Al Tur

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,

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1 Waalttoori

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2 And a Scripture inscribed

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2 Wakitabin mastoorin

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3 On fine parchment unrolled,

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3 Fee raqqin manshoorin

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4 And the House frequented,

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4 Waalbayti almaAAmoori

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5 And the roof exalted,

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5 Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi

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6 And the sea kept filled,

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6 Waalbahri almasjoori

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7 Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;

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7 Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun

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8 There is none that can ward it off.

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8 Ma lahu min dafiAAin

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9 On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,

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9 Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran

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10 And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,

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10 Wataseeru aljibalu sayran

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11 Then woe that day unto the deniers

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11 Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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12 Who play in talk of grave matters;

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12 Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona

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13 The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell

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13 Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan

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14 (And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.

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14 Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona

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15 Is this magic, or do ye not see ?

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15 Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona

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16 Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.

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16 Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona

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17 Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,

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17 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin

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18 Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.

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18 Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi

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19 (And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,

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19 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona

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20 Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.

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20 Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

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21 And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned.

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21 Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun

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22 And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.

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22 Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona

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23 There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.

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23 YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun

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24 And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.

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24 Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun

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25 And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,

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25 Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona

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26 Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;

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26 Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena

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27 But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.

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27 Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi

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28 Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.

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28 Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu

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29 Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.

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29 Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin

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30 Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?

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30 Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni

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31 Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.

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31 Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena

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32 Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?

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32 Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona

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33 Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!

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33 Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona

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34 Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.

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34 Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena

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35 Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?

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35 Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona

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36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!

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36 Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona

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37 Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?

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37 Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona

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38 Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!

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38 Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin

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39 Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?

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39 Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona

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40 Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?

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40 Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

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41 Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?

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41 Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

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42 Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!

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42 Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona

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43 Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!

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43 Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona

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44 And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.

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44 Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun

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45 Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,

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45 Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona

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46 A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.

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46 Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona

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47 And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.

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47 Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

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48 So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,

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48 Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu

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49 And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

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49 Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi