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Qad aflaha almuminoona
Truly, success in this life and in the Hereafter does come to the believers,
23 : 2
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Allatheena hum fee salatihim khashiAAoona
Who turn (to God) in all humility in their Prayer,
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Waallatheena hum AAani allaghwi muAAridoona
And who keep aloof from all that is vain and idle,
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Waallatheena hum lilzzakati faAAiloona
And who act conscientiously for the sake of purity (and regularly present the Zakât),
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Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
And who guard their private parts,
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Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
Except from their spouses, that is those whom they justly and rightfully own in proper wedlock, in that case they are not to be blamed,
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Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
But those who seek anything else (to satisfy their sexual desire) beyond this, it is they who are the transgressors,
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Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
And who look after their trusts and their covenants,
23 : 9
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Waallatheena hum AAala salawatihim yuhafithoona
And who are strict in the observance of their Prayers.
23 : 10
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Olaika humu alwarithoona
It is they who are the real heirs;
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Allatheena yarithoona alfirdawsa hum feeha khalidoona
Who will own Paradise where they shall abide for ever.
23 : 12
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Walaqad khalaqna alinsana min sulalatin min teenin
We create a human being from an extract of clay;
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Thumma jaAAalnahu nutfatan fee qararin makeenin
Then We reduce him to a drop of sperm (and place him) in a safe depository;
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Thumma khalaqna alnnutfata AAalaqatan fakhalaqna alAAalaqata mudghatan fakhalaqna almudghata AAithaman fakasawna alAAithama lahman thumma anshanahu khalqan akhara fatabaraka Allahu ahsanu alkhaliqeena
Then We form the sperm into a clot; then We develop the clot into a lump of flesh; then We fashion bones out of this lump of flesh, then We clothe the bones with flesh, thereafter We evolve him into another being. Therefore blessed be Allâh the Best of Creators.
23 : 15
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Thumma innakum baAAda thalika lamayyitoona
Then as you have passed (these seven stages of physical creation parallel to the above seven spiritual stages) you are heading towards death.
23 : 16
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Thumma innakum yawma alqiyamati tubAAathoona
Then (after death), you will certainly be raised up to life on the Day of Resurrection.
23 : 17
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Walaqad khalaqna fawqakum sabAAa taraiqa wama kunna AAani alkhalqi ghafileena
And We have created above you seven ways, and We have never been neglectful of (the needs of) the creation.
23 : 18
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Waanzalna mina alssamai maan biqadarin faaskannahu fee alardi wainna AAala thahabin bihi laqadiroona
And We send down water out of the cloud according to (a certain) measure and We lodge it in the earth (as long as it is required), and remember, surely it is We who determine its taking away (through the process of evaporation and many more),
23 : 19
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Faanshana lakum bihi jannatin min nakheelin waaAAnabin lakum feeha fawakihu katheeratun waminha takuloona
And then with it (— the water) We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines and you have plenty of fruit in these (gardens) and of these (fruit) you eat.
23 : 20
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Washajaratan takhruju min toori saynaa tanbutu bialdduhni wasibghin lilakileena
And (with the water We produce) a tree which grows on Mount Sinai (— olive tree) which bears (in it) oil and (supplies) a condiment (also) for those who use it for food.
23 : 21
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Wainna lakum fee alanAAami laAAibratan nusqeekum mimma fee butooniha walakum feeha manafiAAu katheeratun waminha takuloona
And you have an evidence in (the creation of) the cattle (too), which should lead you from ignorance to knowledge, We give you to drink of that (milk) which is in their bellies. You derive many other benefits from them and you (also) get food from some of them.
23 : 22
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WaAAalayha waAAala alfulki tuhmaloona
You are borne on them as well as on the ships.
23 : 23
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Walaqad arsalna noohan ila qawmihi faqala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allaha ma lakum min ilahin ghayruhu afala tattaqoona
And We sent Noah to his people and he said, 'O my people! worship Allâh alone. You have no God other than He. Will you not then guard against evil and seek (His) protection?'
23 : 24
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Faqala almalao allatheena kafaroo min qawmihi ma hatha illa basharun mithlukum yureedu an yatafaddala AAalaykum walaw shaa Allahu laanzala malaikatan ma samiAAna bihatha fee abaina alawwaleena
But the chiefs of those who disbelieved from among his people said, 'He is nothing but a human being like yourselves, (only) he seeks to assert (his) superiority over you. And if Allâh had so willed He could have certainly sent down angels (with him). We have never heard of this (sort of a thing) happen in the times of our fathers of yore.
23 : 25
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In huwa illa rajulun bihi jinnatun fatarabbasoo bihi hatta heenin
'He is but a man gone mad, you had better bear with him for a while (and see the consequences).'
23 : 26
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Qala rabbi onsurnee bima kaththabooni
(Noah) said (praying), 'My Lord! help me for they treat me as a liar.'
23 : 27
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Faawhayna ilayhi ani isnaAAi alfulka biaAAyunina wawahyina faitha jaa amruna wafara alttannooru faosluk feeha min kullin zawjayni ithnayni waahlaka illa man sabaqa AAalayhi alqawlu minhum wala tukhatibnee fee allatheena thalamoo innahum mughraqoona
Then We sent Our revelation to him (directing him), 'Make the Ark under Our eyes and (according to the dictates of) Our revelation. And when (the time of) Our judgment comes and the waters of the valley gush forth, then embark there in (the Ark) two of every species, a pair (of every thing that you may need), and your companions, except those of them against whom (Our) word (of condemnation for their misdeeds) has already gone forth. But do not plead with Me in favour of those who have acted unjustly for they are (doomed) to be drowned.
23 : 28
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Faitha istawayta anta waman maAAaka AAala alfulki faquli alhamdu lillahi allathee najjana mina alqawmi alththalimeena
'Then when you and your companions are seated perfectly well in the Ark say (praying), "All true and perfect praise belongs to Allâh Who has delivered us from the wicked people."
23 : 29
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Waqul rabbi anzilnee munzalan mubarakan waanta khayru almunzileena
'And say (while praying), "My Lord! enable me to make a blessed landing, for You are the Best of those who provide (people) with the fairest landing place".'
23 : 30
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Inna fee thalika laayatin wain kunna lamubtaleena
Verily, this (account of Noah) is full of (many) signs. Surely, thus do We reveal the hidden truth (about the people and We did try the people of Noah).
23 : 31
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Thumma anshana min baAAdihim qarnan akhareena
Then We raised another generation after them.
23 : 32
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Faarsalna feehim rasoolan minhum ani oAAbudoo Allaha ma lakum min ilahin ghayruhu afala tattaqoona
And We sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, (who said,) 'Worship Allâh. You have no god other than He. Will you not then guard against evil (deeds)?'
23 : 33
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Waqala almalao min qawmihi allatheena kafaroo wakaththaboo biliqai alakhirati waatrafnahum fee alhayati alddunya ma hatha illa basharun mithlukum yakulu mimma takuloona minhu wayashrabu mimma tashraboona
And the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and cried lies to the meeting (with the Lord) in the Hereafter, and whom We had given ease and comfort in the present life, said, 'He is but a human being like yourselves. He eats of (the food) which you eat and drinks of (the drinks) which you drink.
23 : 34
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Walain ataAAtum basharan mithlakum innakum ithan lakhasiroona
'And, surely, if you obey a human being like yourselves you will then be the losers indeed.
23 : 35
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AyaAAidukum annakum itha mittum wakuntum turaban waAAithaman annakum mukhrajoona
'Does he promise you that when you are dead and reduced to dust and bones you shall be brought forth (alive again from the graves)?
23 : 36
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Hayhata hayhata lima tooAAadoona
'How very far and away (from truth and understanding) is that which you are promised!
23 : 37
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In hiya illa hayatuna alddunya namootu wanahya wama nahnu bimabAAootheena
'There is no life beyond our present life. (It is here) we die and (here) we live, and we shall not at all be raised up (to life again, so that there awaits us no Resurrection).
23 : 38
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In huwa illa rajulun iftara AAala Allahi kathiban wama nahnu lahu bimumineena
'He is only an ordinary man who has forged a lie in the name of Allâh and we are not at all going to believe in him.'
23 : 39
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Qala rabbi onsurnee bima kaththabooni
He said (praying), 'My Lord! help me for they treat me as a liar.'
23 : 40
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Qala AAamma qaleelin layusbihunna nadimeena
(The Lord) said, 'They shall be remorseful before long (when caught by some punishment).'
23 : 41
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Faakhathathumu alssayhatu bialhaqqi fajaAAalnahum ghuthaan fabuAAdan lilqawmi alththalimeena
Then the punishment overtook them justly and rightfully and We made them as scum (of the flood), so the people who do wrong are far removed (from the mercy of God).
23 : 42
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Thumma anshana min baAAdihim quroonan akhareena
Then We raised other generations after them.
23 : 43
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Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalaha wama yastakhiroona
No community can go ahead of its appointed time (and thus manage to escape their doom) nor can they remain behind (it, or delay it).
23 : 44
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Thumma arsalna rusulana tatra kulla ma jaa ommatan rasooluha kaththaboohu faatbaAAna baAAdahum baAAdan wajaAAalnahum ahadeetha fabuAAdan liqawmin la yuminoona
Then We sent Our Messengers successively (one after the other). Whenever there came to a community its Messenger (of God), they treated him as a liar. So We made some of them follow others (to destruction) and We reduced them to mere legendary tales. Therefore the people who do not believe are far removed (from the mercy of their Lord).
