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۞ نۤۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا یَسۡطُرُونَ
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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مَاۤ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونࣲ
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman
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وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَیۡرَ مَمۡنُونࣲ
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing
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وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمࣲ
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature
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فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
And thou wilt see and they will see
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بِأَییِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
Which of you is the demented
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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِینَ
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright
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فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
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وَدُّوا۟ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَیُدۡهِنُونَ
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise
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وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger
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هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders
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مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِیمٍ
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
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عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰلِكَ زَنِیمٍ
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
Greedy therewithal, intrusive
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أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالࣲ وَبَنِینَ
An kana tha malin wabaneena
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
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إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ ءَایَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old
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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
We shall brand him on the nose
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إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَـٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُوا۟ لَیَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِینَ
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning
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وَلَا یَسۡتَثۡنُونَ
Wala yastathnoona
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)
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فَطَافَ عَلَیۡهَا طَاۤئِفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَاۤئِمُونَ
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
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فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِیمِ
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And in the morning it was as if plucked
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فَتَنَادَوۡا۟ مُصۡبِحِینَ
Fatanadaw musbiheena
And they cried out one unto another in the morning
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أَنِ ٱغۡدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰرِمِینَ
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit)
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فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones
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أَن لَّا یَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡیَوۡمَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّسۡكِینࣱ
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
No needy man shall enter it to-day against you
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وَغَدَوۡا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدࣲ قَـٰدِرِینَ
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose
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فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّونَ
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error
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بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
Nay, but we are desolate
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قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)
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قَالُوا۟ سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers
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فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching
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قَالُوا۟ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِینَ
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous
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عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَاۤ أَن یُبۡدِلَنَا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهَاۤ إِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَ ٰغِبُونَ
AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord
33
كَذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡلَمُونَ
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know
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إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord
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أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty
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مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge
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أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
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إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِیهِ لَمَا تَخَیَّرُونَ
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose
39
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَیۡمَـٰنٌ عَلَیۡنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain
40
سَلۡهُمۡ أَیُّهُم بِذَ ٰلِكَ زَعِیمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that
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أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَاۤءُ فَلۡیَأۡتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَاۤئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِینَ
Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena
Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
42
یَوۡمَ یُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَیُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able
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خَـٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُوا۟ یُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَـٰلِمُونَ
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt
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فَذَرۡنِی وَمَن یُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not
45
وَأُمۡلِی لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَیۡدِی مَتِینٌ
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm
46
أَمۡ تَسۡءَلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed
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أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبُ فَهُمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)
48
فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ
Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair
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لَّوۡلَاۤ أَن تَدَ ٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومࣱ
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate
50
فَٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous
51
وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad
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وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation