An-Najm 53:31–62

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وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى ٣١

And to Allāh 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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ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةٞ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ٣٢

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.

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أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ ٣٣

Have you seen the one who turned away

وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ ٣٤

And gave a little and [then] refrained?

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أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ٣٥

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?¹

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أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ٣٦

Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses

وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ ٣٧

And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -

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أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ٣٨

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ٣٩

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

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وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ ٤٠

And that his effort is going to be seen -

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ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ ٤١

Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense -

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ٤٢

And that to your Lord is the finality

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ٤٣

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا ٤٤

And that it is He who causes death and gives life

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وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٤٥

And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ ٤٦

From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

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وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ ٤٧

And that [incumbent] upon Him is the other [i.e., next] creation.

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ ٤٨

And that it is He who enriches and suffices

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ٤٩

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius¹

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وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٥٠

And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad

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وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ ٥١

And Thamūd - and He did not spare [them] -

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ ٥٢

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ٥٣

And the overturned towns¹ He hurled down

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ٥٤

And covered them by that which He covered.¹

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فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ٥٥

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

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هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ ٥٦

This [Prophet (ﷺ)] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners.

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أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ ٥٧

The Approaching Day has approached.

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ٥٨

Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no remover.

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أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ ٥٩

Then at this statement do you wonder?

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ٦٠

And you laugh and do not weep

وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ ٦١

While you are proudly sporting?¹

فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩ ٦٢

So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him].