْقِۜ اَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkis-hu fee alkhalqiafala yaAAqiloon
Whomever we permit to live for a long time, we revert him to weakness. Do they not understand?
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وَمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ الشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنْبَغ۪ي لَهُۜ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْاٰنٌ مُب۪ينٌۙ
Wama AAallamnahu ashshiAArawama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrunwaqur-anun mubeen
What we taught him (the messenger) was not poetry, nor is he (a poet). This is but a formidable proof, and a profound Quran.,
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لِيُنْذِرَ مَنْ كَانَ حَياًّ وَيَحِقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَى الْكَافِر۪ينَ
Liyunthira man kana hayyanwayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireen
To preach to those who are alive, and to expose the disbelievers.
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اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُمْ مِمَّا عَمِلَتْ اَيْد۪ينَٓا اَنْعَاماً فَهُمْ لَهَا مَالِكُونَ
Awa lam yaraw anna khalaqnalahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahumlaha malikoon
Have they not seen that we created for them, with our own hands, livestock that they own?
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وَذَلَّلْنَاهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ
Wathallalnaha lahumfaminha rakoobuhum waminha ya/kuloon
And we subdued them for them; some they ride, and some they eat.
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وَلَهُمْ ف۪يهَا مَنَافِـعُ وَمَشَارِبُۜ اَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibuafala yashkuroon
They derive other benefits from them, as well as drinks. Would they not be appreciative?
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وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لَعَلَّهُمْ يُنْصَرُونَۜ
Wattakhathoo min dooni Allahialihatan laAAallahum yunsaroon
They set up beside GOD other gods, perhaps they can be of help to them!
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لَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْۙ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُنْدٌ مُحْضَرُونَ
La yastateeAAoona nasrahumwahum lahum jundun muhdaroon
On the contrary, they cannot help them; they end up serving them as devoted soldiers.
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فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ قَوْلُهُمْۢ اِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
Fala yahzunka qawluhum innanaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoon
Therefore, do not be saddened by their utterances. We are fully aware of everything they conceal and everything they declare.
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اَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَاِذَا هُوَ خَص۪يمٌ مُب۪ينٌ
Awa lam yara al-insanu annakhalaqnahu min nutfatin fa-itha huwa khaseemunmubeen
Does the human being not see that we created him from a tiny drop, then he turns into an ardent enemy?
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وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلاً وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُۜ قَالَ مَنْ يُحْـيِ الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَم۪يمٌ
Wadaraba lana mathalanwanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithamawahiya rameem
He raises a question to us - while forgetting his initial creation - "Who can resurrect the bones after they had rotted?"
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قُلْ يُحْي۪يهَا الَّـذ۪ٓي اَنْشَاَهَٓا اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۜ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَل۪يمٌۙ
Qul yuhyeeha allatheeanshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleem
Say, "The One who initiated them in the first place will resurrect them. He is fully aware of every creation."
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اَلَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ الْاَخْضَرِ نَاراً فَاِذَٓا اَنْتُمْ مِنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ
Allathee jaAAala lakum mina ashshajarial-akhdari naran fa-itha antum minhutooqidoon
He is the One who creates for you, from the green trees, fuel which you burn for light.
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اَوَلَيْسَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلٰٓى اَنْ يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْۜ بَلٰى وَهُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَل۪يمُ
Awa laysa allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqamithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleem
Is not the One who created the heavens and the earth able to recreate the same? Yes indeed; He is the Creator, the Omniscient.
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اِنَّـمَٓا اَمْرُهُٓ اِذَٓا اَرَادَ شَيْـٔاً اَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
Innama amruhu itha aradashay-an an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoon
All He needs to do to carry out any command is to say to it, "Be," and it is.
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فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذ۪ي بِيَدِه۪ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Fasubhana allathee biyadihimalakootu kulli shay-in wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon
Therefore, glory be to the One in whose hand is the sovereignty over all things, and to Him you will be returned.
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