At-Tur
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By the mount
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And [by] a Book inscribed
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In parchment spread open
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And [by] the frequented House
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And [by] the heaven raised high
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And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
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Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
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Of it there is no preventer.
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On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
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And the mountains will pass on, departing -
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Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
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Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
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The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust,
[its angels will say],
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"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
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Then is this magic, or do you not see?
( 16 )
[Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the
same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."
( 17 )
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
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Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them
from the punishment of Hellfire.
( 19 )
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you
used to do."
( 20 )
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to
fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
( 21 )
And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We
will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything
of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained.
( 22 )
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
( 23 )
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no
ill speech or commission of sin.
( 24 )
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as
if they were pearls well-protected.
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And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
( 26 )
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful
[of displeasing Allah].
( 27 )
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of
the Scorching Fire.
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Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the
Beneficent, the Merciful."
( 29 )
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a
soothsayer or a madman.
( 30 )
Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of
time?"
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Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
( 32 )
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a
transgressing people?
( 33 )
Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not
believe.
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Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
( 35 )
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of
themselves]?
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Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not
certain.
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Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord?
Or are they the controllers [of them]?
( 38 )
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then
let their listener produce a clear authority.
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Or has He daughters while you have sons?
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Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened
down?
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Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
( 42 )
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object
of a plan.
( 43 )
Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever
they associate with Him.
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And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say,
"[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
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So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck
insensible -
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The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
( 47 )
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but
most of them do not know.
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And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed,
you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.
( 49 )
And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the
stars.
An-Najm
( 1 )
By the star when it descends,
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Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
( 3 )
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
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It is not but a revelation revealed,
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Taught to him by one intense in strength -
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One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
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While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
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Then he approached and descended
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And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
( 10 )
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
( 11 )
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
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So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
( 13 )
And he certainly saw him in another descent
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At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
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Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
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When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
( 17 )
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its
limit].
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He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
( 19 )
So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
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And Manat, the third - the other one?
( 21 )
Is the male for you and for Him the female?
( 22 )
That, then, is an unjust division.
( 23 )
They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your
forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not
except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to
them from their Lord guidance.
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Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
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Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
( 26 )
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not
avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and
approves.
( 27 )
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female
names,
( 28 )
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption,
and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
( 29 )
So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not
except the worldly life.
( 30 )
That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who
strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.
( 31 )
And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what
they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -
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Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing]
slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of
you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs
of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of
who fears Him.
( 33 )
Have you seen the one who turned away
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And gave a little and [then] refrained?
( 35 )
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
( 36 )
Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses
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And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
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That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
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And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
( 40 )
And that his effort is going to be seen -
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Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
( 42 )
And that to your Lord is the finality
( 43 )
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
( 44 )
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
( 45 )
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
( 46 )
From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
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And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
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And that it is He who enriches and suffices
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And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
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And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
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And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
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And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more
unjust and oppressing.
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And the overturned towns He hurled down
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And covered them by that which He covered.
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Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
( 56 )
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
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The Approaching Day has approached.
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Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
( 59 )
Then at this statement do you wonder?
( 60 )
And you laugh and do not weep
( 61 )
While you are proudly sporting?
( 62 )
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
Al-Qamar
( 1 )
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
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And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
( 3 )
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a
[time of] settlement.
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And there has already come to them of information that in which there is
deterrence -
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Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
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So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
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Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts
spreading,
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Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a
difficult Day."
( 9 )
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said,
"A madman," and he was repelled.
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So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
( 11 )
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
( 12 )
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a
matter already predestined.
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And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
( 14 )
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
( 15 )
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
( 16 )
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
( 17 )
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there
any who will remember?
( 18 )
'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
( 19 )
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous
misfortune,
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Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
( 21 )
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
( 22 )
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there
any who will remember?
( 23 )
Thamud denied the warning
( 24 )
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow?
Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
( 25 )
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an
insolent liar."
( 26 )
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
( 27 )
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them
and be patient.
( 28 )
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of]
drink attended [by turn].
( 29 )
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
( 30 )
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
( 31 )
Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like
the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
( 32 )
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there
any who will remember?
( 33 )
The people of Lot denied the warning.
( 34 )
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot -
We saved them before dawn
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As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
( 36 )
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the
warning.
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And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their
eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
( 38 )
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
( 39 )
So taste My punishment and warning.
( 40 )
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there
any who will remember?
( 41 )
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
( 42 )
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of
one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
( 43 )
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you
immunity in the scripture?
( 44 )
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
( 45 )
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in
retreat].
( 46 )
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is
more disastrous and more bitter.
( 47 )
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
( 48 )
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said],
"Taste the touch of Saqar."
( 49 )
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
( 50 )
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
( 51 )
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will
remember?
( 52 )
And everything they did is in written records.
( 53 )
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
( 54 )
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
( 55 )
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.
Ar-Rahman
( 1 )
The Most Merciful
( 2 )
Taught the Qur'an,
( 3 )
Created man,
( 4 )
[And] taught him eloquence.
( 5 )
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
( 6 )
And the stars and trees prostrate.
( 7 )
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
( 8 )
That you not transgress within the balance.
( 9 )
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
( 10 )
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
( 11 )
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
( 12 )
And grain having husks and scented plants.
( 13 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 14 )
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
( 15 )
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
( 16 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 17 )
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
( 18 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 19 )
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
( 20 )
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
( 21 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 22 )
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
( 23 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 24 )
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like
mountains.
( 25 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 26 )
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
( 27 )
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
( 28 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 29 )
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is
bringing about a matter.
( 30 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 31 )
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
( 32 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 33 )
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the
regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by
authority [from Allah].
( 34 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 35 )
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not
defend yourselves.
( 36 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 37 )
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
( 38 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 39 )
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
( 40 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 41 )
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by
the forelocks and the feet.
( 42 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 43 )
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
( 44 )
They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost
degree].
( 45 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 46 )
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
( 47 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 48 )
Having [spreading] branches.
( 49 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 50 )
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
( 51 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 52 )
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
( 53 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 54 )
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the
fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
( 55 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 56 )
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man
or jinni -
( 57 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 58 )
As if they were rubies and coral.
( 59 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 60 )
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
( 61 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 62 )
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
( 63 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 64 )
Dark green [in color].
( 65 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 66 )
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
( 67 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 68 )
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
( 69 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 70 )
In them are good and beautiful women -
( 71 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 72 )
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
( 73 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 74 )
Untouched before them by man or jinni -
( 75 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
( 76 )
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
( 77 )
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
( 78 )
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
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