Az-Zukhruf

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   حمٓ1

   Ḥā, Meem.^{note 1429}

   Notes, Verse 1

   [1429] See footnote to 2:1.

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2. Verse 2:

   وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ2

   By the clear Book,

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3. Verse 3:

   إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ3

   Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.

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4. Verse 4:

   وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ4

   And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book^{note 1430} with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.^{note 1431}

   Notes, Verse 4

   [1430] i.e., the Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).

   [1431] Also, "precise" or "specific."

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5. Verse 5:

   أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ5

   Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?

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6. Verse 6:

   وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ6

   And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,

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7. Verse 7:

   وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ7

   But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.

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8. Verse 8:

   فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ8

   And We destroyed greater than them^{note 1432} in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

   Notes, Verse 8

   [1432] The disbelievers of the Quraysh, who denied Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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9. Verse 9:

   وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ9

   And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"

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10. Verse 10:

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ10

    [The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided

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    Verse 11:

    وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ11

    And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

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12. Verse 12:

    وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ12

    And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

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13. Verse 13:

    لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ13

    That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.^{note 1433}

    Notes, Verse 13

    [1433] Literally, "made it a companion" or "made it compatible."

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14. Verse 14:

    وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ14

    And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

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15. Verse 15:

    وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ15

    But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion.^{note 1434} Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.

    Notes, Verse 15

    [1434] By claiming that He (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) has a son or daughters, as it is said that a child is part of his parent. This concept is totally incompatible with Allāh's unity and exclusiveness.

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16. Verse 16:

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ16

    Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

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17. Verse 17:

    وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ17

    And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

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18. Verse 18:

    أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ18

    So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident^{note 1435} [attributed to Allāh]?

    Notes, Verse 18

    [1435] Not "obvious" or "distinct" in an argument. Or not "seen," i.e., absent from battles. The reference is to a daughter.

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19. Verse 19:

    وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَـٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ إِنَـٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَـٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ19

    And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

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20. Verse 20:

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَـٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ20

    And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.

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21. Verse 21:

    أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ21

    Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?

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22. Verse 22:

    بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ22

    Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

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    Verse 23:

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ23

    And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

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24. Verse 24:

    ۞ قَـٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ24

    [Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."

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25. Verse 25:

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ25

    So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

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26. Verse 26:

    وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ26

    And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship

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27. Verse 27:

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ27

    Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

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28. Verse 28:

    وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ28

    And he made it^{note 1436} a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].

    Notes, Verse 28

    [1436] i.e., his testimony that none is worthy of worship except Allāh.

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29. Verse 29:

    بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ29

    However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers^{note 1437} until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.^{note 1438}

    Notes, Verse 29

    [1437] The descendants of Abraham.

    [1438] i.e., one who is obvious with a clear message, meaning Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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30. Verse 30:

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ30

    But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

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31. Verse 31:

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ31

    And they said, "Why was this Qur’ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"^{note 1439}

    Notes, Verse 31

    [1439] Referring to Makkah and aṭ-Ṭā’if.

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32. Verse 32:

    أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَـٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ32

    Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.

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33. Verse 33:

    وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ33

    And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers],^{note 1440} We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.

    Notes, Verse 33

    [1440] Who assumed that Allāh's generosity to them was a sign of His approval or who would hasten to disbelief in order to obtain wealth.

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    Verse 34:

    وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ34

    And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline

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35. Verse 35:

    وَزُخْرُفًا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ35

    And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

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36. Verse 36:

    وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَـٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ36

    And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.

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37. Verse 37:

    وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ37

    And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

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38. Verse 38:

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَـٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ38

    Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "How I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west; and what a wretched companion."

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39. Verse 39:

    وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ39

    And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.

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40. Verse 40:

    أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ40

    Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muḥammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

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41. Verse 41:

    فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ41

    And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

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42. Verse 42:

    أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَـٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ42

    Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

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43. Verse 43:

    فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ43

    So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

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44. Verse 44:

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ44

    And indeed, it is a remembrance^{note 1441} for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

    Notes, Verse 44

    [1441] i.e., an honor. Or "a reminder."

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45. Verse 45:

    وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ45

    And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

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46. Verse 46:

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ46

    And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

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47. Verse 47:

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ47

    But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.

