بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
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اِقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ
Iqtarabati assaAAatu wanshaqqaalqamar
The Hour has come closer, and the moon has split.,
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وَاِنْ يَرَوْا اٰيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ
Wa-in yaraw ayatan yuAAridoowayaqooloo sihrun mustamirr
Then they saw a miracle; but they turned away and said, "Old magic."
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وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُٓوا اَهْوَٓاءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ اَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ
Wakaththaboo wattabaAAoo ahwaahumwakullu amrin mustaqirr
They disbelieved, followed their opinions, and adhered to their old traditions.
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وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْاَنْـبَٓاءِ مَا ف۪يهِ مُزْدَجَرٌۙ
Walaqad jaahum mina al-anba-i mafeehi muzdajar
Sufficient warnings have been delivered to alert them.
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حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُۙ
Hikmatun balighatun famatughnee annuthur
Great wisdom; but all the warnings have been in vain.
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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْۢ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَيْءٍ نُكُرٍۙ
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu addaAAiila shay-in nukur
Ignore them; the day will come when the caller will announce a terrible disaster.
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خُشَّعاً اَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ كَاَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌۙ
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoonamina al-ajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashir
With their eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts.
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مُهْطِع۪ينَ اِلَى الدَّاعِۜ يَقُولُ الْـكَافِرُونَ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
MuhtiAAeena ila addaAAiyaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasir
As they respond to the caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult day."
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كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَـكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohinfakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun wazdujir
The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved our servant and said, "Crazy!" He was persecuted.
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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُٓ اَنّ۪ي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun fantasir
He implored his Lord, "I am oppressed; grant me victory."
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فَفَتَحْنَٓا اَبْوَابَ السَّمَٓاءِ بِمَٓاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍۘ
Fafatahna abwaba assama-ibima-in munhamir
We then opened the gates of the sky, pouring water.
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وَفَجَّرْنَا الْاَرْضَ عُيُوناً فَالْتَقَى الْمَٓاءُ عَلٰٓى اَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَۚ
Wafajjarna al-arda AAuyoonanfaltaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudir
And we caused springs to gush out of the earth. The waters met to effect a predetermined decision.
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وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلٰى ذَاتِ اَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍۙ
Wahamalnahu AAala thatialwahin wadusur
We carried him on a watercraft made of logs and ropes.
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تَجْر۪ي بِاَعْيُنِنَاۚ جَزَٓاءً لِمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ
Tajree bi-aAAyunina jazaanliman kana kufir
It ran under our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected.
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وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَاهَٓا اٰيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad taraknaha ayatanfahal min muddakir
We have set it up as a lesson. Does any of you wish to learn?
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فَـكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthur
How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!
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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqur-ana liththikrifahal min muddakir
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَـكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kanaAAathabee wanuthur
'Aad disbelieved. Consequently, how terrible was My retribution after the warnings.
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اِنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ ر۪يحاً صَرْصَراً ف۪ي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّۙ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehansarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirr
We sent upon them violent winds, on a day of continuous misery.
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تَنْزِ عُ النَّاسَۙ كَاَنَّهُمْ اَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُنْقَعِرٍ
TanziAAu annasa kaannahumaAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAir
It tossed the people around as if they were decayed palm tree trunks.
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فَـكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthur
How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!
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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ۟
Walaqad yassarna alqur-ana liththikrifahal min muddakir
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Kaththabat thamoodu binnuthur
Thamoud rejected the warnings.
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فَقَالُٓوا اَبَشَراً مِنَّا وَاحِداً نَتَّبِعُهُٓۙ اِنَّٓا اِذاً لَف۪ي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidannattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalinwasuAAur
They said, "Shall we follow one of us; a human being? We will then go astray, then end up in Hell.
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ءَاُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ اَشِرٌ
Aolqiya aththikru AAalayhimin baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashir
"Did the message come down to him, instead of us? He is a flagrant liar."
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سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَداً مَنِ الْـكَذَّابُ الْاَشِرُ
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabual-ashir
They will find out tomorrow who the flagrant liar is.
