As-Saffat

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وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفّٗا ١

By those [angels] lined up in rows

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا ٢

And those who drive [the clouds]

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٣

And those who recite the message,¹

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ ٤

Indeed, your God is One,

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رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ٥

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.¹

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إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ ٧

And as protection against every rebellious devil

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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ ٨

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,¹

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ ٩

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ ١٠

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ ١١

Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

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بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ ١٢

But you wonder, while they mock,

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وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ١٣

And when they are reminded, they remember not.

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وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ ١٤

And when they see a sign, they ridicule.

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وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ١٥

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ١٦

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ١٧

And our forefathers [as well]?"

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قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ ١٨

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

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فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

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وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٠

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

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هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢١

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

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۞ ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ ٢٢

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds,¹ and what they used to worship

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مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٢٣

Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

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وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ ٢٤

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

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مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ٢٥

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

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بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ ٢٦

But they, that Day, are in surrender.

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وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٢٧

And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.

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قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٢٨

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."¹

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قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٩

They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

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وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ ٣٠

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

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فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ ٣١

So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].

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فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ ٣٢

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ ٣٣

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ٣٤

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.

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إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ٣٥

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant

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وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ ٣٦

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٣٧

Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

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إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ ٣٨

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

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وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٣٩

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٤٠

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

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أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ٤١

Those will have a provision determined -

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فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ ٤٢

Fruits;¹ and they will be honored

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فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٤٣

In gardens of pleasure

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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ ٤٤

On thrones facing one another.

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يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ ٤٥

There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring,

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بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٤٦

White and delicious to the drinkers;

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لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ ٤٧

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

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وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ ٤٨

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances,¹ with large, [beautiful] eyes,

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ ٤٩

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

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فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٥٠

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

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قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ ٥١

A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth].

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يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ ٥٢

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

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قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ ٥٤

He will say,¹ "Would you [care to] look?"

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فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٥٥

And he will look and see him¹ in the midst of the Hellfire.

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قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ ٥٦

He will say, "By Allāh, you almost ruined me.

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وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ ٥٧

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

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أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ٥٨

Then, are we not to die

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إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ٥٩

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٦٠

Indeed, this is the great attainment.

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لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ ٦١

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

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أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ٦٢

Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٦٣

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٤

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

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طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ٦٥

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ٦٦

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ ٦٧

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٨

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

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إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ ٦٩

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

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فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ ٧٠

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

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وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٧١

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

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وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٧٢

And We had already sent among them warners.

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فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ٧٣

Then look how was the end of those who were warned -

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٧٤

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

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وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ ٧٥

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٧٦

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

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وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ ٧٧

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]