بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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حمٓ
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Ha Mim - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
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By the Clear Book. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
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We have sent it down in a blessed night (We are ever warning) - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
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therein every wise bidding - A. J. Arberry (English)
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أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
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determined as a bidding from Us, (We are ever sending) - A. J. Arberry (English)
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رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
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as a mercy from thy Lord (surely He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing) - A. J. Arberry (English)
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رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
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Lord of the heavens and earth, and all that between them is if you have faith. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
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There is no god but He; He gives life and makes to die; your Lord and the Lord of your fathers, the ancients. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
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Nay, but they are in doubt, playing. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
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So be on the watch for a day when heaven shall bring a manifest smoke - A. J. Arberry (English)
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يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
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covering the people; this is a painful chastisement. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
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'O our Lord, remove Thou from us the chastisement; we are believers.' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
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How should they have the Reminder, seeing a clear Messenger already came to them, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
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then they turned away from him and said, 'A man tutored, possessed!' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
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'Behold, We are removing the chastisement a little; behold, you revert!' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
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Upon the day when We shall assault most mightily, then We shall take Our vengeance. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
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Already before them We tried the people of Pharaoh, and a noble Messenger came unto them, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
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saying, 'Deliver to me God's servants; I am for you a faithful Messenger, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
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and, 'Rise not up against God; behold, I come to you with a clear authority, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
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and I take refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
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'But if so be that you believe me not, go you apart from me!' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
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And he called to his Lord, saying, 'These are a sinful people.' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
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'Then set thou forth with My servants in a watch of the night; surely you will be followed. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
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And leave the sea becalmed; they are a drowned host.' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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They left how many gardens and fountains, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
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sown fields, and how noble a station, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ
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and what prosperity they had rejoiced in! - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
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Even so; and We bequeathed them upon another people. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
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Neither heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they respited; - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
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and We delivered the Children of Israel from the humbling chastisement, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
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from Pharaoh; surely he was a high One, of the prodigals; - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
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and We chose them, out of a knowledge, above all beings, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
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and gave them signs wherein there was a manifest trial. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
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These men do say, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
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'There is nothing but our first death; we shall not be revived. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
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Bring us our fathers, if you speak truly!' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
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Are they better, or the people of Tubba' and those before them whom We destroyed? They were surely sinners. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ
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We created not the heavens and earth, and all that between them is, in play; - A. J. Arberry (English)
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مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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We created them not save in truth; but most of them know it not. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
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Surely the Day of Decision shall be their appointed time, all together, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
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the day a master shall avail nothing a client, and they shall not be helped, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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save him upon whom God has mercy; He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
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Lo, the Tree of Ez-Zakkoum - A. J. Arberry (English)
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طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
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is the food of the guilty, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
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like molten copper, bubbling in the belly - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
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as boiling water bubbles. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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'Take him, and thrust him into the midst of Hell, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
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then pour over his head the chastisement of boiling water!' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
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'Taste! Surely thou art the mighty, the noble. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
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This is that concerning which you were doubting.' - A. J. Arberry (English)
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
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Surely the godfearing shall be in a station secure - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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among gardens and fountains, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ
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robed in silk and brocade, set face to face. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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Even so; and We shall espouse them to wide-eyed houris, - A. J. Arberry (English)
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يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
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therein calling for every fruit, secure. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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They shall not taste therein of death, save the first death, And He shall guard them against the chastisement of Hell -- - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
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a bounty from thy Lord; that is the mighty triumph. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
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Now We have made it easy by thy tongue, that haply they may remember. - A. J. Arberry (English)
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
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So be on the watch; they too are on the watch. - A. J. Arberry (English)