23 : 45
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Thumma arsalna moosa waakhahu haroona biayatina wasultanin mubeenin
Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our Messages and a clear authority,
23 : 46
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Ila firAAawna wamalaihi faistakbaroo wakanoo qawman AAaleena
To Pharaoh and his courtiers but they waxed proud for they were a haughty (type of) people.
23 : 47
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Faqaloo anuminu libasharayni mithlina waqawmuhuma lana AAabidoona
And they said, 'Shall we believe in two human beings like ourselves while their people (— the Israelites) are our bondsmen?'
23 : 48
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Fakaththaboohuma fakanoo mina almuhlakeena
So they cried lies to both of them with the result they became of those who were destroyed.
23 : 49
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Walaqad atayna moosa alkitaba laAAallahum yahtadoona
And (after this event) We gave Moses the Book (— the Torah) so that they (— his people) might receive guidance (through it).
23 : 50
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WajaAAalna ibna maryama waommahu ayatan waawaynahuma ila rabwatin thati qararin wamaAAeenin
And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, (and a model of virtue), and We gave them both refuge upon a worth-living lofty plateau abounding in (green and fruitful) valleys and springs of running water.
23 : 51
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Ya ayyuha alrrusulu kuloo mina alttayyibati waiAAmaloo salihan innee bima taAAmaloona AAaleemun
O you Messengers! eat of the things which are clean, good and pure and (thus) do good works. Verily, I am Well-Aware of what you do.
23 : 52
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Wainna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatan waana rabbukum faittaqooni
Surely, (know that) this community of yours is (infact) one community (and your religion one religion), and I am your Lord, so take Me as (your) shield.
23 : 53
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FataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum zuburan kullu hizbin bima ladayhim farihoona
But the people, (rather than preserve their unity) split up their affair among themselves (forming themselves into factions) considering (each portion thus split up) as (the real) Scripture, every faction rejoicing in that which was with them.
23 : 54
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Fatharhum fee ghamratihim hatta heenin
So leave them in their utter confusion (due to their ignorance) for a time.
23 : 55
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Ayahsaboona annama numidduhum bihi min malin wabaneena
Do they think that because of what We go on adding to their (worldly) wealth and children,
23 : 56
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NusariAAu lahum fee alkhayrati bal la yashAAuroona
We are in a hurry to do them good? Nay, but they do not realise (the true state of things).
23 : 57
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Inna allatheena hum min khashyati rabbihim mushfiqoona
As for those who out of the Majesty of their Lord are full of awe and reverence to Him,
23 : 58
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Waallatheena hum biayati rabbihim yuminoona
And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
23 : 59
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Waallatheena hum birabbihim la yushrikoona
And those who associate not partners with their Lord,
23 : 60
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Waallatheena yutoona ma ataw waquloobuhum wajilatun annahum ila rabbihim rajiAAoona
And those who give whatever they can afford to give (as alms in the way of their Lord), while their hearts tremble (at the thought) that they are returning to their Lord (and whether their deeds will find His approval or not).
23 : 61
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Olaika yusariAAoona fee alkhayrati wahum laha sabiqoona
It is they who are quick and eager to do good works to outdo others and it is they who are (the) foremost for these (virtues, and shall win the race).
23 : 62
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Wala nukallifu nafsan illa wusAAaha waladayna kitabun yantiqu bialhaqqi wahum la yuthlamoona
And We do not lay down responsibility upon any soul beyond its capacity and We have a book (of law) which speaks and acts justly and no injustice is done to anyone.
23 : 63
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Bal quloobuhum fee ghamratin min hatha walahum aAAmalun min dooni thalika hum laha AAamiloona
Nay, their (— the disbelievers') minds are in utter confusion (due to ignorance) about this (Qur'ân), and they are (engrossed) in deeds different from the (bindings of) revelations and they go on doing them.
23 : 64
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Hatta itha akhathna mutrafeehim bialAAathabi itha hum yajaroona
Yet as soon as We take those of them given to a life of luxury to task, behold! they start appealing for succour.
23 : 65
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La tajaroo alyawma innakum minna la tunsaroona
(Whereupon it will be said to them,) 'Do not appeal for succour this day, you shall receive no help from Us.
23 : 66
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Qad kanat ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum AAala aAAqabikum tankisoona
'My Messages were recited to you but you used to turn back on your heels,
23 : 67
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Mustakbireena bihi samiran tahjuroona
'Treating them with disdain and arrogance, talking nonsense about this (Qur'ân) by night (in your meetings), you gave (it) up.'
23 : 68
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Afalam yaddabbaroo alqawla am jaahum ma lam yati abaahumu alawwaleena
Have they not then pondered over the (Divine) word? As a matter of fact there has come to them that which had not come to their fathers of old.
23 : 69
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Am lam yaAArifoo rasoolahum fahum lahu munkiroona
Or do they deny their Messenger because they do not recognise him?
23 : 70
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Am yaqooloona bihi jinnatun bal jaahum bialhaqqi waaktharuhum lilhaqqi karihoona
Or do they say, 'He is possessed?' Nay, but the fact is that he has brought them the truth while most of them are averse to the truth.
23 : 71
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Walawi ittabaAAa alhaqqu ahwaahum lafasadati alssamawatu waalardu waman feehinna bal ataynahum bithikrihim fahum AAan thikrihim muAAridoona
And had the Eternal Truth (true God) followed their vain and low desires, the heavens and the earth and all those who are (living) in them would have surely gone to ruin. But We have brought them that which will raise them to eminence, yet they are turning aside from their own means of (raising them to) eminence.
23 : 72
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Am tasaluhum kharjan fakharaju rabbika khayrun wahuwa khayru alrraziqeena
Or do you ask of them a tribute? (There is no such thing) as the tribute of your Lord is the best, for He is the Best of Providers.
23 : 73
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Wainnaka latadAAoohum ila siratin mustaqeemin
And most surely you are calling them to a straight and right path.
23 : 74
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Wainna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati AAani alssirati lanakiboona
But those who do not believe in the Hereafter, are indeed deviating from that path.
23 : 75
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Walaw rahimnahum wakashafna ma bihim min durrin lalajjoo fee tughyanihim yaAAmahoona
And even if We had shown them mercy and relieved them of their distress they would still persist in their transgression, wandering on blindly.
23 : 76
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Walaqad akhathnahum bialAAathabi fama istakanoo lirabbihim wama yatadarraAAoona
And We did seize them with punishment (in the past) but they did not humble themselves before their Lord, nor would they supplicate (to Him for mercy).
23 : 77
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Hatta itha fatahna AAalayhim baban tha AAathabin shadeedin itha hum feehi mublisoona
Behold! no sooner did We let loose on them a severe punishment than they are utterly despaired (of God's mercy) thereat.
23 : 78
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Wahuwa allathee anshaa lakumu alssamAAa waalabsara waalafidata qaleelan ma tashkuroona
And (disbelievers!) it is He Who has given you ears, eyes and hearts (yet) little is the gratitude you express.
23 : 79
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Wahuwa allathee tharaakum fee alardi wailayhi tuhsharoona
And it is He Who has multiplied you in the earth and to Him you shall be gathered.
23 : 80
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Wahuwa allathee yuhyee wayumeetu walahu ikhtilafu allayli waalnnahari afala taAAqiloona
It is He Who gives life and causes death and He alone controls the alternation of night and day. Will you not then make use of your understanding?
23 : 81
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Bal qaloo mithla ma qala alawwaloona
But (rather than trying to understand) they repeated what the former people had said.
23 : 82
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Qaloo aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona
They had said, 'What! shall we be certainly raised up to life when we are dead and reduced to mere dust and bones?
23 : 83
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Laqad wuAAidna nahnu waabaona hatha min qablu in hatha illa asateeru alawwaleena
'Surely, we and our forefathers have already been given such promises before. These are nothing but only fables of the former people.'
23 : 84
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Qul limani alardu waman feeha in kuntum taAAlamoona
Ask, '(Tell me) if you know whom the earth and all the creatures therein belong to.'
23 : 85
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Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tathakkaroona
They will certainly say, 'To Allâh.' (Thereupon) say, 'Will you still pay no heed?'
23 : 86
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Qul man rabbu alssamawati alssabAAi warabbu alAAarshi alAAatheemi
Say, 'Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Great Throne (of power)?'
23 : 87
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Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tattaqoona
They will surely say, '(They all belong) to Allâh.' Say, 'Will you not then guard against (refusal and evil deeds).'
23 : 88
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Qul man biyadihi malakootu kulli shayin wahuwa yujeeru wala yujaru AAalayhi in kuntum taAAlamoona
Ask, '(Tell me) if you know who is it in whose hands lies the dominating control of everything and who protects (all) while against whom no protection can be had?'
23 : 89
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Sayaqooloona lillahi qul faanna tusharoona
They will indeed say, 'All these (attributes) belong to Allâh.' Say, 'How and whither are you then being led away?'
23 : 90
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Bal ataynahum bialhaqqi wainnahum lakathiboona
The thing is that We have brought them the truth (about the unity of God) but they are sticking to lies (by refusing it repeatedly).
23 : 91
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Ma ittakhatha Allahu min waladin wama kana maAAahu min ilahin ithan lathahaba kullu ilahin bima khalaqa walaAAala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin subhana Allahi AAamma yasifoona
Allâh has taken to Himself no son, nor is there any other god along with Him. (Had there been any) each god would have left with what he had created, and some of them would surely have dominated over others. Holy is Allâh, far above all they attribute (to Him).
