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Translation of the meanings Surah: Ash-Shu‘arā’   Ayah:
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Ash-Shu‘arā’

Ayah: 1

طسٓمٓ
Tā sīn mīm.[1]
[1] See footnote 2:1.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 2

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
These are the verses of the clear Book.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 3

لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
Perhaps you[2] will grieve yourself to death because they do not believe.
[2] O Muhammad.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 4

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
If We willed, We could send down upon them a sign from the heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in humility[3].
[3] i.e., they would be compelled to believe, being humbled.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 5

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
No new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate except that they turn away from it.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 6

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
They have rejected [the Truth], soon there will come to them the consequences of their ridicule.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 7

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ
Do they not see the earth, how many fine kinds of plants We grow in it?
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Ayah: 8

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them will not believe.
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Ayah: 9

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 10

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
And [remember] when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people –
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Ayah: 11

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
the people of Pharaoh; will they not fear [the punishment of] Allah?”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 12

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He said, “My Lord, I fear that they may reject me,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 13

وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
and I will feel distressed and my tongue will not be fluent, so send Aaron along [to help me].
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Ayah: 14

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
Moreover, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me[4].”
[4] For killing a Coptic Egyptian by mistake before becoming a prophet.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 15

قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
Allah said, “Certainly not! Go, both of you, with Our signs[5]; We are with you, listening.
[5] i.e., the miracles of the staff and the shining hand, given to Moses.
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Ayah: 16

فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are the messengers[6] from the Lord of the worlds,
[6] The singular form in Arabic denotes that they both were sent with a single message.
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Ayah: 17

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
that you let the Children of Israel go with us.’”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 18

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ 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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Ayah: 19

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Yet you did what you did[7], and you are extremely ungrateful.”
[7] i.e., striking the Copt in support of a man from your people, who died as a result.
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Ayah: 20

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
He said, “I did it when I had no guidance.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 21

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
So I fled from you in fear. Then my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 22

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
Is this a favor that you remind me with, that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?[8]
[8] i.e., If you had not been cruel to the Israelites, I should not have been brought to your house for upbringing.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 23

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Pharaoh said, “What is ‘the Lord of the worlds’?”
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Ayah: 24

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Moses said, “The Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is between them, if only you had sure faith.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 25

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ
Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear [what he just said]?”
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Ayah: 26

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Moses said, “Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”
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Ayah: 27

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
Pharaoh said, “Your messenger who has been sent to you is truly insane!”
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Ayah: 28

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ
Moses said, “Lord of the east and west and all that is between them, if only you had sense!”
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Ayah: 29

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
Pharaoh said, “If you take any god other than me, I will throw you into prison.”
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Ayah: 30

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
Moses said, “What if I bring you a clear proof?”
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Ayah: 31

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Pharaoh said, “Bring it then if you are truthful!”
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Ayah: 32

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So he threw down his staff, and suddenly it was a real serpent.
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Ayah: 33

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
And he drew out his hand, and it was glowing white to the beholders.
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Ayah: 34

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “This is indeed a learned magician!
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Ayah: 35

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
He wants to drive you out of your land with his magic. What do you suggest?”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 36

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch heralds to the cities
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 37

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
to bring you every learned magician.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 38

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
So the magicians were assembled at an appointed time on a known day[9].
[9] i.e., the morning of the festival day. See 20:58-59.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 39

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
And it was said to the people, “Will you join the gathering,
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Ayah: 40

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
so that we may follow the magicians, if they are victorious?”
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Ayah: 41

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, “Will there be a reward for us if we are victorious?”
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Ayah: 42

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, “Yes, and then you will surely be of those who are close to me.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 43

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them, “Throw whatever you wish to throw.”
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Ayah: 44

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
So they threw their ropes and staffs, and said, “By the glory of Pharaoh, it is we who will be the victorious!”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 45

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it swallowed up all objects of their illusion.
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Ayah: 46

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
So the magicians fell down in prostration.
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Ayah: 47

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, “We believe in the Lord of the worlds,
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Ayah: 48

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
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Ayah: 49

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
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.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 50

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said, “No harm; we will surely return to our Lord.
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Ayah: 51

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first of the believers.”
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Ayah: 52

۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
We inspired Moses, “Leave with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.”
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Ayah: 53

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
So Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities[10],
[10] In order to prevent the emigration of the Children of Israel.
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Ayah: 54

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
saying, “These are but a small band,
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Ayah: 55

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
and they have enraged us,
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Ayah: 56

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
but we are all well-prepared.”
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Ayah: 57

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Thus did We drive them[11] out of their gardens and springs,
[11] i.e., Pharaoh and his people.
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Ayah: 58

وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
and their treasures and splendid dwellings.
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Ayah: 59

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
So it was, and We made the Children of Israel to inherit them.
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Ayah: 60

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
They pursued them at sunrise.
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Ayah: 61

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
When the two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said, “We are surely overtaken!”
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Ayah: 62

قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
Moses said, “Certainly not! My Lord is with me; He will guide me.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 63

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
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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Ayah: 64

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We brought the others [i.e., the pursuers] close to that place,
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Ayah: 65

وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
and We saved Moses and all those who were with him.
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Ayah: 66

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then we drowned the others.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 67

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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Ayah: 68

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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Ayah: 69

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
Relate to them the story of Abraham,
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Ayah: 70

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
when he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?”
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Ayah: 71

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said, “We worship idols and remain devoted to them.”
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Ayah: 72

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
He said, “Do they hear you when you call upon them?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 73

أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
Or can they benefit or harm you?”
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Ayah: 74

قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said, “No, but this is what we found our forefathers doing.”
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Ayah: 75

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said, “Do you see what you have been worshiping,
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Ayah: 76

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
you and your ancestors?
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Ayah: 77

فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Indeed, they are my enemies, except the Lord of the worlds[12],
[12] As they worshiped idols in addition to worshiping Allah.
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Ayah: 78

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
Who created me, so He guides me;
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Ayah: 79

وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ
and it is He Who provides me with food and drink;
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Ayah: 80

وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
and when I am ill He heals me;
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Ayah: 81

وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ
and He will cause me to die and then bring me back to life;
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Ayah: 82

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
and I hope that He will forgive me my sins on the Day of Judgment.”
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Ayah: 83

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
“My Lord, grant me knowledge, and join me with the righteous,
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Ayah: 84

وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
and grant me an honorable mention among the later generations[13],
[13] Muslims invoke Allah’s blessings upon Abraham (ﷺ) along with Muhammad (ﷺ) in their daily prayers.
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Ayah: 85

وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
and make me of those who will inherit the Garden of Bliss;
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Ayah: 86

وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
and forgive my father, for he is one of those who have gone astray;
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Ayah: 87

وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
and do not disgrace me on the Day when all will be resurrected –
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Ayah: 88

يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any avail,
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Ayah: 89

إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ
except the one who comes to Allah with a sound heart[14].”
[14] A heart free from disbelief, polytheism, hypocrisy, arrogance, and show-off.
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Ayah: 90

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
Paradise will be brought near to the righteous,
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Ayah: 91

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ
and Hellfire will be uncovered to those who went astray,
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Ayah: 92

وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
and they will be told, “Where are those whom you used to worship
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Ayah: 93

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
other than Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”
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Ayah: 94

فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
Then they will be hurled into Hell one upon another, along with those who led them astray,
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Ayah: 95

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ
and the followers of Iblīs, all together.
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Ayah: 96

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
There the deviants will say while quarreling with their false deities,
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Ayah: 97

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
“By Allah, we were clearly misguided,
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Ayah: 98

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
when we deemed you equal to the Lord of the worlds.
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Ayah: 99

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
None led us astray except the wicked.
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Ayah: 100

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ
Now we neither have any intercessors,
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Ayah: 101

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ
nor a close friend.
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Ayah: 102

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
If only we had a chance to return, we would be among the believers.”
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Ayah: 103

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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Ayah: 104

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is surely the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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Ayah: 105

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Noah rejected the messengers[15]
[15] For denying Noah was equal to denying all of the messengers of Allah.
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Ayah: 106

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Noah said to them, “Do you not fear Allah?
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Ayah: 107

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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Ayah: 108

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 109

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I seek of you no reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
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Ayah: 110

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.”
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Ayah: 111

۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said, “Shall we believe in you when you are followed by the lowest people[16]?”
[16] For they were mostly the poor and ordinary people, who enjoyed no position in society.
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Ayah: 112

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
He said, “What knowledge do I have of what they do?
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Ayah: 113

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their reckoning is only with my Lord if you realize!
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Ayah: 114

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
I am not going to drive the believers away.
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Ayah: 115

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
I am only a clear warner.”
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Ayah: 116

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They said, “O Noah, if you do not desist, you will certainly be stoned.”
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Ayah: 117

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ
He said, “My Lord, my people have rejected me.
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Ayah: 118

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers who are with me.”
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Ayah: 119

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We saved him and those who were with him in the fully laden Ark.
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Ayah: 120

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
Then We drowned thereafter all the rest.
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Ayah: 121

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
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Ayah: 122

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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Ayah: 123

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of ‘Ād rejected the messengers
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Ayah: 124

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Hūd said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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Ayah: 125

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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Ayah: 126

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 127

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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Ayah: 128

أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Do you build a landmark[17] on every high place for no purpose?
[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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Ayah: 129

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And do you construct for yourselves palaces, hoping that you will live forever?
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Ayah: 130

وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you attack [others], do you attack ruthlessly?
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Ayah: 131

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 132

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
And fear the One Who has provided you with everything you know:
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Ayah: 133

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
Who provided you with livestock and children,
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Ayah: 134

وَجَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
and with gardens and springs.
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Ayah: 135

إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
I fear for you the punishment of a momentous day.”
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Ayah: 136

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, “It is the same to us whether you admonish us or not.
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Ayah: 137

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is nothing but the custom of the former people,
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Ayah: 138

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
and we will never be punished.”
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Ayah: 139

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
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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Ayah: 140

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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Ayah: 141

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Thamūd rejected the messengers
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Ayah: 142

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Sālih said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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Ayah: 143

