Yusuf Ali
Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger).
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Qaf. By the honored Qur'an...
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Chapter 50, 45 verses
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But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!
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But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
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"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."
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When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."
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We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account).
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We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
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But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state.
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But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
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Do they not look at the sky above them? - How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?
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Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
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And the earth - We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs) -
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And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
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To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah).
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Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].
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And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;
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And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
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And tall (and stately) palm - trees, with shoots of fruit - stalks, piled one over another; -
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And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
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As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants; - and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection.
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As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.
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Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud,
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The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud
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The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut,
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And 'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot
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The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in them).
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And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
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Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?
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Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
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It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.
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And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
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Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.
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When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.
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Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it).
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Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
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And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!"
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And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
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And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given).
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And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
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And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.
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And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.
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(It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!"
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[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
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And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready with me!"
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And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
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(The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every contumacious (of Allah)! -
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[Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate ,
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"Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions;
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Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
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"Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe penalty."
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Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."
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His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far astray."
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His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
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He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.
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[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.
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"The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants."
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The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
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One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?"
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On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
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And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous, - no more a thing distant.
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And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
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(A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you, - for every one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law),
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[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant]
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"Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):
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Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
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"Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day of Eternal Life!"
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Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
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There will be for them therein all that they wish, - and more besides in Our Presence.
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They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
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But how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins), - stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)?
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And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
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Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth).
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Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
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We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
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And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
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Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.
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So be patient, [O Muhammad], over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
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And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises, and (so likewise) after the postures of adoration.
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And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration.
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And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from a place quiet near, -
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And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -
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The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of Resurrection.
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The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
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Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is the Final Goal -
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Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
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The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together, - quite easy for Us.
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On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
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We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!
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We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. But remind by the Qur'an whoever fears My threat.