23 : 92
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AAalimi alghaybi waalshshahadati fataAAala AAamma yushrikoona
He has knowledge of (both) the hidden and the manifest realities. He is Highly-Exalted above (all the things) they associate (with Him).
23 : 93
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Qul rabbi imma turiyannee ma yooAAadoona
Say (in prayer), 'My Lord! if you should show me (in my life-time) that (punishment) they are threatened with,
23 : 94
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Rabbi fala tajAAalnee fee alqawmi alththalimeena
'My Lord! then do not leave me among the wrong-doing people.'
23 : 95
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Wainna AAala an nuriyaka ma naAAiduhum laqadiroona
As a matter of fact, We have every power of showing you (in your life-time) that (punishment) We threaten them with.
23 : 96
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IdfaAA biallatee hiya ahsanu alssayyiata nahnu aAAlamu bima yasifoona
Repel (their) evil (by repaying it) with that which is the fairest. We know very well (the things) they allege (about you).
23 : 97
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Waqul rabbi aAAoothu bika min hamazati alshshayateeni
And say (in prayer), 'My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the mischief-mongerings of the rebellious (people);
23 : 98
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WaaAAoothu bika rabbi an yahdurooni
'Rather, I (also) seek refuge in You, my Lord! lest they should even come near me.'
23 : 99
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Hatta itha jaa ahadahumu almawtu qala rabbi irjiAAooni
Behold! when death approaches one of them (— the rebellious ones) he says (making entreaties repeatedly), 'Send me back, My Lord! send me back,
23 : 100
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LaAAallee aAAmalu salihan feema taraktu kalla innaha kalimatun huwa qailuha wamin waraihim barzakhun ila yawmi yubAAathoona
'So that I may do righteous (deeds) which I failed to do (in the worldly life).' 'Never, that can never be,' (is the answer he receives). It is but a word (of excuse) which he utters. And there is a barrier behind them which shall remain till the day when they shall be raised to life (again).
23 : 101
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Faitha nufikha fee alssoori fala ansaba baynahum yawmaithin wala yatasaaloona
So when the trumpet is blown, ties of kinship will cease to exist between them (— the people to render assistance) that day, nor will they ask after one another.
23 : 102
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Faman thaqulat mawazeenuhu faolaika humu almuflihoona
Then (on that day there shall be a true weighing so that) whose scales are heavy (and their deeds of righteousness preponderant and manifold) it is they who are the triumphant.
23 : 103
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Waman khaffat mawazeenuhu faolaika allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fee jahannama khalidoona
But whose scales are light (and their deeds of righteousness of no account), it is they who have ruined their souls and who shall abide in Gehenna for long.
23 : 104
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Talfahu wujoohahumu alnnaru wahum feeha kalihoona
The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced.
23 : 105
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Alam takun ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum biha tukaththiboona
(It will be said to them), 'Is it not true that My Messages were recited to you but you went on crying them lies?'
23 : 106
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Qaloo rabbana ghalabat AAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleena
They will say, 'Our Lord! our misfortune got the better of us (when we gave ourselves up to evil doings) and we were actually an erring people;
23 : 107
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Rabbana akhrijna minha fain AAudna fainna thalimoona
'Our Lord! deliver us from this (Hell), we shall indeed be unjust if we return (to our evil ways of disobedience).'
23 : 108
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Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni
(God) will say, 'Begone with you, despised therein (the Hell), and do not speak to Me.
23 : 109
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Innahu kana fareequn min AAibadee yaqooloona rabbana amanna faighfir lana wairhamna waanta khayru alrrahimeena
'There was a section from among My servants who said, "Our Lord! we believe, so protect us (against our sins) and have mercy on us, for you are the Best of those who show mercy."
23 : 110
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Faittakhathtumoohum sikhriyyan hatta ansawkum thikree wakuntum minhum tadhakoona
'But you treated them as a laughing-stock and (you continued to laugh at them) until they, (so to say,) made you give up (even) My remembrance while you ever went on laughing at them.
23 : 111
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Innee jazaytuhumu alyawma bima sabaroo annahum humu alfaizoona
'This day I have rewarded them for their patient endurance so that they are the ones who have attained their goals and achieved bliss.'
23 : 112
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Qala kam labithtum fee alardi AAadada sineena
(God) will (then) say, 'What number of years have you tarried on the earth?'
23 : 113
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Qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin faisali alAAaddeena
They will say, 'We tarried only for a day or part of a day (we have no exact idea), but ask those who keep the count.'
23 : 114
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Qala in labithtum illa qaleelan law annakum kuntum taAAlamoona
(God) will say, 'You tarried but a little while, if only you knew (what loss you have incurred by missing doing good).
23 : 115
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Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum AAabathan waannakum ilayna la turjaAAoona
'Did you then think that We had created you without purpose and that you would not be brought back to Us?'
23 : 116
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FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alkareemi
Whereas Highly Exalted is Allâh, the Monarch, the Truly Existing One. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He, the Lord of the Glorious Throne!
23 : 117
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Waman yadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara la burhana lahu bihi fainnama hisabuhu AAinda rabbihi innahu la yuflihu alkafiroona
And he who calls upon another god along with Allâh for (the godhead of) which he has no proof, shall have to render an account to his Lord. Certainly, such disbelievers will never gain their object.
23 : 118
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Waqul rabbi ighfir wairham waanta khayru alrrahimeena
And say (in your prayer), 'My Lord! protect and have mercy, and you are the Best of those who show mercy.'
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24 : 1
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Sooratun anzalnaha wafaradnaha waanzalna feeha ayatin bayyinatin laAAallakum tathakkaroona
(This is) a (highly dignified) Sûrah which We have revealed and (the ordinances of) which We have made obligatory and We have revealed in it clear commandments so that you may rise to great eminence.
24 : 2
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Alzzaniyatu waalzzanee faijlidoo kulla wahidin minhuma miata jaldatin wala takhuthkum bihima rafatun fee deeni Allahi in kuntum tuminoona biAllahi waalyawmi alakhiri walyashhad AAathabahuma taifatun mina almumineena
Strike the fornicatress and adulteress and the fornicator and adulterer on the body of each one of them a hundred times. (This is the extreme limit,) and let no feelings of pity for the two hold you from obedience to Allâh (in executing His judgment), if you believe in Allâh and the Last Day. And let a section of the believers be present (there at the time of the execution of) their punishment.
24 : 3
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Alzzanee la yankihu illa zaniyatan aw mushrikatan waalzzaniyatu la yankihuha illa zanin aw mushrikun wahurrima thalika AAala almumineena
The fornicator and adulterer cannot have sexual relations (without lawful marriage) except with a fornicatress and adulteress or polytheistic woman (of low morality), and the fornicatress and adulteress, none can have sexual relations with her except a fornicator and adulterer or a polytheistic man (of low morality). And this (adultery and fornication) is forbidden to the believers.
24 : 4
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Waallatheena yarmoona almuhsanati thumma lam yatoo biarbaAAati shuhadaa faijlidoohum thamaneena jaldatan wala taqbaloo lahum shahadatan abadan waolaika humu alfasiqoona
Strike eighty times on the bodies of those who calumniate chaste women and who do not support (their accusation) with four witnesses, and never accept their testimony (because) it is they who are the disobedient (and break the law);
24 : 5
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Illa allatheena taboo min baAAdi thalika waaslahoo fainna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun
Except those who repent after this and make amends, they will find Allâh Great Protector, Ever Merciful.
24 : 6
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Waallatheena yarmoona azwajahum walam yakun lahum shuhadao illa anfusuhum fashahadatu ahadihim arbaAAu shahadatin biAllahi innahu lamina alssadiqeena
And those who charge their wives of adultery and have no witnesses (to support their charge) except their own selves, let each (husband) bear testimony (repeating it) four times over calling Allâh to witness that he is surely of those who speak the truth in (the matter of) charging his wife (of adultery).
24 : 7
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Waalkhamisatu anna laAAnata Allahi AAalayhi in kana mina alkathibeena
And the fifth (time he should say on oath) that Allâh's wrath be upon him if he be of the liars.
24 : 8
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AAanha alAAathaba an tashhada arbaAAa shahadatin biAllahi innahu lamina alkathibeena
But it shall avert the punishment from her (— the wife) if she calling Allâh to witness testifies four times over that he is of the liars (in bringing this charge against her).
24 : 9
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Waalkhamisata anna ghadaba Allahi AAalayha in kana mina alssadiqeena
And the fifth (time she should say on oath) that the wrath of Allâh be upon her if he (— her husband) has spoken the truth (about her).
24 : 10
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Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu waanna Allaha tawwabun hakeemun
But for Allâh's grace and His mercy (which rests) upon you and (but for the fact) that Allâh is Oft-Returning (with compassion), All-Wise (you would have come to grief).
24 : 11
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Inna allatheena jaoo bialifki AAusbatun minkum la tahsaboohu sharran lakum bal huwa khayrun lakum likulli imriin minhum ma iktasaba mina alithmi waallathee tawalla kibrahu minhum lahu AAathabun AAatheemun
Verily, those (— hypocrites) who brought the false accusation (against âishah, the wife of the Prophet), are a section of your own people. Do not think this (— incident) to be bad for you, rather it is good for you. (As for the accusers,) everyone of them shall receive (his due punishment according to) that which he has accomplished in the form) of sin. As for him (— Abdullâh bin Ubayy bin Salûl) who among them took the principal part thereof (in fabricating and spreading malicious scandal against her) there awaits him a grievous punishment.
24 : 12
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Lawla ith samiAAtumoohu thanna almuminoona waalmuminatu bianfusihim khayran waqaloo hatha ifkun mubeenun
When you heard of this (accusation) why did not the believing men and believing women have a better opinion in respect of their own people and say, 'This (charge) is an obvious lie?'
24 : 13
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Lawla jaoo AAalayhi biarbaAAati shuhadaa faith lam yatoo bialshshuhadai faolaika AAinda Allahi humu alkathiboona
Why did they (— the fabricators of this charge) not bring four witnesses in support of this (accusation of theirs)? Since they failed to produce the (required) witnesses, it is they who are the very liars in the sight of Allâh.
24 : 14
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Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu fee alddunya waalakhirati lamassakum fee ma afadtum feehi AAathabun AAatheemun
But for the fact that Allâh has shown His grace and mercy to you in the present world, and in the next a great punishment would have certainly befallen you on account of that (slander) which you spread.
24 : 15
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Ith talaqqawnahu bialsinatikum wataqooloona biafwahikum ma laysa lakum bihi AAilmun watahsaboonahu hayyinan wahuwa AAinda Allahi AAatheemun
When (some of) you began to learn this (slander) from each others tongues, you gave tongue to that (rumour and made statements) of which you had no knowledge; and you considered it a trivial thing while it was grave in the sight of Allâh.
24 : 16
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Walawla ith samiAAtumoohu qultum ma yakoonu lana an natakallama bihatha subhanaka hatha buhtanun AAatheemun
And why did you not say as soon as you heard of it, 'It does not behove us to talk like this. Holy are You (O Gracious God). This is a monstrous calumny,'
24 : 17
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YaAAithukumu Allahu an taAAoodoo limithlihi abadan in kuntum mumineena
If you are (true) believers (you should bear in mind that) Allâh admonishes you never to repeat such a thing again.
24 : 18
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Wayubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun
And Allâh explains to you (His) commandments and Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
24 : 19
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Inna allatheena yuhibboona an tasheeAAa alfahishatu fee allatheena amanoo lahum AAathabun aleemun fee alddunya waalakhirati waAllahu yaAAlamu waantum la taAAlamoona
Those who love to spread immorality among the disbelievers, will have a woeful punishment in this world and the next. And Allâh knows while you do not know (the consequences of this evil).
24 : 20
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Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu waanna Allaha raoofun raheemun
But for the grace of Allâh and His mercy (that rests) upon you and (but for the fact) that Allâh is most Compassionate, Ever Merciful (none of you would have ever been so chaste and pure).
24 : 21
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Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tattabiAAoo khutuwati alshshaytani waman yattabiAA khutuwati alshshaytani fainnahu yamuru bialfahshai waalmunkari walawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu ma zaka minkum min ahadin abadan walakinna Allaha yuzakkee man yashao waAllahu sameeAAun AAaleemun
O you who believe! do not follow the footsteps of satan. He that follows the footsteps of satan (should remember that) he (— satan) surely enjoins immorality and indecency. But for the grace of Allâh and His mercy (that rests) upon you, not one of you would ever have been pure, but Allâh purifies him who wishes (to be purified). And Allâh is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
24 : 22
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Wala yatali oloo alfadli minkum waalssaAAati an yutoo olee alqurba waalmasakeena waalmuhajireena fee sabeeli Allahi walyaAAfoo walyasfahoo ala tuhibboona an yaghfira Allahu lakum waAllahu ghafoorun raheemun
And let not those of you who are possessed of grace (with moral virtue) and of plenty (of riches like Abû Bakr) swear that they will give nothing to the kindred, the needy and those who have left their homes for the cause of Allâh, but let them forgive and forbear (the offence). Do you not desire that Allâh should protect you (against your faults)? And Allâh is Great Protector, Ever Merciful.
24 : 23
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Inna allatheena yarmoona almuhsanati alghafilati almuminati luAAinoo fee alddunya waalakhirati walahum AAathabun AAatheemun
Those who calumniate chaste, unwary, innocent believing women stand cursed in the present life and the Hereafter, and there awaits them a grievous punishment.
24 : 24
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Yawma tashhadu AAalayhim alsinatuhum waaydeehim waarjuluhum bima kanoo yaAAmaloona
On the Day (of Requital) when their tongues and their hands and their feet shall bear witness against them for the (evil) deeds they used to do.
24 : 25
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Yawmaithin yuwaffeehimu Allahu deenahumu alhaqqa wayaAAlamoona anna Allaha huwa alhaqqu almubeenu
On that Day Allâh will pay them in full their just dues and they shall know that Allâh alone is the Absolute Truth, (and as well makes the Truth) manifest.
24 : 26
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Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena waalkhabeethoona lilkhabeethati waalttayyibatu lilttayyibeena waalttayyiboona lilttayyibati olaika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahum maghfiratun warizqun kareemun
The evil and impure deeds are (a characteristic) of impure people and the bad and impure people are (inclined) towards the bad and impure deeds. Similarly good and pure deeds are (a characteristic) of good and pure people and the good and pure people are (inclined) towards good and pure deeds. It is they (— the good and pure) who are innocent of all that they (— the accusers) may allege (about them). There awaits them protection and an honourable and generous provision.
24 : 27
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Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tadkhuloo buyootan ghayra buyootikum hatta tastanisoo watusallimoo AAala ahliha thalikum khayrun lakum laAAallakum tathakkaroona
O you who believe! do not enter houses other than your own unless you have obtained willing permission and (mind!) you should greet the inmates of these (houses). That is better for you. You have been given this commandment that you may be heedful.
24 : 28
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Fain lam tajidoo feeha ahadan fala tadkhulooha hatta yuthana lakum wain qeela lakumu irjiAAoo fairjiAAoo huwa azka lakum waAllahu bima taAAmaloona AAaleemun
But if you find nobody in them do not enter therein, unless you have got (from the owners or the rightful care-taker previous) permission. And go back if you are told to go back, that would be pure and best for you. Indeed, Allâh is Well-Aware of all that you do.
24 : 29
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Laysa AAalaykum junahun an tadkhuloo buyootan ghayra maskoonatin feeha mataAAun lakum waAllahu yaAAlamu ma tubdoona wama taktumoona
It is no sin on your part to enter (freely) non-residential houses wherein your goods are lying. And Allâh knows all that you profess and all that you conceal.
24 : 30
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Qul lilmumineena yaghuddoo min absarihum wayahfathoo furoojahum thalika azka lahum inna Allaha khabeerun bima yasnaAAoona
Tell the believers to restrain their looks (in the presence of women not closely related to them and so lawful for marriage) and guard their chastity. That is purer and best for them. Surely, Allâh is Well-Aware of what they do.
24 : 31
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Waqul lilmuminati yaghdudna min absarihinna wayahfathna furoojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa ma thahara minha walyadribna bikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw abaihinna aw abai buAAoolatihinna aw abnaihinna aw abnai buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw banee ikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisaihinna aw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi alttabiAAeena ghayri olee alirbati mina alrrijali awi alttifli allatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawrati alnnisai wala yadribna biarjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinna watooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuha almuminoona laAAallakum tuflihoona
And tell the believing women to restrain their looks (also in the presence of men who are not near of kin and so lawful for marriage) and guard their chastity and not to disclose their (natural and make-up) beauty except such as cannot be helped (and is apparent) and draw their head coverings over their bosoms, and they should not display their beauty save to their husbands or to their fathers or to their fathers-in-law or to their own sons or to the sons of their husbands or to their own brothers, or to the sons of their brothers or to the sons of their sisters or their women (who are their decent companions) or to their bondsmen or to such of their male attendants as have no sexual appetite or to such young children as have yet no knowledge of the frailties of women. And let them not strike (the ground with) their feet so that which they (must) hide of their beauty or adornment) may become known. And (O believers!) turn to Allâh; one and all, that you may attain (true happiness and) your ultimate goal.
24 : 32
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Waankihoo alayama minkum waalssaliheena min AAibadikum waimaikum in yakoonoo fuqaraa yughnihimu Allahu min fadlihi waAllahu wasiAAun AAaleemun
Arrange marriages for those of you who are single and for your male and female slaves as are deserving and fit (to lead a married life). If they are poor Allâh will grant them means out of His bounty; Bountiful is Allâh, All-Knowing.
24 : 33
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WalyastaAAfifi allatheena la yajidoona nikahan hatta yughniyahumu Allahu min fadlihi waallatheena yabtaghoona alkitaba mimma malakat aymanukum fakatiboohum in AAalimtum feehim khayran waatoohum min mali Allahi allathee atakum wala tukrihoo fatayatikum AAala albighai in aradna tahassunan litabtaghoo AAarada alhayati alddunya waman yukrihhunna fainna Allaha min baAAdi ikrahihinna ghafoorun raheemun
And those who find no (means of) marriage should (exercise restraint and) keep themselves chaste until Allâh grants them means (to marry) out of His grace and bounty. (There is another commandment,) as for those of your bondsmen (or women) as ask for a written contract (of freedom for themselves on payment of ransom), write this (deed of manumission for them) provided you find good capabilities in them and give them out of Allâh's wealth which He has given you. (Another commandment for you is that,) with a mind to gain (by this unrighteous means) the benefits of the present life do not constrain your slave-girls to unchaste life (by keeping them unmarried) when they desire (to marry) to preserve their virtue. But if anybody forces them (to abstain from marrying and to become unchaste) they will find, after they are forced, that God is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful.
