سورة الزخرف

Surah Az-Zukhruf

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
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حٰمٓۜ
Ha-meem
H. M.,
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وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُب۪ينِۙ
Walkitabi almubeen
And the enlightening scripture.
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اِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْءٰناً عَرَبِياًّ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَۚ
Inna jaAAalnahu qur-ananAAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona
We have rendered it an Arabic Quran, that you may understand.,
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وَاِنَّهُ ف۪ٓي اُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَك۪يمٌۜ
Wa-innahu fee ommi alkitabi ladaynalaAAaliyyun hakeem
It is preserved with us in the original master, honorable and full of wisdom.
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اَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحاً اَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْماً مُسْرِف۪ينَ
Afanadribu AAankumu aththikrasafhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen
Should we just ignore the fact that you have transgressed the limits?,
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وَكَمْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ فِي الْاَوَّل۪ينَ
Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin feeal-awwaleen
We have sent many a prophet to the previous generations.
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وَمَا يَأْت۪يهِمْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ اِلَّا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ
Wama ya/teehim min nabiyyin illakanoo bihi yastahzi-oon
Every time a prophet went to them, they ridiculed him.
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فَاَهْلَكْـنَٓا اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشاً وَمَضٰى مَثَلُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ
Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshanwamada mathalu al-awwaleen
Consequently, we annihilated people who were even more powerful than these. We thus set the examples from the previous communities.
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وَلَئِنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَز۪يزُ الْعَل۪يمُۙ
Wala-in saaltahum man khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezualAAaleem
If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth," they would say, "The Almighty, the Omniscient has created them."
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اَلَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ مَهْداً وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ ف۪يهَا سُبُلاً لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَۚ
Allathee jaAAala lakumu al-ardamahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoon
He is the One who made the earth habitable for you, and created for you roads therein, that you may follow the right way.
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وَالَّذ۪ي نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً بِقَدَرٍۚ فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِه۪ بَلْدَةً مَيْتاًۚ كَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
Wallathee nazzala mina assama-imaan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalikatukhrajoon
He is the One who sends down from the sky water, in exact measure, to revive dead lands therewith. Similarly, you will be resurrected.
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وَالَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَۙ
Wallathee khalaqa al-azwajakullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki wal-anAAamima tarkaboon
He is the One who created all kinds, in pairs (male and female), and He created for you ships and livestock to ride.
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لِتَسْتَوُ۫ا عَلٰى ظُهُورِه۪ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ اِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا سُبْحَانَ الَّذ۪ي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِن۪ينَۙ
Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihithumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytumAAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lanahatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen
As you rest on top of them, you shall appreciate such a blessing from your Lord, and say, "Glory be to the One who subdued this for us. We could not have controlled them by ourselves.
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وَاِنَّٓا اِلٰى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Wa-inna ila rabbinalamunqaliboon
"We ultimately return to our Lord."
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وَجَعَلُوا لَهُ مِنْ عِبَادِه۪ جُزْءاًۜ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَكَفُورٌ مُب۪ينٌۜ
WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juz-aninna al-insana lakafoorun mubeen
They even assigned for Him a share from His own creation! Surely, the human being is profoundly unappreciative.
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اَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَاَصْفٰيكُمْ بِالْبَن۪ينَ۟
Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqubanatin waasfakum bilbaneen
Has He chosen from among His creations daughters for Himself, while blessing you with sons?
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وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلاً ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَداًّ وَهُوَ كَظ۪يمٌ
Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bimadaraba lirrahmani mathalan thallawajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheem
When one of them is given news (of a daughter) as they claimed for the Most Gracious, his face is darkened with misery and anger!
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اَوَمَنْ يُنَشَّؤُ۬ا فِي الْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُب۪ينٍ
Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyatiwahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeen
(They say,) "What is good about an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in war?"
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وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلٰٓئِكَةَ الَّذ۪ينَ هُمْ عِبَادُ الرَّحْمٰنِ اِنَاثاًۜ اَشَهِدُوا خَلْقَهُمْۜ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ
WajaAAaloo almala-ikata allatheenahum AAibadu arrahmani inathanashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayus-aloon
They claimed that the angels, who are servants of the Most Gracious, are females! Have they witnessed their creation? Their claims are recorded, and they will be asked.