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    Verse 48:

    وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ48

    And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

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49. Verse 49:

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ49

    And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

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50. Verse 50:

    فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ50

    But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

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51. Verse 51:

    وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ51

    And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

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52. Verse 52:

    أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ52

    Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?^{note 1442}

    Notes, Verse 52

    [1442] That was true previous to his appointment as a prophet, at which time Allāh corrected his speech impediment.

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53. Verse 53:

    فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ53

    Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

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54. Verse 54:

    فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ54

    So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].

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55. Verse 55:

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ55

    And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

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56. Verse 56:

    فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ56

    And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

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57. Verse 57:

    ۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ57

    And when the son of Mary was presented as an example,^{note 1443} immediately your people laughed aloud.

    Notes, Verse 57

    [1443] Of a creation of Allāh which is being worshipped along with Him.

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58. Verse 58:

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَـٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ58

    And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?"^{note 1444} They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

    Notes, Verse 58

    [1444] Implying that they must all be the same.

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59. Verse 59:

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ59

    He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

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60. Verse 60:

    وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَـٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ60

    And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another]^{note 1445} on the earth.

    Notes, Verse 60

    [1445] Or "succeeding [you]."

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61. Page 494

    Verse 61:

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ61

    And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me.^{note 1446} This is a straight path.

    Notes, Verse 61

    [1446] i.e., follow the guidance and instruction of Allāh.

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62. Verse 62:

    وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ62

    And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

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63. Verse 63:

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ63

    And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allāh and obey me.

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64. Verse 64:

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ64

    Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."

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65. Verse 65:

    فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ65

    But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.

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66. Verse 66:

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ66

    Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

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67. Verse 67:

    ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ67

    Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

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68. Verse 68:

    يَـٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ68

    [To whom Allāh will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,

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69. Verse 69:

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ69

    [You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.

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70. Verse 70:

    ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ70

    Enter Paradise, you and your kinds,^{note 1447} delighted."

    Notes, Verse 70

    [1447] i.e., those like you. Another meaning may be "your spouses," i.e., the righteous among them.

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71. Verse 71:

    يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ71

    Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.

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72. Verse 72:

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ72

    And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.

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73. Verse 73:

    لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ73

    For you therein is much fruit^{note 1448} from which you will eat.

    Notes, Verse 73

    [1448] Meaning everything delicious.

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74. Page 495

    Verse 74:

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدُونَ74

    Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.

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75. Verse 75:

    لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ75

    It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.

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76. Verse 76:

    وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ76

    And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

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77. Verse 77:

    وَنَادَوْا۟ يَـٰمَـٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّـٰكِثُونَ77

    And they will call, "O Mālik,^{note 1449} let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."

    Notes, Verse 77

    [1449] Addressing the keeper of Hell.

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78. Verse 78:

    لَقَدْ جِئْنَـٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَـٰرِهُونَ78

    We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.

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79. Verse 79:

    أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ79

    Or have they devised [some] affair?^{note 1450} But indeed, We are devising [a plan].

    Notes, Verse 79

    [1450] Conspiracy against the Prophet (ﷺ). The reference here is to the disbelievers of Makkah.

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80. Verse 80:

    أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ80

    Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.

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81. Verse 81:

    قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَـٰبِدِينَ81

    Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."^{note 1451}

    Notes, Verse 81

    [1451] Only supposing it were so, which it is not.

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82. Verse 82:

    سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ82

    Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

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83. Verse 83:

    فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ83

    So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.

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84. Verse 84:

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَـٰهٌ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَـٰهٌ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ84

    And it is He [i.e., Allāh] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.

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85. Verse 85:

    وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ85

    And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.

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86. Verse 86:

    وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ86

    And those they invoke^{note 1452} besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.^{note 1453}

    Notes, Verse 86

    [1452] i.e., worship.

    [1453] That intercession is granted exclusively by permission of Allāh to those He wills.

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87. Verse 87:

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ87

    And if you asked them^{note 1454} who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?

    Notes, Verse 87

    [1454] Those who associate others with Allāh.

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88. Verse 88:

    وَقِيلِهِۦ يَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ88

    And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying,^{note 1455} "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."

    Notes, Verse 88

    [1455] i.e., the complaint of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) about his people.

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89. Verse 89:

    فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَـٰمٌ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ89

    So turn aside from them and say, "Peace."^{note 1456} But they are going to know.

    Notes, Verse 89

    [1456] Meaning safety or security, i.e., "I will not harm you." This was before permission was granted for armed struggle.

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