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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
50:1 قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ
50:1
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Qaf. By the glorious Koran!
50:2 بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
50:2
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Nay, but they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, 'This is a marvellous thing!
50:3 أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ
50:3
A. J. Arberry (English) :
What, when we are dead and become dust? That is a far returning!'
50:4 قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ
50:4
A. J. Arberry (English) :
We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording.
50:5 بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
50:5
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Nay, but they cried lies to the truth when it came to them, and so they are in a case confused.
50:6 أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ
50:6
A. J. Arberry (English) :
What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it out fair, and it has no cracks?
50:7 وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ
50:7
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And the earth -- We stretched it forth, and cast on it firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kind
50:8 تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
50:8
A. J. Arberry (English) :
for an insight and a reminder to every penitent servant.
50:9 وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَـٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ
50:9
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And We sent down out of heaven water blessed, and caused to grow thereby gardens and grain of harvest
50:10 وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَـٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ
50:10
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and tall palm-trees with spathes compact,
50:11 رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ
50:11
A. J. Arberry (English) :
a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth.
50:12 كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
50:12
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Cried lies before them the people of Noah and the men of Er-Rass, and Thamood,
50:13 وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ
50:13
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and Ad and Pharaoh, the brothers of Lot,
50:14 وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
50:14
A. J. Arberry (English) :
the men of the Thicket, the people of Tubba'. Every one cried lies to the Messengers, and My threat came true.
50:15 أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
50:15
A. J. Arberry (English) :
What, were We wearied by the first creation? No indeed; but they are in uncertainty as to the new creation.
50:16 وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
50:16
A. J. Arberry (English) :
We indeed created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him, and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein.
50:17 إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
50:17
A. J. Arberry (English) :
When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left,
50:18 مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
50:18
A. J. Arberry (English) :
not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready.
50:19 وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ
50:19
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And death's agony comes in truth; that is what thou wast shunning!
50:20 وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ
50:20
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the Day of the Threat.
50:21 وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
50:21
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And every soul shall come, and with it a driver and a witness.
50:22 لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ
50:22
A. J. Arberry (English) :
'Thou wast heedless of this; therefore We have now removed from thee thy covering, and so thy sight today is piercing.'
50:23 وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَـٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ
50:23
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And his comrade shall say, 'This is what I have, made ready.'
50:24 أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
50:24
A. J. Arberry (English) :
'Cast, you twain, into Gehenna every froward unbeliever,
50:25 مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ
50:25
A. J. Arberry (English) :
every hinderer of the good, transgressor, disquieter,
50:26 ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ
50:26
A. J. Arberry (English) :
who set up with God another god; therefore, you twain, cast him into the terrible chastisement.'
50:27 ۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
50:27
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And his comrade shall say, 'Our Lord, I made him not insolent, but he was in far error.'
50:28 قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ
50:28
A. J. Arberry (English) :
He shall say, 'Dispute not before Me! For I sent you beforehand -- the threat.
50:29 مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
50:29
A. J. Arberry (English) :
The Word is not changed with Me; I wrong not My servants.'
50:30 يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ
50:30
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Upon the day We shall say unto Gehenna, 'Art thou filled?' And it shall say, 'Are there any more to come?'
50:31 وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ
50:31
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And Paradise shall be brought forward to the godfearing, not afar:
50:32 هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ
50:32
A. J. Arberry (English) :
'This is that you were promised; it is for every mindful penitent.'
50:33 مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ
50:33
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Whosoever fears the All-merciful in the Unseen, and comes with a penitent heart:
50:34 ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ
50:34
A. J. Arberry (English) :
'Enter it in peace! This is the Day of Eternity.'
50:35 لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ
50:35
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Therein they shall have whatever they will; and with Us there is yet more.
50:36 وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
50:36
A. J. Arberry (English) :
How many a generation We destroyed before them that was stronger in valour than they, then they searched about in the land; was there any asylum?
50:37 إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ
50:37
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Surely in that there is a reminder to him who has a heart, or will give ear with a present mind.
50:38 وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ
50:38
A. J. Arberry (English) :
We created the heavens and the earth, and what between them is, in six days, and no weariness touched Us.
50:39 فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ
50:39
A. J. Arberry (English) :
So be thou patient under what they say, and proclaim thy Lord's praise before the rising of the sun, and before its setting,
50:40 وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
50:40
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and proclaim thy Lord's praise in the night, and at the ends of the prostrations.
50:41 وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
50:41
A. J. Arberry (English) :
And listen thou for the day when the caller shall call from a near place.
50:42 يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ
50:42
A. J. Arberry (English) :
On the day they hear the Cry in truth, that is the day of coming forth.
50:43 إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ
50:43
A. J. Arberry (English) :
It is We who give life, and make to die, and to Us is the homecoming.
50:44 يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ
50:44
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Upon the day when the earth is split asunder from about them as they hasten forth; that is a mustering easy for Us.
50:45 نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ
50:45
A. J. Arberry (English) :
We know very well what they say; thou art not a tyrant over them. Therefore remind by the Koran him who fears My threat.