24 : 34
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Walaqad anzalna ilaykum ayatin mubayyinatin wamathalan mina allatheena khalaw min qablikum wamawAAithatan lilmuttaqeena
And We have sent down to you revelations which explain (to you the truth) and (have also revealed) some accounts of those who have passed away before you, and (we have sent in addition) an exhortation for those who guard against evil.
24 : 35
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Allahu nooru alssamawati waalardi mathalu noorihi kamishkatin feeha misbahun almisbahu fee zujajatin alzzujajatu kaannaha kawkabun durriyyun yooqadu min shajaratin mubarakatin zaytoonatin la sharqiyyatin wala gharbiyyatin yakadu zaytuha yudeeo walaw lam tamsashu narun noorun AAala noorin yahdee Allahu linoorihi man yashao wayadribu Allahu alamthala lilnnasi waAllahu bikulli shayin AAaleemun
Allâh is the Extensive Light of the heavens and the earth. His light can be compared to a (lustrous) pillar on which a lamp is put. The lamp is inside a crystal globe. The globe of glass is as if it were a glittering star. It (— the lamp) is lit by (the oil of) a blessed olive tree which belongs neither to the east nor to the west (rather welds the whole world in its fold). Its oil is likely to glow forth of itself even if no fire touch it. This (lamp) is a combination of many lights over and over. Allâh guides towards His light whoever desires (to be enlightened). And Allâh sets forth excellent parables for the people, and Allâh alone has full knowledge of every thing.
24 : 36
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Fee buyootin athina Allahu an turfaAAa wayuthkara feeha ismuhu yusabbihu lahu feeha bialghuduwwi waalasali
(This light is now lit) in houses (of the Companions) which Allâh has ordained to be exalted and His name be commemorated in them. Therein (are such as) glorify Him in the mornings and the evenings,
24 : 37
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Rijalun la tulheehim tijaratun wala bayAAun AAan thikri Allahi waiqami alssalati waeetai alzzakati yakhafoona yawman tataqallabu feehi alquloobu waalabsaru
Men whom neither trade nor sale distracts from exalting (the name of) Allâh and from the observance of Prayer and from presenting Zakât (— purifying dues) regularly. They dread the day when the hearts and the eyes will be in a state of agitation and anguish;
24 : 38
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Liyajziyahumu Allahu ahsana ma AAamiloo wayazeedahum min fadlihi waAllahu yarzuqu man yashao bighayri hisabin
With the result that Allâh will give them the reward according to their fairest deeds and will (even) give them much more by His grace and bounty. And Allâh does provide without measure to whom He will.
24 : 39
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Waallatheena kafaroo aAAmaluhum kasarabin biqeeAAatin yahsabuhu alththamanu maan hatta itha jaahu lam yajidhu shayan wawajada Allaha AAindahu fawaffahu hisabahu waAllahu sareeAAu alhisabi
And (as to) those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert, the thirsty man assumes it to be water until he comes up to it and finds it is nothing at all. And (instead of water by his side) he finds (that) Allâh (has always been present) with him, and He then pays him his account in full, and Allâh is Swift at reckoning.
24 : 40
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Aw kathulumatin fee bahrin lujjiyyin yaghshahu mawjun min fawqihi mawjun min fawqihi sahabun thulumatun baAAduha fawqa baAAdin itha akhraja yadahu lam yakad yaraha waman lam yajAAali Allahu lahu nooran fama lahu min noorin
Or (the deeds of the disbelievers are) like thick utter darkness of the fathomless deep sea, waves on top of which there are higher waves covering its surface which is overcast by clouds. These are (layers of) darkness (piled) one upon the other (as opposed to light upon light for the believers) so that a person, however much he may try, can hardly see his hand when he holds it out. Indeed, there is no light at all for the person whom Allâh gives no light.
24 : 41
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Alam tara anna Allaha yusabbihu lahu man fee alssamawati waalardi waalttayru saffatin kullun qad AAalima salatahu watasbeehahu waAllahu AAaleemun bima yafAAaloona
Have you not pondered that it is Allâh Whose praises celebrate those who are in the heavens and on the earth, and (so do) the birds on the wings. Each one of them knows his own (way of) prayer and glorification (according to his or its own faculties). And Allâh knows well what they do.
24 : 42
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Walillahi mulku alssamawati waalardi waila Allahi almaseeru
And to Allâh belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and to Allâh shall all (human beings) eventually return.
24 : 43
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Alam tara anna Allaha yuzjee sahaban thumma yuallifu baynahu thumma yajAAaluhu rukaman fatara alwadqa yakhruju min khilalihi wayunazzilu mina alssamai min jibalin feeha min baradin fayuseebu bihi man yashao wayasrifuhu AAan man yashao yakadu sana barqihi yathhabu bialabsari
Have you not seen that Allâh drives the clouds steadily then He draws them together and then He makes them piled up so that you can see the rain pouring forth from their midst? And He sends down clouds (looking) like mountain, wherein is hail and He smites with them whom He pleases and averts them from whom He pleases. The (brilliant) flash of its lightening almost snatches away the sight (rendering the eyes sometimes blind).
24 : 44
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Yuqallibu Allahu allayla waalnnahara inna fee thalika laAAibratan liolee alabsari
Allâh sets the cycle of the night and the day. Surely, in this (law of retardation and acceleration working in this phenomenon of nature) is indeed a lesson (about the spiritual evolution of a human being) for those possessed of understanding.
24 : 45
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WaAllahu khalaqa kulla dabbatin min main faminhum man yamshee AAala batnihi waminhum man yamshee AAala rijlayni waminhum man yamshee AAala arbaAAin yakhluqu Allahu ma yashao inna Allaha AAala kulli shayin qadeerun
And Allâh has created every animal from water. Some of them move upon their bellies and some move upon two feet and some among them move upon four. Allâh creates what He please. Verily, Allâh is Possessor of every power to do what He will.
24 : 46
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Laqad anzalna ayatin mubayyinatin waAllahu yahdee man yashao ila siratin mustaqeemin
We have certainly sent down revelations which explain the truth. And Allâh guides him who desires (to be guided) to the exact straight path.
24 : 47
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Wayaqooloona amanna biAllahi wabialrrasooli waataAAna thumma yatawalla fareequn minhum min baAAdi thalika wama olaika bialmumineena
And (some of the) people say, 'We believe in Allâh and the Messenger and obey (them). But even after (professing) this a section of them (— the hypocrites) turn away. Such are no believers at all.
24 : 48
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Waitha duAAoo ila Allahi warasoolihi liyahkuma baynahum itha fareequn minhum muAAridoona
When they are summoned before Allâh and His Messenger, that he may judge between them, lo! a party of them turn away.
24 : 49
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Wain yakun lahumu alhaqqu yatoo ilayhi muthAAineena
But if (they consider that) the right is on their side they come to him running showing submission.
24 : 50
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Afee quloobihim maradun ami irtaboo am yakhafoona an yaheefa Allahu AAalayhim warasooluhu bal olaika humu alththalimoona
Is it that their minds are diseased? Or do they suffer from doubts? Or do they fear that Allâh and His Messenger will deal with them unjustly? Nay, (wrong are their misgivings,) it is they themselves who are the unjust.
24 : 51
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Innama kana qawla almumineena itha duAAoo ila Allahi warasoolihi liyahkuma baynahum an yaqooloo samiAAna waataAAna waolaika humu almuflihoona
The only response of the believers, when they are summoned before Allâh and His Messenger so that he may judge between them, is that they say, 'We hear and we obey.' It is they who will attain their goal.
24 : 52
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Waman yutiAAi Allaha warasoolahu wayakhsha Allaha wayattaqhi faolaika humu alfaizoona
And those who obey Allâh and His Messenger and hold Allâh in awe and take Him as a shield (for protection) it is they who shall be triumphant.
24 : 53
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Waaqsamoo biAllahi jahda aymanihim lain amartahum layakhrujunna qul la tuqsimoo taAAatun maAAroofatun inna Allaha khabeerun bima taAAmaloona
They (— the hypocrites) swear to Allâh by their most earnest oaths that if you only command them (for defensive fight) they will certainly march forth (from their homes). Say, 'Do not swear, only reasonable obedience in what is right and lawful (is all that is required from you).' Surely, Allâh is Aware of what you do.
24 : 54
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Qul ateeAAoo Allaha waateeAAoo alrrasoola fain tawallaw fainnama AAalayhi ma hummila waAAalaykum ma hummiltum wain tuteeAAoohu tahtadoo wama AAala alrrasooli illa albalaghu almubeena
Say, 'Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger.' But if you turn your back (remember that) he (— the Messenger) is responsible for what he is charged with (— the responsibility of conveying the Message) and you are responsible for what you are charged with (— the responsibility of following him). Indeed if you obey him you will be following the right path. (But if you do not, bear in mind,) the Messenger is not responsible but for the delivery (of the message to all) in clear terms.
24 : 55
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WaAAada Allahu allatheena amanoo minkum waAAamiloo alssalihati layastakhlifannahum fee alardi kama istakhlafa allatheena min qablihim walayumakkinanna lahum deenahumu allathee irtada lahum walayubaddilannahum min baAAdi khawfihim amnan yaAAbudoonanee la yushrikoona bee shayan waman kafara baAAda thalika faolaika humu alfasiqoona
Allâh has promised those of you who believe and do deeds of righteousness that surely, He will make them successors (vouchsafed with both spiritual and temporal leadership) on the earth as He made successors (from among) their predecessors, and that He will surely establish for them their Faith which He has approved for them, and that He will surely replace their state of fear with a state of security and peace. They will worship Me (alone) and they will not associate anything with Me. And those who show ingratitude for all the favours done to them after that (His promise is fulfilled), it is they who will be reckoned as the worst disobedient.