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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Ayah: 144

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 145

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
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Ayah: 146

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Will you be left secure in whatever you have here,
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Ayah: 147

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
in gardens and springs,
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Ayah: 148

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
and in fields of crops and date palms laden with tender fruit,
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Ayah: 149

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
carving out houses in the mountains with great skill?
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Ayah: 150

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 151

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
And do not obey the command of the transgressors,
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Ayah: 152

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
those who spread corruption in the land and never do what is right.”
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Ayah: 153

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, “You are but one of those who are bewitched!
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Ayah: 154

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
You are but a human like us, so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.”
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Ayah: 155

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
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.
[18] That was miraculously sent to them as a sign by Allah.
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Ayah: 156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Do not touch her with harm, or you will be seized by the punishment of a horrible day.”
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Ayah: 157

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her, then they became regretful,
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Ayah: 158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
So the punishment seized them[19]. Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
[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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Ayah: 159

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
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Ayah: 160

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Lot rejected the messengers,
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Ayah: 161

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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Ayah: 162

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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Ayah: 163

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
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Ayah: 164

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 165

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Do you approach males with lust among all people[20],
[20] i.e., Are there any creatures besides you who commit this abominable act?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 166

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
leaving the wives whom your Lord has created for you? You are but a transgressing people.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 167

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They said, “O Lot, If you do not desist, you will surely be expelled.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 168

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ
Lot said, “I am one of those who utterly abhor your practice.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 169

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequences of] what they do.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 170

فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So We saved him and all his family,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 171

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman who was among those who remained behind[21].
[21] Lot's wife, who betrayed him by not believing and remained a disbeliever; thus, she was among those destroyed.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 172

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We destroyed the rest,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 173

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
and We poured down upon them a rain [of stones]. How terrible was the rain of those who were warned!
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 174

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 175

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 176

كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of the Forest[22] rejected the messengers.
[22] i.e., the people of Madyan, to whom Shu‘ayb was sent.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 177

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 178

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 179

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so fear Allah, and obey me.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 180

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 181

۞ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ
Give full measure and do not be of those who defraud others,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 182

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ
and weigh with accurate scales,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 183

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ
and do not defraud people of their goods, nor go about in the land spreading corruption.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 184

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And fear the One Who created you and the former peoples[23].”
[23] i.e., generations of the past.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 185

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, “You are truly bewitched!
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 186

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
You are only a human being like us, and we think you are nothing but a liar.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 187

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
So cause pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if you are of the truthful.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 188

قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
Shu‘ayb said, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 189

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Thus they rejected him, so they were seized by the punishment of the cloudy day; it was the punishment of a horrible day.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 190

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, there is a sign in this, yet most of them would not believe.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 191

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Your Lord is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 192

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
This is indeed a revelation from the Lord of the worlds,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 193

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
which the Trustworthy Spirit [Gabriel] has brought down
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 194

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ
to your heart [O Prophet] so that you may be one of the warners,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 195

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ
in a clear Arabic language.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 196

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And it was indeed [mentioned] in the scriptures of the former peoples.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 197

أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
Was it not a proof for them that the learned men of the Children of Israel recognized it [to be true][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.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 198

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ
If We had sent it down to any of the non-Arabs,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 199

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
and he had recited it to them[25]; still, they would not have believed in it.
[25] As a miracle from Allah.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 200

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
This is how We made it [i.e., disbelief] enter the hearts of the wicked.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 201

لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 202

فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
which will come upon them suddenly when they least expect it.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 203

فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ
They will then say, “Can we be granted some respite?”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 204

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
Do they really seek to hasten Our punishment?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 205

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Tell me [O Prophet] if We give them a life of ease for years,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 206

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
then there came to them what they were warned of,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 207

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ
what would avail them the life of ease that they were given?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 208

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
We never destroyed any town without sending them warners,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 209

ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
to admonish them, for We are never unjust.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 210

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
This [Qur’an] is not sent down by the devils[26],
[26] As the disbelievers claim; rather, it is brought down by Gabriel, the Trustworthy Spirit.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 211

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
it is not for them to do this, nor is it within their capability,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 212

إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ
for they are strictly barred from overhearing it[27].
[27] So they cannot eavesdrop on heaven. See 72:9.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 213

فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
So do not call upon any other god besides Allah, lest you become of those who will be punished.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 214

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
And warn [starting with] the nearest kinsfolk,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 215

وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
and lower your wing [in kindness] to the believers who follow you.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 216

فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ
But if they disobey you, say, “I disown what you do.”
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 217

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 218

ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Who sees you when you stand up [for prayer],
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 219

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
and your movements among those who prostrate.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 220

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 221

هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
Shall I inform you upon who the devils descend?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 222

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
They descend upon every sinful liar,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 223

يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ
who whisper hearsay in the ears, but most of them are liars.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 224

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
As for poets, they are followed by the deviants.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 225

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ
Do you not see that they wander aimlessly in every valley[28],
[28] Telling lies indiscriminately, praising some, and disparaging others.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 226

وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ
and that they say what they do not do?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 227

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ 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.
[29] By replying to the satire of hostile poets through poetry.
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