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وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَٓاءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُمْۜ مَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۗ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَۜ
Waqaloo law shaa arrahmanuma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika minAAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoon
They even said, "If the Most Gracious willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have no basis for such a claim; they only conjecture.,
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اَمْ اٰتَيْنَاهُمْ كِتَاباً مِنْ قَبْلِه۪ فَهُمْ بِه۪ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ
Am ataynahum kitabanmin qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon
Have we given them a book before this, and they are upholding it?
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بَلْ قَالُٓوا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَٓا اٰبَٓاءَنَا عَلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ وَاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثَارِهِمْ مُهْتَدُونَ
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuhtadoon
The fact is that: they said, "We found our parents carrying on certain practices, and we are following in their footsteps."
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وَكَذٰلِكَ مَٓا اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ف۪ي قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَٓاۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَٓا اٰبَٓاءَنَا عَلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ وَاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثَارِهِمْ مُقْتَدُونَ
Wakathalika ma arsalnamin qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qalamutrafooha inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuqtadoon
Invariably, when we sent a warner to any community, the leaders of that community would say, "We found our parents following certain practices, and we will continue in their footsteps."
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قَالَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَهْدٰى مِمَّا وَجَدْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ اٰبَٓاءَكُمْۜ قَالُٓوا اِنَّا بِمَٓا اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِه۪ كَافِرُونَ
Qala awa law ji/tukum bi-ahdamimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qalooinna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroon
(The messenger) would say, "What if I brought to you better guidance than what you inherited from your parents?" They would say, "We are disbelievers in the message you brought."
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فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّب۪ينَ۟
Fantaqamna minhum fanthurkayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeen
Consequently, we requited them. Note the consequences for the rejectors.
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وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰه۪يمُ لِاَب۪يهِ وَقَوْمِه۪ٓ اِنَّن۪ي بَرَٓاءٌ مِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَۙ
Wa-ith qala ibraheemuli-abeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoon
Abraham said to his father and his people, "I disown what you worship.
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اِلَّا الَّذ۪ي فَطَرَن۪ي فَاِنَّهُ سَيَهْد۪ينِ
Illa allathee fataraneefa-innahu sayahdeen
"Only the One who initiated me can guide me."
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وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِيَةً ف۪ي عَقِبِه۪ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatanfee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoon
This example (of Abraham) was rendered an everlasting lesson for subsequent generations; perhaps they redeem their souls.
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بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ وَاٰبَٓاءَهُمْ حَتّٰى جَٓاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُب۪ينٌ
Bal mattaAAtu haola-i waabaahumhatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolunmubeen
Indeed, I have given these people and their ancestors sufficient chances, then the truth came to them, and a clarifying messenger.
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وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَاِنَّا بِه۪ كَافِرُونَ
Walamma jaahumu alhaqquqaloo hatha sihrun wa-inna bihi kafiroon
When the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and we are disbelievers therein."
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وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظ۪يمٍ
Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hathaalqur-anu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheem
They said, "If only this Quran was sent down through another man from the two communities (Mecca or Yathrib) who is prominent!"
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اَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَۜ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَع۪يشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْ يَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً سُخْرِياًّۜ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnuqasamna baynahum maAAeeshatahum fee alhayatiaddunya warafaAAna baAAdahum fawqabaAAdin darajatin liyattakhitha baAAduhumbaAAdan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimmayajmaAAoon
Are they the ones who assign your Lord's mercy? We have assigned their shares in this life, raising some of them above others in ranks, in order to let them serve one another. The mercy from your Lord is far better than any material they may hoard.
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وَلَوْلَٓا اَنْ يَكُونَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً لَجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ يَكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفاً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَۙ
Walawla an yakoona annasuommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru birrahmanilibuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarijaAAalayha yathharoon
If it were not that all the people might become one (disbelieving) congregation, we would have granted everyone who disbelieves in the Most Gracious mansions with silver roofs, and stairs upon which they could climb.
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وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ اَبْوَاباً وَسُرُراً عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِؤُ۫نَۙ
Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururanAAalayha yattaki-oon
Their mansions would have impressive gates, and luxurious furnishings.