24 : 56
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Waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waateeAAoo alrrasoola laAAallakum turhamoona
And (believers!) observe the Prayer, keep on presenting the Zakât (purifying dues) and obey the Messenger that you may be shown mercy.
24 : 57
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La tahsabanna allatheena kafaroo muAAjizeena fee alardi wamawahumu alnnaru walabisa almaseeru
Think not (O reader!) that those who disbelieve can ever be able to frustrate (Our plan on the earth) and escape Us. Their abode is Fire; what an evil resort!
24 : 58
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Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo liyastathinkumu allatheena malakat aymanukum waallatheena lam yablughoo alhuluma minkum thalatha marratin min qabli salati alfajri waheena tadaAAoona thiyabakum mina alththaheerati wamin baAAdi salati alAAishai thalathu AAawratin lakum laysa AAalaykum wala AAalayhim junahun baAAdahunna tawwafoona AAalaykum baAAdukum AAala baAAdin kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun
O you who believe! it is binding on those whom your right hands possess (domestic servants) and those (of your children) who have not reached the age of puberty to ask your permission (before coming into your private rooms) in three instances, before the morning Prayer, and when you lay aside your clothes due to the heat (in summer) at noon and after the night Prayer. These are three times when your privacy should be respected. At other times no blame shall lie on you or on them (if they come to you without permission), for they have to move about (waiting upon you) some of you (attending) upon others (according to need). That is how Allâh explains to you His commandments, for Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
24 : 59
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Waitha balagha alatfalu minkumu alhuluma falyastathinoo kama istathana allatheena min qablihim kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakum ayatihi waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun
When the children among you reach the age of puberty they (too) should seek permission (to come to your rooms) just as those (elderly people mentioned) before them do. That is how Allâh explains to you His commandments and Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
24 : 60
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WaalqawaAAidu mina alnnisai allatee la yarjoona nikahan falaysa AAalayhinna junahun an yadaAAna thiyabahunna ghayra mutabarrijatin bizeenatin waan yastaAAfifna khayrun lahunna waAllahu sameeAAun AAaleemun
And (as to the elderly spinsters who are past child-bearing age and) who do not hope for sexual intercourse, it is no offence for them to lay aside their outer garments provided they do not do it to display their beauty. But if they abstain (even from that) it is much better for them. Indeed Allâh is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
24 : 61
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Laysa AAala alaAAma harajun wala AAala alaAAraji harajun wala AAala almareedi harajun wala AAala anfusikum an takuloo min buyootikum aw buyooti abaikum aw buyooti ommahatikum aw buyooti ikhwanikum aw buyooti akhawatikum aw buyooti aAAmamikum aw buyooti AAammatikum aw buyooti akhwalikum aw buyooti khalatikum aw ma malaktum mafatihahu aw sadeeqikum laysa AAalaykum junahun an takuloo jameeAAan aw ashtatan faitha dakhaltum buyootan fasallimoo AAala anfusikum tahiyyatan min AAindi Allahi mubarakatan tayyibatan kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati laAAallakum taAAqiloona
There is no bar on (and not improper for) the blind, nor is there any bar on (nor improper for) the lame, nor is any bar on (nor improper for) the sick, nor on your people that you eat from your own houses, or the houses of your fathers (and children) or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your paternal uncles, or the houses of your paternal aunts, or the houses of your maternal uncles, or the houses of your maternal aunts, or (from) that of which the keys are in your possessions (— which is under your charge), or (from the house of) a friend of yours. No blame lies on you whether you eat together or separately. And when you enter houses greet your people (present therein) with the salutation prescribed by Allâh (a salutation) full of blessings and purity. That is how Allâh explains to you (His) commandments that you may abstain (from evils).
24 : 62
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Innama almuminoona allatheena amanoo biAllahi warasoolihi waitha kanoo maAAahu AAala amrin jamiAAin lam yathhaboo hatta yastathinoohu inna allatheena yastathinoonaka olaika allatheena yuminoona biAllahi warasoolihi faitha istathanooka libaAAdi shanihim fathan liman shita minhum waistaghfir lahumu Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun
True believers are only those who believe in Allâh and His Messenger, and who when they are with him (— the Messenger to confer) upon any matter of common importance which has brought (them) together, do not leave (the Messenger) until they have asked permission of him. Surely, it is those who ask your permission who (truly) believe in Allâh and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for some (urgent and important) affair of their own, give your permission to whom you will of them and ask Allâh's protection for them. Verily, Allâh is Great Protector, Ever Merciful.
24 : 63
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La tajAAaloo duAAaa alrrasooli baynakum kaduAAai baAAdikum baAAdan qad yaAAlamu Allahu allatheena yatasallaloona minkum liwathan falyahthari allatheena yukhalifoona AAan amrihi an tuseebahum fitnatun aw yuseebahum AAathabun aleemun
(Believers!) do not treat the call of the Messenger among yourselves like the call of one of you to another. Allâh indeed knows those of you who sneak away stealthily (from the conference). So let those who go against His command beware, lest some calamity should befall them or they receive some painful punishment.
24 : 64
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Ala inna lillahi ma fee alssamawati waalardi qad yaAAlamu ma antum AAalayhi wayawma yurjaAAoona ilayhi fayunabbiohum bima AAamiloo waAllahu bikulli shayin AAaleemun
Beware! whatever is in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Allâh. He ever knows in what state you are (and He knows what you are holding to). The day when all people shall be made to return to Him, He will tell them all they had been doing, for Allâh is the Possessor of full knowledge of everything.
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25 : 1
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Tabaraka allathee nazzala alfurqana AAala AAabdihi liyakoona lilAAalameena natheeran
Blessed is He Who revealed Al-Furqân (— this Qur'ân) to His servant that he may be a Warner to all the peoples.
25 : 2
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Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi walam yattakhith waladan walam yakun lahu shareekun fee almulki wakhalaqa kulla shayin faqaddarahu taqdeeran
It is He to Whom the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth belongs. And He has begotten nor taken to Himself a son, nor is there any associate with Him in the sovereignty. He has created everything and has determined its proper measure.
25 : 3
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Waittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan la yakhluqoona shayan wahum yukhlaqoona wala yamlikoona lianfusihim darran wala nafAAan wala yamlikoona mawtan wala hayatan wala nushooran
Yet people worship apart from Him gods who, rather than create anything, are themselves created and who have no power of (averting) harm or (doing) good to themselves, nor have they any control over death or life or Resurrection.
25 : 4
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Waqala allatheena kafaroo in hatha illa ifkun iftarahu waaAAanahu AAalayhi qawmun akharoona faqad jaoo thulman wazooran
But those who disbelieve say, 'This (Qur'ân) is nothing but a big lie which he (— the false claimant to Prophethood) has forged and other people have helped him in this,' (by) so (saying) they have perpetrated a great injustice and a big falsehood.
25 : 5
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Waqaloo asateeru alawwaleena iktatabaha fahiya tumla AAalayhi bukratan waaseelan
They (also) say, '(This Qur'ân consists of) fables of the ancients that he has got written down and now they are read out to him morning and evening.'
25 : 6
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Qul anzalahu allathee yaAAlamu alssirra fee alssamawati waalardi innahu kana ghafooran raheeman
Say, 'He Who knows every secret of the heavens and the earth has revealed this (Qur'ân). Verily, He is Great Protector, Ever Merciful.'
25 : 7
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Waqaloo mali hatha alrrasooli yakulu alttaAAama wayamshee fee alaswaqi lawla onzila ilayhi malakun fayakoona maAAahu natheeran
They say, 'What sort of a Messenger is this that he even eats food and (also) goes about in the market-places? Why has no angel been sent down to him that he may (help him and) be a warner along with him?
25 : 8
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Aw yulqa ilayhi kanzun aw takoonu lahu jannatun yakulu minha waqala alththalimoona in tattabiAAoona illa rajulan mashooran
'Or a treasure should have been sent to him or there should have been a garden from which he might eat.' Not only that, these unjust people say, 'You follow none but a (mere) man who is given food.'
25 : 9
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Onthur kayfa daraboo laka alamthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoona sabeelan
Look, what fantastic stories they concoct with regard to you! It is therefore that they have gone astray and are unable to find a way.
25 : 10
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Tabaraka allathee in shaa jaAAala laka khayran min thalika jannatin tajree min tahtiha alanharu wayajAAal laka qusooran
Blessed is He Who is pleased to assign to you (at the time of the Final victory of the Muslims) better than that (garden they devise for you) gardens (of Mesopotamia) served with running streams (rivers like Euphrates, Tigris and Jihûn and Sihûn), and will also assign to you palaces (of the Persian and Byzantine Emperors, and also the treasures of Chosroes and Caesars would be placed at your feet).
25 : 11
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Bal kaththaboo bialssaAAati waaAAtadna liman kaththaba bialssaAAati saAAeeran
Nay, (the real fact is) they (— the disbelievers) cry lies to the Hour (of the evil doom of the disbelievers and final victory of the Muslims) and We have in store a blazing hell for him who cries lies to the Hour.
