Al Zariyat

Shakir

1 I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,

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1 By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing

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2 Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).

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2 And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

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3 Then those (ships) that glide easily,

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3 And those [ships] sailing with ease

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4 Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;

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4 And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

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5 What you are threatened with is most surely true,

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5 Indeed, what you are promised is true.

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6 And the judgment must most surely come about.

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6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

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7 I swear by the heaven full of ways.

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7 By the heaven containing pathways,

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8 Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,

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8 Indeed, you are in differing speech.

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9 He is turned away from it who would be turned away.

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9 Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.

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10 Cursed be the liars,

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10 Destroyed are the falsifiers

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11 Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;

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11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

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12 They ask: When is the day of judgment?

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12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

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13 (It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.

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13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

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14 Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.

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14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

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15 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.

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15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

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16 Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.

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16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

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17 They used to sleep but little in the night.

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17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

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18 And in the morning they asked forgiveness.

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18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

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19 And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).

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19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

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20 And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,

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20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

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21 And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?

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21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

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22 And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.

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22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

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23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.

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23 Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

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24 Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?

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24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

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25 When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.

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25 When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

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26 Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,

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26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

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27 So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?

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27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

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28 So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

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28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

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29 Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!

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29 And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

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30 They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.

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30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

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31 He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!

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31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

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32 They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,

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32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

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33 That we may send down upon them stone of clay,

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33 To send down upon them stones of clay,

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34 Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.

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34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

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35 Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.

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35 So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

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36 But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).

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36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

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37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

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37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

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38 And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.

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38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

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39 But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.

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39 But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

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40 So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.

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40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

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41 And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.

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41 And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

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42 It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.

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42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

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43 And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.

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43 And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

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44 But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.

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44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

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45 So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -

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45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

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46 And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.

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46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

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47 And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.

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47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

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48 And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.

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48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

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49 And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.

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49 And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

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50 Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

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50 So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

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51 And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

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51 And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

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52 Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.

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52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

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53 Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.

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53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

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54 Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;

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54 So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

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55 And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.

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55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

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56 And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.

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56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

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57 I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.

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57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

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58 Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.

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58 Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

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59 So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.

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59 And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.

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60 Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.

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60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.