Surah 15 - The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr)

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الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

Alif-Lãm-Ra These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran

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رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ

The day will come when the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted to Allah

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ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

So let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by false hope، for they will soon know

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وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term

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مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

No people can advance their doom، nor can they delay it

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وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ

They say، "O you to whom the Reminder is revealed You must be insane

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لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Why do you not bring us the angels، if what you say is true?"

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مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًۭا مُّنظَرِينَ

We do not send the angels down except for a just cause، and then the end of the disbelievers will not be delayed

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إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder، and it is certainly We Who will preserve it

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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Indeed، We sent messengers before you O Prophet among the groups of early peoples،

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وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked

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كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

This is how We allow disbelief to steep into the hearts of the wicked

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لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

They would not believe in this Quran despite the many examples of those destroyed before

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وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ

And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven، through which they continued to ascend،

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لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌۭ مَّسْحُورُونَ

still they would say، "Our eyes have truly been dazzled In fact، we must have been bewitched"

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وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًۭا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

Indeed، We have placed constellations in the sky، and adorned it for all to see

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وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍ

And We protected it from every accursed devil،

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إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

except the one eavesdropping، who is then pursued by a visible flare

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ مَّوْزُونٍۢ

As for the earth، We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains، and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance

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وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ

And We made in it means of sustenance for you and others، who you do not provide for

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وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

There is not any means of sustenance whose reserves We do not hold، only bringing it forth in precise measure

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وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ

We send fertilizing winds، and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink It is not you who hold its reserves

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ

Surely it is We Who give life and cause death And We are the Eternal Successor

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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ

We certainly know those who have gone before you and those who will come after you

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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌۭ

Surely your Lord alone will gather them together for judgment He is truly All-Wise، All-Knowing

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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

Indeed، We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud

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وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ

As for the jinn، We created them earlier from smokeless fire

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وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًۭا مِّن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

Remember، O Prophet when your Lord said to the angels، "I am going to create a human being from sounding clay moulded from black mud

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فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own creation breathed into him، fall down in prostration to him"

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فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

So the angels prostrated all together

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إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

but not Iblis، who refused to prostrate with the others

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قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

Allah asked، "O Iblis What is the matter with you that you did not join others in prostration?"

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قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

He replied، "It is not for me to prostrate to a human You created from sounding clay moulded from black mud"

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قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌۭ

Allah commanded، "Then get out of Paradise، for you are truly cursed

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وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

And surely upon you is condemnation until the Day of Judgment"

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قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Satan appealed، "My Lord Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection"

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قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

Allah said، "You will be delayed

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إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

until the appointed Day"

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قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Satan responded، "My Lord For allowing me to stray I will surely tempt them on earth and mislead them all together،

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إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

except Your chosen servants among them"

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قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

Allah said، "This is the Way، binding on Me:

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إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

you will certainly have no authority over My servants، except the deviant who follow you،

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وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

and surely Hell is their destined place، all together

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لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَٰبٍۢ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌۭ مَّقْسُومٌ

It has seven gates، to each a group of them is designated"

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ

Indeed، the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs

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ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ

It will be said to them، "Enter in peace and security"

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وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

We will remove whatever bitterness they had in their hearts In a friendly manner، they will be on thrones، facing one another

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لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌۭ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ

No fatigue will touch them there، nor will they ever be asked to leave

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۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Inform My servants O Prophet that I am truly the All-Forgiving، Most Merciful،

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وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ

and that My torment is indeed the most painful

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

And inform them O Prophet about Abraham\'s guests

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إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

who entered upon him and greeted him with، "Peace" He later said، "Surely we are afraid of you"

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قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

They reassured him، "Do not be afraid Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son"

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قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

He wondered، "Do you give me good news despite my old age? What unlikely news"

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قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ

They responded، "We give you good news in all truth، so do not be one of those who despair"

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قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

He exclaimed، "Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?"

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قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

He then added، "What is your mission، O messenger-angels?"

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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ

They replied، "We have actually been sent to a wicked people

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إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

As for the family of Lot، we will certainly deliver them all،

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إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

except his wife We have determined that she will be one of the doomed"

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فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

So when the messengers came to the family of Lot،

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قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ

he said، "You are surely an unfamiliar people"

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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

They responded، "We have come to you with that torment which they have doubted

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وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

We come to you with the truth، and we are certainly truthful

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فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

So travel with your family in the dark of night، and follow closely behind them Do not let any of you look back، and go where you are commanded"

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وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌۭ مُّصْبِحِينَ

We revealed to him this decree: "Those sinners will be uprooted in the morning"

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وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

And there came the men of the city، rejoicing

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قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

Lot pleaded، "Indeed، these are my guests، so do not embarrass me

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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ

Fear Allah and do not humiliate me"

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قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

They responded، "Have we not forbidden you from protecting anyone?"

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قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ

He said، "O my people Here are my daughters so marry them if you wish to do so"

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لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

By your life O Prophet، they certainly wandered blindly، intoxicated by lust

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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ

So the mighty blast overtook them at sunrise

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فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

And We turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay

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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

Surely in this are signs for those who contemplate

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وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍۢ مُّقِيمٍ

Their ruins still lie along a known route

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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign for those who believe

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وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ

And the residents of the Forest were truly wrongdoers،

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فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

so We inflicted punishment upon them The ruins of both nations still lie on a well-known road

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80

وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Indeed، the residents of the Stone Valley also denied the messengers

— Transliteration

81

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

We gave them Our signs، but they turned away from them

— Transliteration

82

وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

They carved their homes in the mountains، feeling secure

— Transliteration

83

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

But the mighty blast overtook them in the morning،

— Transliteration

84

فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

and all they achieved was of no help to them

— Transliteration

85

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَءَاتِيَةٌۭ ۖ فَٱصْفَحِ ٱلصَّفْحَ ٱلْجَمِيلَ

We have not created the heavens and the earth and everything in between except for a purpose And the Hour is certain to come، so forgive graciously

— Transliteration

86

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Surely your Lord is the Master Creator، All-Knowing

— Transliteration

87

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ سَبْعًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَثَانِى وَٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ

We have certainly granted you the seven often-repeated verses and the great Quran

— Transliteration

88

لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Do not let your eyes crave the fleeting pleasures We have provided for some of the disbelievers، nor grieve for them And be gracious to the believers

— Transliteration

89

وَقُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

And say، "I am truly sent with a clear warning"

— Transliteration

90

كَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْمُقْتَسِمِينَ

a warning similar to what We sent to those who divided the Scriptures،

— Transliteration

91

ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عِضِينَ

who now accept parts of the Quran، rejecting others

— Transliteration

92

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

So by your Lord We will certainly question them all

— Transliteration

93

عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

about what they used to do

— Transliteration

94

فَٱصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

So proclaim what you have been commanded، and turn away from the polytheists

— Transliteration

95

إِنَّا كَفَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِءِينَ

Surely We will be sufficient for you against the mockers،

— Transliteration

96

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

who set up other gods with Allah They will soon come to know

— Transliteration

97

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

We certainly know that your heart is truly distressed by what they say

— Transliteration

98

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

So glorify the praises of your Lord and be one of those who always pray،

— Transliteration

99

وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

and worship your Lord until the inevitable comes your way

— Transliteration