الشعراء
Surah Ash-Shu'araa
Meaning of the name: The Poets
Arabic with an established translation
Reading the ayat before and after can make the meaning clearer.
Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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طسٓمٓ
Tā sīn mīm.[1]
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Translation footnote [1]
[1] See footnote 2:1.
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تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
These are the verses of the clear Book.
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لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Perhaps you[2] will grieve yourself to death because they do not believe.
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Translation footnote [2]
[2] O Muhammad.
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إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ
If We willed, We could send down upon them a sign from the heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in humility[3].
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Translation footnote [3]
[3] i.e., they would be compelled to believe, being humbled.
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وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ
No new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate except that they turn away from it.
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فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
They have rejected [the Truth], soon there will come to them the consequences of their ridicule.
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أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ
Do they not see the earth, how many fine kinds of plants We grow in it?
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them will not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And [remember] when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people –
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قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
the people of Pharaoh; will they not fear [the punishment of] Allah?”
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He said, “My Lord, I fear that they may reject me,
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وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ
and I will feel distressed and my tongue will not be fluent, so send Aaron along [to help me].
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وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ
Moreover, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me[4].”
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Translation footnote [4]
[4] For killing a Coptic Egyptian by mistake before becoming a prophet.
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قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ
Allah said, “Certainly not! Go, both of you, with Our signs[5]; We are with you, listening.
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[5] i.e., the miracles of the staff and the shining hand, given to Moses.
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فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are the messengers[6] from the Lord of the worlds,
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[6] The singular form in Arabic denotes that they both were sent with a single message.
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أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
that you let the Children of Israel go with us.’”
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قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
Pharaoh said, “Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you stayed with us several years of your life?
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وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
Yet you did what you did[7], and you are extremely ungrateful.”
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[7] i.e., striking the Copt in support of a man from your people, who died as a result.
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قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
He said, “I did it when I had no guidance.
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فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
So I fled from you in fear. Then my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.
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وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Is this a favor that you remind me with, that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?[8]
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[8] i.e., If you had not been cruel to the Israelites, I should not have been brought to your house for upbringing.
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قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Pharaoh said, “What is ‘the Lord of the worlds’?”
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قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Moses said, “The Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is between them, if only you had sure faith.”
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قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ
Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear [what he just said]?”
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قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Moses said, “Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”
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قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Pharaoh said, “Your messenger who has been sent to you is truly insane!”
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قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Moses said, “Lord of the east and west and all that is between them, if only you had sense!”
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قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ
Pharaoh said, “If you take any god other than me, I will throw you into prison.”
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قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ
Moses said, “What if I bring you a clear proof?”
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قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Pharaoh said, “Bring it then if you are truthful!”
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فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
So he threw down his staff, and suddenly it was a real serpent.
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وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And he drew out his hand, and it was glowing white to the beholders.
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قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “This is indeed a learned magician!
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يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ
He wants to drive you out of your land with his magic. What do you suggest?”
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قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ
They said, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch heralds to the cities
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يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ
to bring you every learned magician.”
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فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
So the magicians were assembled at an appointed time on a known day[9].
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[9] i.e., the morning of the festival day. See 20:58-59.
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وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ
And it was said to the people, “Will you join the gathering,
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لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ
so that we may follow the magicians, if they are victorious?”
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فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, “Will there be a reward for us if we are victorious?”
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قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, “Yes, and then you will surely be of those who are close to me.”
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قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ
Moses said to them, “Throw whatever you wish to throw.”
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فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ
So they threw their ropes and staffs, and said, “By the glory of Pharaoh, it is we who will be the victorious!”
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فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it swallowed up all objects of their illusion.
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فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ
So the magicians fell down in prostration.
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قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
They said, “We believe in the Lord of the worlds,
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رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ
the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
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قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Pharaoh said, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission. Indeed, he is your master who taught you magic, but you will soon come to know. I will surely cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then I will crucify you all.”
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قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said, “No harm; we will surely return to our Lord.
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إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first of the believers.”
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وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
We inspired Moses, “Leave with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.”
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فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ
So Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities[10],
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[10] In order to prevent the emigration of the Children of Israel.
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إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ
saying, “These are but a small band,
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وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
and they have enraged us,
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وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ
but we are all well-prepared.”
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فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Thus did We drive them[11] out of their gardens and springs,
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[11] i.e., Pharaoh and his people.
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وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
and their treasures and splendid dwellings.
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كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
So it was, and We made the Children of Israel to inherit them.
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فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ
They pursued them at sunrise.
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فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ
When the two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said, “We are surely overtaken!”
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قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ
Moses said, “Certainly not! My Lord is with me; He will guide me.”
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فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Then We inspired Moses, “Strike the sea with your staff,” so it parted, and each part became like a huge mountain.
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وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Then We brought the others [i.e., the pursuers] close to that place,
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وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
and We saved Moses and all those who were with him.
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ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Then we drowned the others.
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
Relate to them the story of Abraham,
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
when he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?”
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قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ
They said, “We worship idols and remain devoted to them.”
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قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ
He said, “Do they hear you when you call upon them?
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أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ
Or can they benefit or harm you?”
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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
They said, “No, but this is what we found our forefathers doing.”
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قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ
He said, “Do you see what you have been worshiping,
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أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ
you and your ancestors?
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فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Indeed, they are my enemies, except the Lord of the worlds[12],
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Translation footnote [12]
[12] As they worshiped idols in addition to worshiping Allah.
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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ
Who created me, so He guides me;
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وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ
and it is He Who provides me with food and drink;
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وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ
and when I am ill He heals me;
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وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ
and He will cause me to die and then bring me back to life;
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وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
and I hope that He will forgive me my sins on the Day of Judgment.”
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رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
“My Lord, grant me knowledge, and join me with the righteous,
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وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
and grant me an honorable mention among the later generations[13],
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[13] Muslims invoke Allah’s blessings upon Abraham (ﷺ) along with Muhammad (ﷺ) in their daily prayers.
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وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
and make me of those who will inherit the Garden of Bliss;
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وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
and forgive my father, for he is one of those who have gone astray;
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وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ
and do not disgrace me on the Day when all will be resurrected –
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يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ
the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any avail,
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إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
except the one who comes to Allah with a sound heart[14].”
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[14] A heart free from disbelief, polytheism, hypocrisy, arrogance, and show-off.
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وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Paradise will be brought near to the righteous,
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وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ
and Hellfire will be uncovered to those who went astray,
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وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ
and they will be told, “Where are those whom you used to worship
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مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ
other than Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”
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فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ
Then they will be hurled into Hell one upon another, along with those who led them astray,
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وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ
and the followers of Iblīs, all together.
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قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ
There the deviants will say while quarreling with their false deities,
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تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
“By Allah, we were clearly misguided,
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إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
when we deemed you equal to the Lord of the worlds.
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وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
None led us astray except the wicked.
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فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ
Now we neither have any intercessors,
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وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ
nor a close friend.
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فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
If only we had a chance to return, we would be among the believers.”
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is surely the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of Noah rejected the messengers[15]
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[15] For denying Noah was equal to denying all of the messengers of Allah.
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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Noah said to them, “Do you not fear Allah?
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إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I seek of you no reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.”
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قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ
They said, “Shall we believe in you when you are followed by the lowest people[16]?”
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[16] For they were mostly the poor and ordinary people, who enjoyed no position in society.
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قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
He said, “What knowledge do I have of what they do?
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إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ
Their reckoning is only with my Lord if you realize!
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وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
I am not going to drive the believers away.
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إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
I am only a clear warner.”
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قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ
They said, “O Noah, if you do not desist, you will certainly be stoned.”
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ
He said, “My Lord, my people have rejected me.
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فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers who are with me.”
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فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
So We saved him and those who were with him in the fully laden Ark.
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ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
Then We drowned thereafter all the rest.
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of ‘Ād rejected the messengers
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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Hūd said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
Do you build a landmark[17] on every high place for no purpose?
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[17] They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by passersby, as a symbol of their wealth and power.
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وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
And do you construct for yourselves palaces, hoping that you will live forever?
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وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you attack [others], do you attack ruthlessly?
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And fear the One Who has provided you with everything you know:
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أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ
Who provided you with livestock and children,
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وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
and with gardens and springs.
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إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
I fear for you the punishment of a momentous day.”
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قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, “It is the same to us whether you admonish us or not.
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إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
This is nothing but the custom of the former people,
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وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
and we will never be punished.”
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Thus they rejected him, so We destroyed them. Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe,
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of Thamūd rejected the messengers
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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Sālih said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Will you be left secure in whatever you have here,
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فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
in gardens and springs,
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وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ
and in fields of crops and date palms laden with tender fruit,
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وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ
carving out houses in the mountains with great skill?
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
And do not obey the command of the transgressors,
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ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
those who spread corruption in the land and never do what is right.”
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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, “You are but one of those who are bewitched!
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مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are but a human like us, so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.”
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قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Sālih said, “This is a she-camel[18]; she will have her share of water and you will have yours, each on a specified day.
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[18] That was miraculously sent to them as a sign by Allah.
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وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Do not touch her with harm, or you will be seized by the punishment of a horrible day.”
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فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her, then they became regretful,
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فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
So the punishment seized them[19]. Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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Translation footnote [19]
[19] They were destroyed by a violent earthquake and a blast after Sālih told them: “You have only three days to enjoy yourselves in your houses”. See 11:65. Allah says: “We sent against them a single blast, leaving them like trampled hedge-building twigs”. See 54:31.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of Lot rejected the messengers,
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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Do you approach males with lust among all people[20],
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[20] i.e., Are there any creatures besides you who commit this abominable act?
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وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ
leaving the wives whom your Lord has created for you? You are but a transgressing people.”
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قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ
They said, “O Lot, If you do not desist, you will surely be expelled.”
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قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ
Lot said, “I am one of those who utterly abhor your practice.
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رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequences of] what they do.”
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فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
So We saved him and all his family,
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إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman who was among those who remained behind[21].
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Translation footnote [21]
[21] Lot's wife, who betrayed him by not believing and remained a disbeliever; thus, she was among those destroyed.
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ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Then We destroyed the rest,
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وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
and We poured down upon them a rain [of stones]. How terrible was the rain of those who were warned!
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of the Forest[22] rejected the messengers.
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Translation footnote [22]
[22] i.e., the people of Madyan, to whom Shu‘ayb was sent.
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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ
Give full measure and do not be of those who defraud others,
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وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ
and weigh with accurate scales,
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وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
and do not defraud people of their goods, nor go about in the land spreading corruption.
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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And fear the One Who created you and the former peoples[23].”
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Translation footnote [23]
[23] i.e., generations of the past.
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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, “You are truly bewitched!
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وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
You are only a human being like us, and we think you are nothing but a liar.
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فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
So cause pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if you are of the truthful.”
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قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Shu‘ayb said, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Thus they rejected him, so they were seized by the punishment of the cloudy day; it was the punishment of a horrible day.
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
This is indeed a revelation from the Lord of the worlds,
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نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ
which the Trustworthy Spirit [Gabriel] has brought down
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عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ
to your heart [O Prophet] so that you may be one of the warners,
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بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ
in a clear Arabic language.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And it was indeed [mentioned] in the scriptures of the former peoples.
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أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Was it not a proof for them that the learned men of the Children of Israel recognized it [to be true][24]?
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Translation footnote [24]
[24] e.g., Abdullah ibn Salām, a Jewish scholar, accepted Islam during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ), for he knew that he came with a true message.
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وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ
If We had sent it down to any of the non-Arabs,
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فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ
and he had recited it to them[25]; still, they would not have believed in it.
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Translation footnote [25]
[25] As a miracle from Allah.
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كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
This is how We made it [i.e., disbelief] enter the hearts of the wicked.
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لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,
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فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
which will come upon them suddenly when they least expect it.
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فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
They will then say, “Can we be granted some respite?”
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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Do they really seek to hasten Our punishment?
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أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ
Tell me [O Prophet] if We give them a life of ease for years,
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ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
then there came to them what they were warned of,
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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ
what would avail them the life of ease that they were given?
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وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
We never destroyed any town without sending them warners,
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ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
to admonish them, for We are never unjust.
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وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ
This [Qur’an] is not sent down by the devils[26],
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Translation footnote [26]
[26] As the disbelievers claim; rather, it is brought down by Gabriel, the Trustworthy Spirit.
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وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
it is not for them to do this, nor is it within their capability,
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إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ
for they are strictly barred from overhearing it[27].
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Translation footnote [27]
[27] So they cannot eavesdrop on heaven. See 72:9.
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فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ
So do not call upon any other god besides Allah, lest you become of those who will be punished.
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وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
And warn [starting with] the nearest kinsfolk,
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وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
and lower your wing [in kindness] to the believers who follow you.
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فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
But if they disobey you, say, “I disown what you do.”
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وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,
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ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Who sees you when you stand up [for prayer],
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وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
and your movements among those who prostrate.
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إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
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هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ
Shall I inform you upon who the devils descend?
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تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
They descend upon every sinful liar,
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يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ
who whisper hearsay in the ears, but most of them are liars.
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وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ
As for poets, they are followed by the deviants.
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أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ
Do you not see that they wander aimlessly in every valley[28],
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Translation footnote [28]
[28] Telling lies indiscriminately, praising some, and disparaging others.
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وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ
and that they say what they do not do?
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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Except those who believe, do righteous deeds, remember Allah much and defend themselves[29] after being wronged. The wrongdoers will come to know what end awaits them.
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Translation footnote [29]
[29] By replying to the satire of hostile poets through poetry.