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Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon

Translation

Nũn. By the pen and what everyone writes!

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Maa anta bini'mati Rabbika bimajnoon

Translation

By the grace of your Lord, you ˹O Prophet˺ are not insane.

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Wa inna laka la ajran ghaira mamnoon

Translation

You will certainly have a never-ending reward.

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Wa innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem

Translation

And you are truly ˹a man˺ of outstanding character.

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Fasatubsiru wa yubsiroon

Translation

Soon you and the pagans will see,

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Bi ayyikumul maftoon

Translation

which of you is mad.

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Innaa Rabbaka Huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen

Translation

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

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Falaa tuti'il mukazzibeen

Translation

So do not give in to the deniers.

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Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon

Translation

They wish you would compromise so they would yield ˹to you˺.

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Wa laa tuti' kulla hallaa fim maheen

Translation

And do not obey the despicable, vain oath-taker,

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Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

Translation

slanderer, gossip-monger,

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Mannaa'il lilkhairi mu'tadin aseem

Translation

withholder of good, transgressor, evildoer,

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'Utullim ba'da zaalika zaneem

Translation

brute, and—on top of all that—an illegitimate child.

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An kaana zaa maalinw-wa baneen

Translation

Now, ˹simply˺ because he has been blessed with ˹abundant˺ wealth and children,

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Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen

Translation

whenever Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”

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Sanasimuhoo 'alal khurtoom

Translation

We will soon mark his snout.

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Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen

Translation

Indeed, We have tested those ˹Meccans˺ as We tested the owners of the garden—when they swore they would surely harvest ˹all˺ its fruit in the early morning,

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Wa laa yastasnoon

Translation

leaving no thought for Allah’s Will.

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Fataafa 'alaihaa taaa'i fum mir rabbika wa hum naaa'imoon

Translation

Then it was struck by a torment from your Lord while they slept,

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Fa asbahat kassareem

Translation

so it was reduced to ashes.

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Fatanaadaw musbiheen

Translation

Then by daybreak they called out to each other,

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Anighdoo 'alaa harsikum in kuntum saarimeen

Translation

˹saying,˺ “Go early to your harvest, if you want to pick ˹all˺ the fruit.”

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Fantalaqoo wa hum yatakhaafatoon

Translation

So they went off, whispering to one another,

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Al laa yadkhulannahal yawma 'alaikum miskeen

Translation

“Do not let any poor person enter your garden today.”

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Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen

Translation

And they proceeded early, totally fixated on their purpose.

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Falammaa ra awhaa qaalooo innaa ladaaalloon

Translation

But when they saw it ˹devastated˺, they cried, “We must have lost ˹our˺ way!

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Bal nahnu mahroomoon

Translation

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”

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Qaala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum law laa tusabbihoon

Translation

The most sensible of them said, “Did I not urge you to say, ‘Allah willing.’?”

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Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen

Translation

They replied, “Glory be to our Lord! We have truly been wrongdoers.”

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Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatalaawamoon

Translation

Then they turned on each other, throwing blame.

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Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen

Translation

They said, “Woe to us! We have certainly been transgressors.

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'Asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon

Translation

We trust our Lord will give us a better garden than this, ˹for˺ we are indeed turning to our Lord with hope.”

Transliteration

Kazaalikal azaab, wa la'azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon

Translation

That is the ˹way of Our˺ punishment ˹in this world˺. But the punishment of the Hereafter is certainly far worse, if only they knew.

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Inna lilmuttaqeena 'inda rabbihim jannaatin na'eem

Translation

Indeed, the righteous will have the Gardens of Bliss with their Lord.

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Afanaj'alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen

Translation

Should We then treat those who have submitted like the wicked?

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Maa lakum kaifa tahkumoon

Translation

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

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Am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon

Translation

Or do you have a scripture, in which you read

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Inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon

Translation

that you will have whatever you choose?

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Am lakum aymaanun 'alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon

Translation

Or do you have oaths binding on Us until the Day of Judgment that you will have whatever you decide?

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Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem

Translation

Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ which of them can guarantee all that.

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Am lahum shurakaaa'u fal ya'too bishurakaaa 'ihim in kaanoo saadiqeen

Translation

Or do they have associate-gods ˹supporting this claim˺? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods, if what they say is true.

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Yawma yukshafu 'an saaqinw wa yud'awna ilas sujoodi falaa yastatee'oon

Translation

˹Beware of˺ the Day the Shin ˹of Allah˺ will be bared, and the wicked will be asked to prostrate, but they will not be able to do so,

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Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillatunw wa qad kaanoo yud'awna ilassujoodi wa hum saalimoon

Translation

with eyes downcast, totally covered with disgrace. For they were ˹always˺ called to prostrate ˹in the world˺ when they were fully capable ˹but they chose not to˺.

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Fazarnee wa many yukazzibu bihaazal hadeesi sanastad rijuhum min haisu laa ya'lamoon

Translation

So leave to Me ˹O Prophet˺ those who reject this message. We will gradually draw them to destruction in ways they cannot comprehend.

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Wa umlee lahum; inna kaidee mateen

Translation

I ˹only˺ delay their end for a while, but My planning is flawless.

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Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum min maghramin musqaloon

Translation

Or are you asking them for a reward ˹for the message˺ so that they are overburdened by debt?

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Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon

Translation

Or do they have access to ˹the Record in˺ the unseen, so they copy it ˹for all to see˺?

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Fasbir lihukmi rabbika wa laa takun kasaahibil hoot; iz naadaa wa huwa makzoom

Translation

So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not be like ˹Jonah,˺ the Man of the Whale, who cried out ˹to Allah˺, in total distress.

Transliteration

Law laaa an tadaara kahoo ni'matum mir rabbihee lanubiza bil'araaa'i wa huwa mazmoom

Translation

Had he not been shown grace by his Lord, he would have certainly been cast onto the open ˹shore˺, still blameworthy.

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Fajtabaahu rabbuhoo faja'alahoo minas saaliheen

Translation

Then his Lord chose him, making him one of the righteous.

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Wa iny-yakaadul lazeena kafaroo la-yuzliqoonaka biabsaarihim lammaa sami'uz-Zikra wa yaqooloona innahoo lamajnoon

Translation

The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder, and say, “He is certainly a madman.”

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Wa maa huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

Translation

But it is simply a reminder to the whole world.