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وَزُخْرُفاًۜ وَاِنْ كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْ يَاۜ وَالْاٰخِرَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّق۪ينَ۟
Wazukhrufan wa-in kullu thalika lammamataAAu alhayati addunya wal-akhiratuAAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeen
Also many ornaments. All these are the temporary materials of this lowly life. The Hereafter - at your Lord - is far better for the righteous.
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وَمَنْ يَعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَاناً فَهُوَ لَهُ قَر۪ينٌ
Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri arrahmaninuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareen
Anyone who disregards the message of the Most Gracious, we appoint a devil to be his constant companion.
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وَاِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّب۪يلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ اَنَّهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ
Wa-innahum layasuddoonahum AAani assabeeliwayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon
Such companions will divert them from the path, yet make them believe that they are guided.
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حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَنَا قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ بَيْن۪ي وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَر۪ينُ
Hatta itha jaanaqala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqaynifabi/sa alqareen
When he comes before us he will say, "Oh I wish you were as far from me as the two easts. What a miserable companion!",
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وَلَنْ يَنْفَعَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ اِذْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنَّكُمْ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtumannakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoon
It will not console you on that day, as transgressors, that both of you will share in the retribution.
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اَفَاَنْتَ تُسْمِــعُ الصُّمَّ اَوْ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَمَنْ كَانَ ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ مُب۪ينٍ
Afaanta tusmiAAu assumma awtahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalinmubeen
Can you make the deaf hear; can you make the blind see, or those who are far astray?
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فَاِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَاِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَۙ
Fa-imma nathhabanna bikafa-inna minhum muntaqimoon
Whether we let you die before it or not, we will surely requite them.
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اَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذ۪ي وَعَدْنَاهُمْ فَاِنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ مُقْتَدِرُونَ
Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahumfa-inna AAalayhim muqtadiroon
Or, we may show you (the retribution) we promised for them. We are in full control over them.
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فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّـذ۪ٓي اُو۫حِيَ اِلَيْكَۚ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَق۪يمٍ
Fastamsik billatheeoohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratinmustaqeem
You shall steadfastly preach what is revealed to you; you are in the right path.,
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وَاِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَۚ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ
Wa-innahu lathikrun laka waliqawmikawasawfa tus-aloon
This is a message for you and your people; all of you will be questioned.
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وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُسُلِنَاۗ اَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُونِ الرَّحْمٰنِ اٰلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ۟
Was-al man arsalna minqablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni arrahmanialihatan yuAAbadoon
Check the messengers we sent before you: "Have we ever appointed any other gods - beside the Most Gracious - to be worshipped?"
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وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوسٰى بِاٰيَاتِنَٓا اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَا۬ئِه۪ فَقَالَ اِنّ۪ي رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَم۪ينَ
Walaqad arsalna moosa bi-ayatinaila firAAawna wamala-ihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbialAAalameen
For example, we sent Moses with our proofs to Pharaoh and his elders, proclaiming: "I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe."
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فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْ بِاٰيَاتِنَٓا اِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ
Falamma jaahum bi-ayatinaitha hum minha yadhakoon
When he showed them our proofs, they laughed at them.
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وَمَا نُر۪يهِمْ مِنْ اٰيَةٍ اِلَّا هِيَ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ اُخْتِهَاۘ وَاَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Wama nureehim min ayatin illahiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bilAAathabilaAAallahum yarjiAAoon
Every sign we showed them was bigger than the one before it. We afflicted them with the plagues, perhaps they repent.
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وَقَالُوا يَٓا اَيُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ اِنَّـنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ
Waqaloo ya ayyuha asahiruodAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innanalamuhtadoon
They said, "O you magician, implore your Lord on our behalf (to relieve this plague), since you have an agreement with Him; we will then be guided."
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فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِذَا هُمْ يَنْكُثُونَ
Falamma kashafna AAanhumualAAathaba itha hum yankuthoon
But as soon as we relieved their affliction, they reverted.
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وَنَادٰى فِرْعَوْنُ ف۪ي قَوْمِه۪ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اَلَيْسَ ل۪ي مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهٰذِهِ الْاَنْهَارُ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْت۪يۚ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَۜ
Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qalaya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihial-anharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroon
Pharaoh announced to his people, "O my people, do I not possess the kingship over Egypt, and these flowing rivers belong to me? Do you not see?