25 : 12
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Itha raathum min makanin baAAeedin samiAAoo laha taghayyuthan wazafeeran
When it (— the blazing Fire) sees them from afar, they will hear its raging and roaring.
25 : 13
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Waitha olqoo minha makanan dayyiqan muqarraneena daAAaw hunalika thubooran
And when they are thrown into some narrow place of it, chained in fetters, they will call out for (total) destruction, there and then.
25 : 14
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La tadAAoo alyawma thubooran wahidan waodAAoo thubooran katheeran
(It will be said to them,) 'This is no time to call out for a single death, you had better call out for a series of deaths.'
25 : 15
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Qul athalika khayrun am jannatu alkhuldi allatee wuAAida almuttaqoona kanat lahum jazaan wamaseeran
Say, 'Is this (end) better or the everlasting Paradise which is promised to those who guard against evil and which is their due reward and (ultimate) resort.
25 : 16
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Lahum feeha ma yashaoona khalideena kana AAala rabbika waAAdan masoolan
They shall have there all that they desire and they will abide (in this state of bliss for ever). It is a promise binding on your Lord (and) to be always earnestly prayed for (from Him).
25 : 17
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Wayawma yahshuruhum wama yaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi fayaqoolu aantum adlaltum AAibadee haolai am hum dalloo alssabeela
Beware of the day when He will gather them together, and the things they worship, apart from Allâh. He will ask, 'Was it you who led these servants of mine astray or did they themselves stray away from the right path?'
25 : 18
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Qaloo subhanaka ma kana yanbaghee lana an nattakhitha min doonika min awliyaa walakin mattaAAtahum waabaahum hatta nasoo alththikra wakanoo qawman booran
They will say, 'Holy is Your name! It did not behove us to take patrons apart from You. But You bestowed on them and their fathers the good things of life to such an extent that they gave up remembrance of You and became a ruined people.'
25 : 19
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Faqad kaththabookum bima taqooloona fama tastateeAAoona sarfan wala nasran waman yathlim minkum nuthiqhu AAathaban kabeeran
(Then We shall say to the idol-worshipers), 'Now these (deities) have given you the lie (and contradict you) with regard to what you said, so (today) you have no power to avert (the penalty) or get help (of any sort for yourselves); (remember) whosoever of you acts unjustly and goes wrong we shall make him suffer a great punishment.'
25 : 20
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Wama arsalna qablaka mina almursaleena illa innahum layakuloona alttaAAama wayamshoona fee alaswaqi wajaAAalna baAAdakum libaAAdin fitnatan atasbiroona wakana rabbuka baseeran
And We sent no Messengers before you but they surely ate food and walked in the market-places (and were human models for you to follow in every walk of life). And We try you one with another (to show) if you will (then) patiently persevere. And your Lord is ever All-Seeing.
25 : 21
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Waqala allatheena la yarjoona liqaana lawla onzila AAalayna almalaikatu aw nara rabbana laqadi istakbaroo fee anfusihim waAAataw AAutuwwan kabeeran
Those who entertain no fear about being present before Us, nor do they expect it, say, 'Why should not the angels be sent down to us? Or we see our Lord?' They have indeed thought very highly of themselves and have exceeded all limits of transgression.
25 : 22
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Yawma yarawna almalaikata la bushra yawmaithin lilmujrimeena wayaqooloona hijran mahjooran
(Do they not realize that) the day when they will see the angels there will be no good tidings that day for those who cut off their ties (with God), and they will say (in distress), 'Would that there were some strong barrier (between us and this punishment).'
25 : 23
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Waqadimna ila ma AAamiloo min AAamalin fajaAAalnahu habaan manthooran
And We have turned (Our attention) to whatsoever attempt they have made (against Islam) and so We will render this (attempt) like thin dust particles scattered about (as it was in the battle of Badr).
25 : 24
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Ashabu aljannati yawmaithin khayrun mustaqarran waahsanu maqeelan
(Only) the owners of Paradise will be better off with regard to (their) abode and happier still in respect of (their) place of repose.
25 : 25
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Wayawma tashaqqaqu alssamao bialghamami wanuzzila almalaikatu tanzeelan
(Call to mind) the day when the heaven shall burst and melt into raining clouds and the angels shall be made to descend in large numbers;
25 : 26
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Almulku yawmaithin alhaqqu lilrrahmani wakana yawman AAala alkafireena AAaseeran
The true sovereignty that day shall belong only to the Most Gracious (God) and it shall be really a (very) hard day for the disbelievers.
25 : 27
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Wayawma yaAAaddu alththalimu AAala yadayhi yaqoolu ya laytanee ittakhathtu maAAa alrrasooli sabeelan
On that day the unjust shall bite his hands (in regret); he will say, 'If only I had followed the (same) path along with the Messenger!
25 : 28
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Ya waylata laytanee lam attakhith fulanan khaleelan
'Ah, woe is me! would that I had not made friends with so and so.
25 : 29
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Laqad adallanee AAani alththikri baAAda ith jaanee wakana alshshaytanu lilinsani khathoolan
'He indeed led me astray from this source of rising to eminence (— the Qur'ân) after it had come to me. And satan is ever a deserter of human being (in the hour of need).
25 : 30
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Waqala alrrasoolu ya rabbi inna qawmee ittakhathoo hatha alqurana mahjooran
And (on that Day) the Messenger will say, 'My Lord! my people treated even this Qur'ân (full of blessings) as (a thing) abandoned.
25 : 31
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Wakathalika jaAAalna likulli nabiyyin AAaduwwan mina almujrimeena wakafa birabbika hadiyan wanaseeran
(Just as We have turned them into your enemies) so do We make those who cut off their ties (with Allâh) as the enemies of each and every Prophet. Yet your Lord is sufficient to guide and (enough) in respect of rendering help.
25 : 32
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Waqala allatheena kafaroo lawla nuzzila AAalayhi alquranu jumlatan wahidatan kathalika linuthabbita bihi fuadaka warattalnahu tarteelan
And those who disbelieve say, 'Why has not (the whole of) the Qur'ân been revealed to him all at once? (But We have revealed it) in this manner (— piece by piece out of necessity). And (inspite of the fact that it has not been revealed all at once,) We have arranged it in an excellent (form and order of) arrangement (and free of all contradictions) so that We may thereby lend strength to your heart.
25 : 33
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Wala yatoonaka bimathalin illa jinaka bialhaqqi waahsana tafseeran
They bring you no parable (by way of an objection) but We have provided you with the true fact and perfect interpretation (of it, in answer to the objection beforehand).
25 : 34
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Allatheena yuhsharoona AAala wujoohihim ila jahannama olaika sharrun makanan waadallu sabeelan
And those who shall be brought to Gehenna dragged on their faces (and along with their leaders) are the worst placed and they have completely lost the straight path.
25 : 35
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Walaqad atayna moosa alkitaba wajaAAalna maAAahu akhahu haroona wazeeran
And We gave Moses the Scripture and made with him his brother Aaron a sharer of (his) burden.
25 : 36
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Faqulna ithhaba ila alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina fadammarnahum tadmeeran
We said, 'Go both of you to the people who have cried lies to Our commandments. Then (when they had accomplished their mission of conveying the Message and were again rejected) We destroyed these disbelievers with an utter destruction.
25 : 37
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Waqawma noohin lamma kaththaboo alrrusula aghraqnahum wajaAAalnahum lilnnasi ayatan waaAAtadna lilththalimeena AAathaban aleeman
And (We destroyed) the people of Noah (too), when they treated (Our) Messengers as liars, We drowned them and made them a sign (to learn a lesson from) for mankind. Indeed We have in store a woeful punishment for (such of) the wrongdoers.
25 : 38
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WaAAadan wathamooda waashaba alrrassi waquroonan bayna thalika katheeran
And (tribes of) `âd and Thamûd and the People of the Rass and many a generation in between them (were all destroyed).
25 : 39
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Wakullan darabna lahu alamthala wakullan tabbarna tatbeeran
And for (the guidance of) each one (of them) We quoted excellent pieces of advice and (when they still persisted in refusal) We ruined each one of them, a complete ruination.
25 : 40
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Walaqad ataw AAala alqaryati allatee omtirat matara alssawi afalam yakoonoo yarawnaha bal kanoo la yarjoona nushooran
And certainly these (Makkan disbelievers) pass by the (ruined) township (of Sodom situated on the highway between Arabia and Syria) which suffered a painful rain (of stones). Have they not been seeing (the ruins of) this (township of the people of Lot). Why, they have been, (but the reason behind their refusal is) they do not (believe and) expect not to be resurrected (after death and to be called to account for their deeds).
25 : 41
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Waitha raawka in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahatha allathee baAAatha Allahu rasoolan
And Whenever they see you they treat you disdainfully (saying), 'What! is this the man whom Allâh has raised for a Messenger?
25 : 42
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In kada layudilluna AAan alihatina lawla an sabarna AAalayha wasawfa yaAAlamoona heena yarawna alAAathaba man adallu sabeelan
'He indeed had well-nigh led us astray from our gods if we had not adhered to them steadfastly.' And they shall soon know for certain, when they see the punishment who had completely lost the straight path.
25 : 43
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Araayta mani ittakhatha ilahahu hawahu afaanta takoonu AAalayhi wakeelan
Have you considered (over the plight of) one who has taken his own low desires for his deity? Can you then be a guardian over such a one?
25 : 44
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Am tahsabu anna aktharahum yasmaAAoona aw yaAAqiloona in hum illa kaalanAAami bal hum adallu sabeelan
Do you think that most of these (opponents) can hear and understand (what you say)? They are only like cattle, rather they are even worse in their ways and behaviour.