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اِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْۘ
Inna mursiloo annaqatifitnatan lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
We are sending the camel as a test for them. Watch them and be patient.
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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ اَنَّ الْمَٓاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْۚ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ
Wanabbi/hum anna almaa qismatunbaynahum kullu shirbin muhtadar
Inform them that the water shall be divided among them; (the camel) shall be allowed to drink on her designated day.
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فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطٰى فَعَقَرَ
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAatafaAAaqar
But they persuaded their friend to kill (the camel), and he obliged.
30
فَـكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthur
Consequently, how terrible was My retribution! They have been warned.
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اِنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَـكَانُوا كَـهَش۪يمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatanwahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathir
We sent upon them one blow, whereupon they became like harvested hay.
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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqur-ana liththikrifahal min muddakir
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ
Kaththabat qawmu lootin binnuthur
The people of Lot rejected the warnings.
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اِنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِباً اِلَّٓا اٰلَ لُوطٍۜ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍۙ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasibanilla ala lootin najjaynahum bisahar
We showered them with rocks. Only Lot's family was saved at dawn.
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نِعْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَاۜ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْز۪ي مَنْ شَكَرَ
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalikanajzee man shakar
We blessed him and his family; we thus reward the appreciative.
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وَلَقَدْ اَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ
Walaqad antharahum batshatanafatamaraw binnuthur
He warned them about our requital, but they ridiculed the warnings.
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وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِه۪ فَطَمَسْنَٓا اَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihifatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabeewanuthur
They negotiated with him about his guests; we blinded them. Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.
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وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُسْتَقِرٌّۚ
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratanAAathabun mustaqirr
Early the next morning, a devastating retribution struck them.
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فَذُوقُوا عَذَاب۪ي وَنُذُرِ
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthur
Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.
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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ۟
Walaqad yassarna alqur-ana liththikrifahal min muddakir
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
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وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُۚ
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna annuthur
Pharaoh's people were warned.
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كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَاَخَذْنَاهُمْ اَخْذَ عَز۪يزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ
Kaththaboo bi-ayatinakulliha faakhathnahum akhthaAAazeezin muqtadir
They rejected all our signs. Consequently, we requited them as an Almighty, Omnipotent should.
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اَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اُو۬لٰٓئِكُمْ اَمْ لَـكُمْ بَرَٓاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِۚ
Akuffarukum khayrun min ola-ikumam lakum baraatun fee azzubur
Are your disbelievers better than those disbelievers? Have you been absolved by the scripture?
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اَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَم۪يعٌ مُنْتَصِرٌ
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasir
Perhaps they think, "We will be the winners."
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سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona addubur
All of them will be defeated; they will turn around and flee.
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بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ اَدْهٰى وَاَمَرُّ
Bali assaAAatu mawAAiduhum wassaAAatuadha waamar
The Hour is awaiting them, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.
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اِنَّ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَ ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍۢ
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalinwasuAAur
Certainly, the guilty are astray, and will end up in Hell.
48
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوهِهِمْۜ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
Yawma yushaboona fee annariAAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqar
They will be dragged into the hellfire, forcibly. Suffer the agony of retribution.
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اِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Inna kulla shay-in khalaqnahubiqadar
Everything we created is precisely measured.
50
وَمَٓا اَمْرُنَٓا اِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
Wama amruna illa wahidatunkalamhin bilbasar
Our commands are done within the blink of an eye.
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وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَٓا اَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakumfahal min muddakir
We annihilated your counterparts. Does any of you wish to learn?
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وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Wakullu shay-in faAAaloohu fee azzubur
Everything they did is recorded in the scriptures.
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وَكُلُّ صَغ۪يرٍ وَكَب۪يرٍ مُسْتَطَرٌ
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatar
Everything, small or large, is written down.
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اِنَّ الْمُتَّق۪ينَ ف۪ي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍۙ
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatinwanahar
Surely, the righteous have deserved gardens and rivers.
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ف۪ي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَل۪يكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekinmuqtadir
In a position of honor, at an Omnipotent King.