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اَمْ اَنَا۬ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هٰذَا الَّذ۪ي هُوَ مَه۪ينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُب۪ينُ
Am ana khayrun min hatha allatheehuwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeen
"Which one is better; me or that one who is lowly and can hardly speak?
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فَلَوْلَٓا اُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ اَسْوِرَةٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ اَوْ جَٓاءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِن۪ينَ
Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun minthahabin aw jaa maAAahu almala-ikatumuqtarineen
"How come he does not possess a treasure of gold; how come the angels do not accompany him?"
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فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَاَطَاعُوهُۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْماً فَاسِق۪ينَ
Fastakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohuinnahum kanoo qawman fasiqeen
He thus fooled his people, and they obeyed him; they were wicked people.
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فَلَمَّٓا اٰسَفُونَا انْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ اَجْمَع۪ينَۙ
Falamma asafoonaintaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeen
When they persisted in opposing us, we punished them and drowned them all.
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فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفاً وَمَثَلاً لِلْاٰخِر۪ينَ۟
FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lil-akhireen
We rendered them a precedent and an example for the others.
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وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلاً اِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ
Walamma duriba ibnu maryamamathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoon
When the son of Mary was cited as an example, your people disregarded it.
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وَقَالُٓوا ءَاٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ اَمْ هُوَۜ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلاًۜ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ
Waqaloo aalihatunakhayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illajadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoon
They said, "Is it better to worship our gods, or to worship him?" They said this only to argue with you. Indeed, they are people who have joined the opposition.
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اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا عَبْدٌ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ مَثَلاً لِبَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪ـلَۜ
In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamnaAAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee isra-eel
He was no more than a servant whom we blessed, and we sent him as an example for the Children of Israel.
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وَلَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَلٰٓئِكَةً فِي الْاَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkummala-ikatan fee al-ardi yakhlufoon
If we willed, we could have made you angels who colonize and reproduce on earth.
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وَاِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ لِلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُونِۜ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَق۪يمٌ
Wa-innahu laAAilmun lissaAAatifala tamtarunna biha wattabiAAooni hathasiratun mustaqeem
He is to serve as a marker for knowing the end of the world, so you can no longer harbor any doubt about it. You shall follow Me; this is the right path.
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وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُۚ اِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُب۪ينٌ
Wala yasuddannakumu ashshaytanuinnahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeen
Let not the devil repel you; he is your most ardent enemy.
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وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَ ع۪يسٰى بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِاُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذ۪ي تَخْتَلِفُونَ ف۪يهِۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَط۪يعُونِ
Walamma jaa AAeesa bilbayyinatiqala qad ji/tukum bilhikmati wali-obayyinalakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi fattaqooAllaha waateeAAoon
When Jesus went with the proofs, he said, "I bring to you wisdom, and to clarify some of the matters in which you dispute. You shall reverence GOD and obey me.
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اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ رَبّ۪ي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُۜ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَق۪يمٌ
Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faAAbudoohuhatha siratun mustaqeem
"GOD is my Lord and your Lord, you shall worship Him alone. This is the right path."
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فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ اَل۪يمٍ
Fakhtalafa al-ahzabumin baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoomin AAathabi yawmin aleem
The opponents disputed among themselves. Woe to those who transgress from the retribution of a painful day.
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هَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ اِلَّا السَّاعَةَ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Hal yanthuroona illa assaAAataan ta/tiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroon
Are they waiting for the Hour (Day of Judgment) to come to them suddenly when they least expect it?
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اَلْاَخِلَّٓاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ اِلَّا الْمُتَّق۪ينَۜ‌۟
Al-akhillao yawma-ithin baAAduhumlibaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeen
The close friends on that day will become enemies of one another, except for the righteous.
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يَا عِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَٓا اَنْتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَۚ
Ya AAibadi la khawfunAAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoon
O My servants, you will have no fear on that day, nor will you grieve.
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اَلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِم۪ينَۚ
Allatheena amanoo bi-ayatinawakanoo muslimeen
They are the ones who believed in our revelations, and were submitters.
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اُدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ اَنْتُمْ وَاَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ
Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukumtuhbaroon
Enter Paradise, together with your spouses, and rejoice.
