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Translation of the meanings Surah: As-Sāffāt   Ayah:
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As-Sāffāt

Ayah: 1

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفّٗا
1. By those 'angels' lined up in rows.
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Ayah: 2

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا
2. And those 'angels' who diligently drive 'the clouds',
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Ayah: 3

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
3. And those who recite the Reminder.
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Ayah: 4

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ
4. Surely your God is One only 'i.e., Allāh':
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Ayah: 5

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ
5. Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, Lord of the sun’s risings.
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Ayah: 6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ
6. We have adorned the nearest sky with an adornment of stars,
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Ayah: 7

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ
7. And as protection against every rebellious devil.
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Ayah: 8

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ
8. They cannot eavesdrop to the exalted assembly 'of angels', and are pelted from every side,
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Ayah: 9

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ
9. Being driven off, and for them is a constant torment,
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Ayah: 10

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ
10. Except him who snatches 'some words' by stealth eavesdrop, and there pursues him a piercing flame.
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Ayah: 11

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ
11. So ask them 'the deniers' whether they are stronger in creation or those whom We have created¹. We created them² from a sticky clay.
1. Of the heavens, the earth and the angels.
2. I.e., their father Adam.
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Ayah: 12

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ
12. But you wonder, while they mock,
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Ayah: 13

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ
13. When they are reminded, they pay no heed,
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Ayah: 14

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ
14. And whenever they see a sign, they encourage one another to mock at it,
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Ayah: 15

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ
15. Saying: 'This is nothing but clear magic'.
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Ayah: 16

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
16. When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then certainly be resurrected 'from the dead'?
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Ayah: 17

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
17. And our forefathers "as well"?"
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Ayah: 18

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ
18. Say: "Yes, and you will be humiliated."
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Ayah: 19

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
19. It is only a single shout3, then at once they will be staring 'in dread'.
3. I.e. the second blowing of the Trumpet, causing all to rise from the dead for resurrection and Judgment.
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Ayah: 20

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
20. They will say: "Woe to us, this is the Day of Recompense".
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Ayah: 21

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
21. (They will be told): "This is the Day of Judgment which you used to deny."
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Ayah: 22

۞ ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ
22. 'O angels', gather together those who did iniquity and their fellows4, and what they used to worship,
4. In evil deeds.
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Ayah: 23

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
23. Besides Allāh, guide them all to the path of Hell.
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Ayah: 24

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ
24. Stop them, for they will be questioned;
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Translation of the meanings Surah: As-Sāffāt
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