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Sa'ala saaa'ilun bi 'azaabinw waaqi'

Translation

A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come

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Lil kaafireena laisa lahoo daafi'

Translation

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

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Minal laahi zil ma'aarij

Translation

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

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Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah

Translation

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit

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Fasbir sabran jameelaa

Translation

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

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Inaahum yarawnahoo ba'eedaa

Translation

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

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Wa naraahu qareebaa

Translation

but We see it as inevitable.

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Yawma takoonus samaaa'u kalmuhl

Translation

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

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Wa takoonul jibaalu kal'ihn

Translation

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

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Wa laa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa

Translation

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

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Yubassaroonahum; ya waddul mujrimu law yaftadee min 'azaabi yawma'izim bibaneeh

Translation

˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,

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Wa saahibatihee wa akheeh

Translation

their spouses, their siblings,

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Wa faseelathil latee tu'weeh

Translation

their clan that sheltered them,

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Wa man fil ardi jamee'an summa yunjeeh

Translation

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

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Kallaa innahaa lazaa

Translation

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

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Nazzaa'atal lishshawaa

Translation

ripping off scalps.

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Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa

Translation

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

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Wa jama'a fa aw'aa

Translation

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

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Innal insaana khuliqa haloo'aa

Translation

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

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Izaa massahush sharru jazoo'aa

Translation

distressed when touched with evil,

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Wa izaa massahul khairu manoo'aa

Translation

and withholding when touched with good—

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Illal musalleen

Translation

except those who pray,

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Allazeena hum 'alaa Salaatihim daaa'imoon

Translation

consistently performing their prayers;

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Wallazeena feee amwaalihim haqqun ma'loom

Translation

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

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Lissaaa 'ili walmahroom

Translation

to the beggar and the poor;

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Wallazeena yusaddiqoona bi yawmid Deen

Translation

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

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Wallazeena hum min 'azaabi Rabbihim mushfiqoon

Translation

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

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Inna 'azaaba Rabbihim ghairu ma' moon

Translation

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

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Wallazeena hum li furoojihim haafizoon

Translation

and those who guard their chastity

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Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fa innahum ghairu maloomeen

Translation

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame,

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Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon

Translation

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

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Wallazeena hum li amaanaatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon

Translation

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

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Wallazeena hum bi shahaadaatihim qaaa'imoon

Translation

and who are honest in their testimony;

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Wallazeena hum 'alaa salaatihim yuhaafizoon

Translation

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

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Ulaaa'ika fee jannaatim mukramoon

Translation

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

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Famaa lil lazeena kafaroo qibalaka muhti'een

Translation

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

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'Anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali 'izeen

Translation

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?

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Ayatma'u kullum ri'im minhum anyyudkhala jannata Na'eem

Translation

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

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Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon

Translation

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.

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Falaaa uqsimu bi Rabbil mashaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon

Translation

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable

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'Alaaa an nubaddila khairan minhum wa maa nahnu bi masbooqeen

Translation

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

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Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yawma humul lazee yoo'adoon

Translation

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

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Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon

Translation

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,

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Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillah; zaalikal yawmul lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon

Translation

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.