Quran · Surah
Surah As-Saffat (الصافات) — Those who set the Ranks
Surah 37 · 182 verses · Meccan
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّا
By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks
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فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا
and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺
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فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
and those who recite the Reminder
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إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ
Surely your God is One
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رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ
˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise
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إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
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وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ
and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil
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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side
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دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ
˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment
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إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ
So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay
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بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺
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وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
When they are reminded, they are never mindful
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وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it
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وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
saying, “This is nothing but pure magic
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أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected
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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers as well?”
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قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”
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فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺
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وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”
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هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”
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۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship
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مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell
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وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ
And detain them, for they must be questioned.”
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مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”
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بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive
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وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
They will turn on each other, throwing blame
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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”
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قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own
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وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ
We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people
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فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺
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فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ
We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”
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فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment
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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
That is certainly how We deal with the wicked
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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly
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وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ
and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”
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بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers
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إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ
You will certainly taste the painful torment
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وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
and will only be rewarded for what you used to do
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
They will have a known provision
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فَوَٰكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ
fruits ˹of every type˺. And they will be honoured
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فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
in the Gardens of Bliss
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
facing each other on thrones
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يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ
A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream
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بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ
crystal-white, delicious to drink
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لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ
It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it
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وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ
And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes
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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
as if they were pristine pearls
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فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Then they will turn to one another inquisitively
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قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ
One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺
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يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ
who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺
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أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”
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قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”
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فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire
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قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me
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وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ
Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”
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أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die
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إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
This is truly the ultimate triumph
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لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ
For such ˹honour˺ all should strive
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أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm
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إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ
We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers
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إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell
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طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
bearing fruit like devils’ heads
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فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell
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إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ
Indeed, they found their forefathers astray
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فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
so they rushed in their footsteps
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وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them
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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
although We had certainly sent warners among them
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فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
See then what was the end of those who had been warned
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
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وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ
Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding
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وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
We delivered him and his family from the great distress
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وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
and made his descendants the sole survivors
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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations
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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”
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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers
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إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants
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ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the others
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۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ
And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham
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إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping
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أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah
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فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”
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فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ
He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺
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فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ
then said, “I am really sick.”
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فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
So they turned their backs on him and went away
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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺
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مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”
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فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand
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فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ
Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺
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قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺
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وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 97
قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 98
فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ
And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 99
وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ
He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 100
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 101
فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ
So We gave him good news of a forbearing son
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 102
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 103
فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ
Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on the side of his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 104
وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ
We called out to him, “O Abraham
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 105
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 106
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ
That was truly a revealing test
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 107
وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ
And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 108
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 109
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
“Peace be upon Abraham.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 110
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
This is how We reward the good-doers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 111
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He was truly one of Our faithful servants
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 112
وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 113
وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌ
We blessed him and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 114
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 115
وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
and delivered them and their people from the great distress
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 116
وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ
We helped them so it was they who prevailed
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 117
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ
We gave them the clear Scripture
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 118
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
and guided them to the Straight Path
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 119
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 120
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 121
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 122
إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 123
وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Elias was indeed one of the messengers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 124
إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 125
أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ
Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 126
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 127
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 128
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 129
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 130
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ
“Peace be upon Elias.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 131
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 132
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He was truly one of Our faithful servants
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 133
وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Lot was indeed one of the messengers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 134
إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 135
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman, who was one of the doomed
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 136
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ
Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 137
وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ
You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 138
وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
and night. Will you not then understand
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 139
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 140
إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 141
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ
Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 142
فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 143
فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ
Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 144
لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 145
۞ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ
But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 146
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ
and caused a squash plant to grow over him
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 147
وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ
We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 148
فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 149
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 150
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ
Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 151
أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 152
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
“Allah has children.” They are simply liars
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 153
أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ
Has He chosen daughters over sons
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 154
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? How do you judge
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 155
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Will you not then be mindful
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 156
أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ
Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 157
فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 158
وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 159
سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Glorified is Allah far above what they claim
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 160
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 161
فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 162
مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ
can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 163
إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 164
وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 165
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 166
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ
And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 167
وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ
They certainly used to say
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 168
لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 169
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 170
فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 171
وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 172
إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ
that they would surely be helped
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 173
وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ
and that Our forces will certainly prevail
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 174
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 175
وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 176
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 177
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Yet when it descends upon them: how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 178
وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
And turn away from them for a while
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 179
وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
You will see, and they too will see
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 180
سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 181
وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Peace be upon the messengers
Open on MyQuran.ioAyah 182
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds
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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.