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يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَاَكْوَابٍۚ وَف۪يهَا مَا تَشْتَه۪يهِ الْاَنْفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْاَعْيُنُۚ وَاَنْتُمْ ف۪يهَا خَالِدُونَۚ
Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafinmin thahabin waakwabin wafeeha matashtaheehi al-anfusu watalaththu al-aAAyunu waantum feehakhalidoon
Offered to them will be golden trays and cups, and they will find everything the hearts desire and the eyes wish for. You live therein forever.
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وَتِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّت۪ٓي اُو۫رِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumoohabima kuntum taAAmaloon
Such is the Paradise that you inherit, in return for your works.
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لَكُمْ ف۪يهَا فَاكِهَةٌ كَث۪يرَةٌ مِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Lakum feeha fakihatunkatheeratun minha ta/kuloon
You will have in it all kinds of fruits, from which you eat.
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اِنَّ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَ ف۪ي عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَۚ
Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabijahannama khalidoon
Surely, the guilty will abide in the retribution of Gehenna forever.
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لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ ف۪يهِ مُبْلِسُونَۚ
La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehimublisoon
Never will the retribution be commuted for them; they will be confined therein.
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وَمَا ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوا هُمُ الظَّالِم۪ينَ
Wama thalamnahumwalakin kanoo humu aththalimeen
It is not us who wronged them; it is they who wronged their own souls.
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وَنَادَوْا يَا مَالِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَۜ قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ مَاكِثُونَ
Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdiAAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoon
They will implore: "O Maalek, let your Lord finish us off." He will say, "You are staying forever.
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لَقَدْ جِئْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَارِهُونَ
Laqad ji/nakum bilhaqqiwalakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoon
"We have given you the truth, but most of you hate the truth."
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اَمْ اَبْرَمُٓوا اَمْراً فَاِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَۚ
Am abramoo amran fa-inna mubrimoon
Have they schemed some scheme? We too are scheming.
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اَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ اَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوٰيهُمْۜ بَلٰى وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Am yahsaboona anna lanasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusulunaladayhim yaktuboon
Do they think that we do not hear their secrets and conspiracies? Yes indeed; our messengers are with them, recording.
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قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌۗ فَاَنَا۬ اَوَّلُ الْعَابِد۪ينَ
Qul in kana lirrahmaniwaladun faana awwalu alAAabideen
Proclaim: "If the Most Gracious did have a son, I would still be the foremost worshiper."
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سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Subhana rabbi assamawatiwal-ardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoon
Be He glorified; He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord with the great dominion, far above their claims.
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فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتّٰى يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذ۪ي يُوعَدُونَ
Fatharhum yakhoodoowayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allatheeyooAAadoon
Let them blunder and play until they meet their day that is awaiting them.
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وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي فِي السَّمَٓاءِ اِلٰهٌ وَفِي الْاَرْضِ اِلٰهٌۜ وَهُوَ الْحَك۪يمُ الْعَل۪يمُ
Wahuwa allathee fee assama-iilahun wafee al-ardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemualAAaleem
He is the only One who is a deity in the heaven and a deity on earth. He is the Most Wise, the Omniscient.
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وَتَبَارَكَ الَّذ۪ي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاۚ وَعِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِۚ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Watabaraka allathee lahu mulkuassamawati wal-ardi wamabaynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu assaAAatiwa-ilayhi turjaAAoon
Most Exalted is the One who possesses all sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. With Him is the knowledge about the Hour (end of the world), and to Him you will be returned.
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وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذ۪ينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wala yamliku allatheenayadAAoona min doonihi ashshafaAAata illaman shahida bilhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoon
None of those whom they idolize beside Him possess any power to intercede, unless their intercession coincides with the truth, and they fully know.
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وَلَئِنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللّٰهُ فَاَنّٰى يُؤْفَكُونَۙ
Wala-in saaltahum man khalaqahumlayaqoolunna Allahu faanna yu/fakoon
If you asked them who created them, they would say, "GOD." Why then did they deviate?
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وَق۪يلِه۪ يَا رَبِّ اِنَّ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَۢ
Waqeelihi ya rabbi inna haola-iqawmun la yu/minoon
It will be proclaimed: "O my Lord, these people do not believe."
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فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَامٌۜ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Fasfah AAanhum waqulsalamun fasawfa yaAAlamoon
You shall disregard them and say, "Peace;" they will surely find out.
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