25 : 45
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Alam tara ila rabbika kayfa madda alththilla walaw shaa lajaAAalahu sakinan thumma jaAAalna alshshamsa AAalayhi daleelan
Do you not see (the wonderful doing of) your Lord how He stretches the shadow? If He had pleased He could have made it still. Not only that (We stretch the shadow) We make (the position of) the sun its indicator.
25 : 46
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Thumma qabadnahu ilayna qabdan yaseeran
Then (as the sun rises higher in the sky), We withdraw it (— the shadow) to Ourselves; a gradual withdrawing.
25 : 47
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Wahuwa allathee jaAAala lakumu allayla libasan waalnnawma subatan wajaAAala alnnahara nushooran
It is He Who has made the night as a covering mantle for you and (Who has made) sleep for (a short) rest (as well as a sign of eternal rest - the death), and (has made) the day for rising up and going about (to seek livelihood and also a sign of Resurrection).
25 : 48
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Wahuwa allathee arsala alrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi waanzalna mina alssamai maan tahooran
And it is He Who sends the winds as happy heralds of His mercy, and We send down from above water (also representing Divine revelation) for the purification (of the souls as well).
25 : 49
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Linuhyiya bihi baldatan maytan wanusqiyahu mimma khalaqna anAAaman waanasiyya katheeran
That We may thereby bring the dead land to life and give it as a drink to (most of the things) whom We have created, beasts and mankind in large numbers.
25 : 50
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Walaqad sarrafnahu baynahum liyaththakkaroo faaba aktharu alnnasi illa kufooran
And We have explained this (topic) to them in diverse ways so that they may take heed, but most of the people would refuse (to adopt any other attitude) except (that of) disbelief.
25 : 51
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Walaw shina labaAAathna fee kulli qaryatin natheeran
If We had so willed We would surely have raised (in place of universal Prophethood) a Warner in every town.
25 : 52
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Fala tutiAAi alkafireena wajahidhum bihi jihadan kabeeran
So do not follow the disbelievers, and strive hard against them with the help of this (Qur'ân), a mighty striving.
25 : 53
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Wahuwa allathee maraja albahrayni hatha AAathbun furatun wahatha milhun ojajun wajaAAala baynahuma barzakhan wahijran mahjooran
It is He Who has let the two spans of water loose to flow, one of them (— a river) sweet and thirst-quenching while the other (a sea) saltish (and) bitter, and He has set a barrier and an insurmountable partition between them; (still both exist side by side in the world and would continue).
25 : 54
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Wahuwa allathee khalaqa mina almai basharan fajaAAalahu nasaban wasihran wakana rabbuka qadeeran
And it is He Who created human being from water and has given him relations by descent and (kindred) by marriage (and thus sought to establish a civilization and social life based on oneness of humanity under oneness of God). And your Lord is All-Powerful.
25 : 55
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WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAuhum wala yadurruhum wakana alkafiru AAala rabbihi thaheeran
Yet they (— the disbelievers) worship apart from Allâh the things which can neither do them good nor avert harm from them. And the disbeliever is ever a helper (of the upholders of the cause of untruth) against his Lord.
25 : 56
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Wama arsalnaka illa mubashshiran wanatheeran
But We have sent you only as a Bearer of happy tidings (to the doers of good) and as a Warner (to the wicked and the unjust).
25 : 57
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Qul ma asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin illa man shaa an yattakhitha ila rabbihi sabeelan
Say, 'I ask of you no recompense for it (— the services I render). All that I ask is that whosoever chooses may follow the path (that leads) to his Lord.'
25 : 58
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Watawakkal AAala alhayyi allathee la yamootu wasabbih bihamdihi wakafa bihi bithunoobi AAibadihi khabeeran
Hence put your trust in the Ever-Living (God) Who is free from death, and glorify His holiness along with (celebrating) His praise and (also tell,) 'Sufficient is He as being Well-Aware of the short-comings of His servants.'
25 : 59
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Allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma fee sittati ayyamin thumma istawa AAala alAAarshi alrrahmanu faisal bihi khabeeran
It is He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them in six aeons. Besides He is firmly established on the Throne (of Power). He is the Most Gracious (God). And ask concerning Him one who knows (— the Prophet Muhammad).
25 : 60
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Waitha qeela lahumu osjudoo lilrrahmani qaloo wama alrrahmanu anasjudu lima tamuruna wazadahum nufooran
And when it is said to them, 'Prostrate (to show submission) to the Most Gracious (God).' They say, 'What (thing) is this the Most Gracious (God)? Shall we prostrate to whatever you bid us to show submission?' So this (bidding of the Prophet to submit to the Lord) increased them in aversion (to the truth). [Prostration]
25 : 61
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Tabaraka allathee jaAAala fee alssamai buroojan wajaAAala feeha sirajan waqamaran muneeran
Blessed is He Who has placed stars in the heaven and has set in it the glowing sun (that produces light) and the glittering moon (that reflects light).
25 : 62
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Wahuwa allathee jaAAala allayla waalnnahara khilfatan liman arada an yaththakkara aw arada shukooran
And it is He Who has made the night and the day, one following the other; (He has done it) for (the benefit of) the person who would care to receive exhortation and who would care to be grateful.
25 : 63
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WaAAibadu alrrahmani allatheena yamshoona AAala alardi hawnan waitha khatabahumu aljahiloona qaloo salaman
Those alone are the true servants of the Most Gracious (God) who walk upon the earth in all humility, (but in a dignified manner), and when the ignorant address them, they (do not wrangle but) observe a peaceful attitude.
25 : 64
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Waallatheena yabeetoona lirabbihim sujjadan waqiyaman
And who pass the nights for the sake of their Lord prostrating and standing up (before Him in Prayer).
25 : 65
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Waallatheena yaqooloona rabbana isrif AAanna AAathaba jahannama inna AAathabaha kana gharaman
And who say (while praying), 'Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Gehenna, for its punishment is indeed most vehement and unshakable.
25 : 66
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Innaha saat mustaqarran wamuqaman
'It is of course, an evil place to lodge temporarily and an evil abode to remain therein permanently.'
25 : 67
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Waallatheena itha anfaqoo lam yusrifoo walam yaqturoo wakana bayna thalika qawaman
And (the true servants of God are those) who, when spending, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, (but their spendings follow) a middle course, ever moderate;
25 : 68
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Waallatheena la yadAAoona maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara wala yaqtuloona alnnafsa allatee harrama Allahu illa bialhaqqi wala yaznoona waman yafAAal thalika yalqa athaman
And who invoke none as god along with Allâh and who do not kill anyone whom Allâh has forbidden (to be killed), except for a just and lawful cause, and who do not commit fornication and adultery; and he who does (these things) shall meet the punishment of (his) sin.
25 : 69
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YudaAAaf lahu alAAathabu yawma alqiyamati wayakhlud feehi muhanan
His punishment shall be doubled on the Day of Resurrection. Humiliated and disgraced he shall suffer the punishment for long.
25 : 70
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Illa man taba waamana waAAamila AAamalan salihan faolaika yubaddilu Allahu sayyiatihim hasanatin wakana Allahu ghafooran raheeman
Different however shall be the case of him who turns (to God in repentance) and believes and does righteous deeds. For such people only Allâh will replace their evil deeds with good ones. And Allâh is Great Protector, Most Merciful.
25 : 71
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Waman taba waAAamila salihan fainnahu yatoobu ila Allahi mataban
And he who turns (to God in sincere repentance) and accordingly does righteous deeds, no doubt he turns to Allâh in proper and true repentance.
25 : 72
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Waallatheena la yashhadoona alzzoora waitha marroo biallaghwi marroo kiraman
And those who do not give false evidence and when they pass by something vain they (do not indulge in it, but) pass on with dignity.
25 : 73
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Waallatheena itha thukkiroo biayati rabbihim lam yakhirroo AAalayha summan waAAumyanan
And who do not shut their ears and eyes to the commandments of their Lord (but listen to them attentively and with their eyes open) when they are reminded of them (so that their belief is based on conviction and not on mere hearsay).
25 : 74
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Waallatheena yaqooloona rabbana hab lana min azwajina wathurriyyatina qurrata aAAyunin waijAAalna lilmuttaqeena imaman
And who (in their prayers) say, 'Grant that our wives and our children be (a source of) comfort for (our) eyes and make us a model for those who guard against evil.'
25 : 75
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Olaika yujzawna alghurfata bima sabaroo wayulaqqawna feeha tahiyyatan wasalaman
It is such of those who will be rewarded the highest place (in Paradise) for their fortitude and they will be received therein with greeting and salutation of peace.
25 : 76
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Khalideena feeha hasunat mustaqarran wamuqaman
They will abide therein (for ever). How excellent it is as a lodging place (to rest) and how noble as an abode for permanent stay.
25 : 77
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Qul ma yaAAbao bikum rabbee lawla duAAaokum faqad kaththabtum fasawfa yakoonu lizaman
Say (to the disbelievers), 'My Lord will not hold you to be of any worth if you do not call on Him (in your prayers seeking His protection). Since you cried lies (to the word of God), so you must now encounter a lasting punishment.'
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❖ Thus concludes Surahs 23–25 of the Noble Qur'ân ❖
"And the true servants of the Most Gracious are those who walk upon the earth in all humility, and when the ignorant address them, they observe a peaceful attitude."
— Qur'ân 25:63