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Wannajmi izaa hawaa

Translation

By the stars when they fade away!

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Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa

Translation

Your fellow man is neither misguided nor astray.

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Wa maa yyantiqu 'anilhawaaa

Translation

Nor does he speak of his own whims.

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In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa

Translation

It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺.

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'Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa

Translation

He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power

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Zoo mirratin fastawaa

Translation

and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form

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Wa huwa bil ufuqil a'laa

Translation

while on the highest point above the horizon,

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Summa danaa fatadalla

Translation

then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close

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Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa

Translation

that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.

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Fa awhaaa ilaa 'abdihee maaa awhaa

Translation

Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺.

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Maa kazabal fu'aadu maa ra aa

Translation

The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw.

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Afatumaaroonahoo 'alaa maayaraa

Translation

How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw?

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Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa

Translation

And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time

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'Inda sidratil muntaha

Translation

at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—

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'Indahaa jannatul maawaa

Translation

near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence—

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Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa

Translation

while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!

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Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa

Translation

The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach.

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Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa

Translation

He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs.

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Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa

Translation

Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lat and ’Uzza,

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Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa

Translation

and the third one, Manat, as well?

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A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

Translation

Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?

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Tilka izan qismatun deezaa

Translation

Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!

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In hiya illaaa asmaaa'un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi'oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa'ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa

Translation

These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up—a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord.

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Am lil insaani maa taman naa

Translation

Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire?

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Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa

Translation

In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next.

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Wa kam mim malakin fissamaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shai'an illaa mim ba'di anyyaazanal laahu limany yashaaa'u wa yardaa

Translation

˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.

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Innal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati la yusammoonal malaaa'ikata tasmiyatal unsaa

Translation

Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female,

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Wa maa lahum bihee min 'ilmin iny yattabi'oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai'aa

Translation

although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth.

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Fa a'rid 'am man tawallaa 'an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa

Translation

So turn away ˹O Prophet˺ from whoever has shunned Our Reminder, only seeking the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

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Zalika mablaghuhum minal 'ilm; inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabee lihee wa huwa a'lamu bimanih tadaa

Translation

This is the extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

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Wa lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi liyajziyal lazeena asaaa'oo bimaa 'amiloo wa yajziyal lazeena ahsanoo bilhusnaa

Translation

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth so that He may reward the evildoers according to what they did, and reward the good-doers with the finest reward—

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Allazeena yajtaniboona kabaaa'iral ismi walfawaa hisha illal lamam; inna rabbaka waasi'ul maghfirah; huwa a'lamu bikum iz ansha akum minal ardi wa iz antum ajinnatun fee butooni umma haatikum falaa tuzakkooo anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimanit taqaa

Translation

those who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, despite ˹stumbling on˺ minor sins. Surely your Lord is infinite in forgiveness. He knew well what would become of you as He created you from the earth So do not ˹falsely˺ elevate yourselves. He knows best who is ˹truly˺ righteous.

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Afara'ayatal lazee tawallaa

Translation

Have you seen the one who turned away ˹from Islam,˺

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Wa a'taa qaleelanw wa akdaa

Translation

and ˹initially˺ paid a little ˹for his salvation˺, and then stopped?

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A'indahoo 'ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa

Translation

Does he have the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees ˹the Hereafter˺?

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Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa

Translation

Or has he not been informed of what is in the Scripture of Moses,

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Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa

Translation

and ˹that of˺ Abraham, who ˹perfectly˺ fulfilled ˹his covenant˺?

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Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa

Translation

˹They state˺ that no soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another,

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Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa'aa

Translation

and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards,

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Wa anna sa'yahoo sawfa yuraa

Translation

and that ˹the outcome of˺ their endeavours will be seen ˹in their record˺,

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Summa yujzaahul jazaaa 'al awfaa

Translation

then they will be fully rewarded,

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Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa

Translation

and that to your Lord ˹alone˺ is the ultimate return ˹of all things˺.

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Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa

Translation

Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness.

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Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa

Translation

And He is the One Who gives life and causes death.

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Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa

Translation

And He created the pairs—males and females—

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Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa

Translation

from a sperm-drop when it is emitted.

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Wa anna 'alaihin nash atal ukhraa

Translation

And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation.

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Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa

Translation

And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes.

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Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi'raa

Translation

And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.

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Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa

Translation

And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,

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Wa samooda famaaa abqaa

Translation

and ˹then˺ Thamûd, sparing no one.

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Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa

Translation

And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.

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Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa

Translation

And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down.

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Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa

Translation

How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!

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Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbika tatamaaraa

Translation

Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute?

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Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa

Translation

This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.

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Azifatil aazifah

Translation

The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near.

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Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah

Translation

None but Allah can disclose it.

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Afamin hazal hadeesi ta'jaboon

Translation

Do you find this revelation astonishing,

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Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon

Translation

laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,

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Wa antum saamidoon

Translation

while persisting in heedlessness?

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Fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo

Translation

Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺!