Surah E Saffat

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

 

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وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

Wassaaaffaati saffaa

By the [angels] ranged in ranks,

Holy Quran 37:1

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فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

Fazzaajiraati zajraa

by the ones who drive [the clouds] vigorously,

Holy Quran 37:2

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فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

Fattaaliyaati Zikra

by the ones who recite the reminder:

Holy Quran 37:3

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إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

Inna Illaahakum la Waahid

indeed your God is certainly One,

Holy Quran 37:4

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رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa Rabbul mashaariq

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts.

Holy Quran 37:5

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إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Innaa zaiyannas samaaa ‘ad dunyaa bizeenatinil kawaakib

Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars,

Holy Quran 37:6

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وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

Wa hifzam min kulli Shaitaanim maarid

and to guard from any froward devil.

Holy Quran 37:7

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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

Laa yassamma ‘oona ilal mala ‘il a’alaa wa yuqzafoona min kulli jaanib

They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite—they are shot at from every side,

Holy Quran 37:8

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دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

Duhooranw wa lahum ‘azaabunw waasib

to drive them away, and there is a perpetual punishment for them—

Holy Quran 37:9

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إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Illaa man khatifal khatfata fa atba’ahoo shihaabun saaqib

except any who snatches a snatch, whereat a piercing flame pursues him.

Holy Quran 37:10

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa; innaa khalaqnaahum min teenil laazib

Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed, We created them from a viscous clay.

Holy Quran 37:11

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بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

Bal’ajibta wa yaskharoon

Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:12

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وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

Wa izaa zukkiroo laa yazkuroon

and [even] when admonished do not take admonition,

Holy Quran 37:13

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وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

Wa izaa ra aw Aayatany yastaskhiroon

and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:14

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وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

Wa qaalooo in haazaa illaa sihrum mubeen

and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’

Holy Quran 37:15

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamab’oosoon

‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?

Holy Quran 37:16

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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Awa aabaa’unal awwaloon

And our forefathers too?!’

Holy Quran 37:17

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قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Qul na’am wa antum daakhiroon

Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’

Holy Quran 37:18

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فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Fa innamaa hiya zajra tunw waahidatun fa izaa hum yanzuroon

It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on,

Holy Quran 37:19

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وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Wa qaaloo yaa wailanaa haazaa Yawmud-Deen

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’

Holy Quran 37:20

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هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Haazaa Yawmul Faslil lazee kuntum bihee tukaziboon (section 1)

‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’

Holy Quran 37:21

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۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

Uhshurul lazeena zalamoo wa azwaajahum wa maa kaanoo ya’budoon

‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship

Holy Quran 37:22

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مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Min doonil laahi fahdoohum ilaa siraatil Jaheem

besides Allah, and show them the way to hell!

Holy Quran 37:23

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وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

Wa qifoohum& innahum mas’ooloon

[But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’

Holy Quran 37:24

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مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

Maa lakum laa tanaasaroon

‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’

Holy Quran 37:25

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بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

Bal humul Yawma mustaslimoon

‘Indeed, they are [meek and] submissive today!’

Holy Quran 37:26

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وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Wa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa ba’diny yatasaaa’aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:27

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قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa ‘anil yameen

They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’

Holy Quran 37:28

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قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu’mineen

They will answer, ‘No, you [yourselves] had no faith.

Holy Quran 37:29

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وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

Wa maa kaana lanaa ‘alaikum min sultaanim bal kuntum qawman taagheen

We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.

Holy Quran 37:30

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فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

Fahaqqa ‘alainaa qawlu Rabbinaaa innaa lazaaa’iqoon

So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment].

Holy Quran 37:31

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فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

Fa aghwainaakum innaa kunnaa ghaaween

So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].’

Holy Quran 37:32

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

Fa innahum Yawma’izin fil’azaabi mushtarikoon

So, that day they will share the punishment.

Holy Quran 37:33

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Innaa kazaalika naf’alu bil mujrimeen

Indeed, that is how We deal with the guilty.

Holy Quran 37:34

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إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Innahum kaanooo izaa qeela lahum laaa ilaaha illal laahu yastakbiroon

Indeed, it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful,

Holy Quran 37:35

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وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

Wa yaqooloona a’innaa lataarikooo aalihatinaa lishaa’irim majnoon

and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

Holy Quran 37:36

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بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

bal jaaa’a bilhaqqi wa saddaqal mursaleen

Indeed, he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles.

Holy Quran 37:37

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إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Innakum lazaaa’iqul ‘azaabil aleem

Indeed you will taste the painful punishment,

Holy Quran 37:38

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وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wa maa tujzawna illaa maa kuntum ta’maloon

and you will be requited only for what you used to do

Holy Quran 37:39

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:40

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أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Ulaaa’ika lahum rizqum ma’loom

For such there is a known provision

Holy Quran 37:41

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فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Fa waakihu wa hum mukramoon

—fruits—and they will be held in honour,

Holy Quran 37:42

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فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Fee jannaatin Na’eem

in the gardens of bliss,

Holy Quran 37:43

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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

‘Alaa sururim mutaqaa bileen

[reclining] on couches, facing one another,

Holy Quran 37:44

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يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

Yutaafu ‘alaihim bikaasim mim ma’een

served around with a cup, from a clear fountain,

Holy Quran 37:45

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بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

Baidaaa’a laz zatil lish shaaribeen

snow-white, delicious to the drinkers,

Holy Quran 37:46

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لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

Laa feehaa ghawlunw wa laa hum ‘anhaa yunzafoon

wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction,

Holy Quran 37:47

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وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

Wa ‘indahum qaasiraatut tarfi ‘een

and with them will be maidens, of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes,

Holy Quran 37:48

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

Ka annahunna baidum maknoon

as if they were hidden ostrich eggs.

Holy Quran 37:49

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فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa badiny yatasaaa ‘aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:50

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قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

Qaala qaaa’ilum minhum innee kaana lee qareen

One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companion

Holy Quran 37:51

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يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

Yaqoolu ‘a innaka laminal musaddiqeen

who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affirm

Holy Quran 37:52

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamadeenoon

that when we have died and become dust and bones, we shall be brought to retribution?’’ ’

Holy Quran 37:53

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قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

Qaala hal antum muttali’oon

He will say, ‘Will you have a look?’

Holy Quran 37:54

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فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Fattala’a fara aahu fee sawaaa’il Jaheem

Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell.

Holy Quran 37:55

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قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

Qaala tallaahi in kitta laturdeen

He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me!

Holy Quran 37:56

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وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

Wa law laa ni’matu Rabbee lakuntu minal muhdareen

Had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among those mustered [in hell]!’

Holy Quran 37:57

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أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afamaa nahnu bimaiyiteen

‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore],

Holy Quran 37:58

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إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatanal oola wa maa nahnu bimu’azzabeen

aside from our earlier death, and that we shall not be punished?

Holy Quran 37:59

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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal fawzul ‘azeem

This is indeed the supreme triumph!’

Holy Quran 37:60

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لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Limisli haaza falya’ma lil ‘aamiloon

Let all workers work for the like of this!

Holy Quran 37:61

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أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqoom

Is this a better reception, or the Zaqqum tree?

Holy Quran 37:62

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إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Innaa ja’alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen\

Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers.

Holy Quran 37:63

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إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem

It is a tree that rises from the depths of hell.

Holy Quran 37:64

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طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Tal’uhaa ka annahoo ru’oosush Shayaateen

Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads.

Holy Quran 37:65

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali’oona minhal butoon

They will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies.

Holy Quran 37:66

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Summa inna lahum ‘alaihaa lashawbam min hameem

On top of that they will take a solution of scalding water.

Holy Quran 37:67

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Summa inna marji’ahum la ilal Jaheem

Then their retreat will be toward hell.

Holy Quran 37:68

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إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Innahum alfaw aabaaa’ahum daaalleen

They had found their fathers astray,

Holy Quran 37:69

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فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

Fahum ‘alaa aasaarihim yuhra’oon

yet they press onwards in their footsteps.

Holy Quran 37:70

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وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen

Most of the former peoples went astray before them,

Holy Quran 37:71

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وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen

and We had certainly sent warners among them.

Holy Quran 37:72

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فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fanzur kaifa kaana ‘aaqibatul munzareen

So observe how was the fate of those who were warned

Holy Quran 37:73

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen (section 2)

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants!

Holy Quran 37:74

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وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani’mal mujeeboon

Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well did We respond!

Holy Quran 37:75

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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil ‘azeem

We delivered him and his family from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:76

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وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

Wa ja’alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen

and made his descendants the survivors,

Holy Quran 37:77

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name among posterity:

Holy Quran 37:78

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Noohin fil ‘aalameen

‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’

Holy Quran 37:79

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:80

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:81

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ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa aghraqnal aakhareen

Then We drowned the rest.

Holy Quran 37:82

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۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Wa inna min shee’atihee la Ibraaheem

Indeed Abraham was among his followers,

Holy Quran 37:83

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إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

Iz jaaa’a Rabbahoo bi qalbin saleem

when he came to his Lord with a sound heart [untainted by sin].

Holy Quran 37:84

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إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta’budoon

When he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping?

Holy Quran 37:85

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أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

A’ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon

Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire?

Holy Quran 37:86

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فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Famaa zannukum bi Rabbil’aalameen

Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’

Holy Quran 37:87

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فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

Fanazara nazratan finnujoom

Then he made an observation of the stars

Holy Quran 37:88

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فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

Faqaala innee saqeem

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

Holy Quran 37:89

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فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

Fatawallaw ‘anhu mudbireen

So they went away leaving him behind.

Holy Quran 37:90

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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Faraagha ilaaa aalihatihim faqaala alaa taakuloon

Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat?

Holy Quran 37:91

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مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

Maa lakum laa tantiqoon

Why do you not speak?’

Holy Quran 37:92

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فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Faraagha ‘alaihim darbam bilyameen

Then he attacked them, striking forcefully.

Holy Quran 37:93

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فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Fa aqbalooo ilaihi yaziffoon

They came running towards him.

Holy Quran 37:94

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قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

Qaala ata’budoona maa tanhitoon

He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved,

Holy Quran 37:95

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وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wallaahu khalaqakum wa maa ta’maloon

when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’

Holy Quran 37:96

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قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Qaalub noo lahoo bun yaanan fa alqoohu fil jaheem

They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’

Holy Quran 37:97

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فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

Fa araadoo bihee kaidan faja ‘alnaahumul asfaleen

So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost.

Holy Quran 37:98

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وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

Wa qaala innee zaahibun ilaa Rabbee sa yahdeen

He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’

Holy Quran 37:99

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رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Rabbi hab lee minas saaliheen

‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

Holy Quran 37:100

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فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

Fabashsharnaahu bighulaamin haleem

So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.

Holy Quran 37:101

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فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Falamma balagha ma’a hus sa’ya qaala yaa buniya inneee araa fil manaami anneee azbahuka fanzur maazaa taraa; qaala yaaa abatif ‘al maa tu’maru satajidunee in shaaa’allaahu minas saabireen

When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

Holy Quran 37:102

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فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

Falammaaa aslamaa wa tallahoo liljabeen

So when they had both surrendered [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead,

Holy Quran 37:103

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وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Wa naadainaahu ai yaaaa Ibraheem

We called out to him, ‘O Abraham!

Holy Quran 37:104

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قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Qad saddaqtar ru’yaa; innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

You have indeed fulfilled your vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous!

Holy Quran 37:105

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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal balaaa’ul mubeen

This was indeed a manifest test.’

Holy Quran 37:106

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وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

Wa fadainaahu bizibhin ‘azeem

Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

Holy Quran 37:107

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name in posterity:

Holy Quran 37:108

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيم

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ibraaheem

‘Peace be to Abraham!’

Holy Quran 37:109

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كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:110

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:111

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وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Wa bashsharnaahu bi Ishaaqa Nabiyam minas saaliheen

And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

Holy Quran 37:112

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وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

Wa baaraknaa ‘alaihi wa ‘alaaa Ishaaq; wa min zurriyya tihimaa muhsinunw wa zaalimul linafsihee mubeen (section 3)]

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves.

Holy Quran 37:113

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وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Wa laqad mananna alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron,

Holy Quran 37:114

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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahumaa wa qawmahumaa minal karbil ‘azeem

and delivered them and their people from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:115

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وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

Wa nasarnaahum fakaanoo humul ghaalibeen

and We helped them so that they became the victors.

Holy Quran 37:116

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وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

Wa aatainaahumal Kitaabal mustabeen

We gave them the illuminating scripture

Holy Quran 37:117

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وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

Wa hadainaahumus Siraatal Mustaqeem

and guided them to the straight path,

Holy Quran 37:118

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihimaa fil aakhireen

and left for them a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:119

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

Holy Quran 37:120

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:121

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إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahumaa min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

They are indeed among Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:122

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وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Ilyaasa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:123

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إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Iz qaala liqawmiheee alaa tattaqoon

When he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary?

Holy Quran 37:124

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أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Atad’oona Ba’lanw wa tazaroona ahsanal khaaliqeen

Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators,

Holy Quran 37:125

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ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allaaha Rabbakum wa Rabba aabaaa’ikumul awwaleen

Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?,’

Holy Quran 37:126

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Fakazzaboohu fa inna hum lamuhdaroon

they impugned him. So they will indeed be mustered [in hell]

Holy Quran 37:127

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:128

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِين

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

We left for him a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:129

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡيَاسِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ilyaaseen

‘Peace be to Ilyas!’

Holy Quran 37:130

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:131

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:132

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وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Lootal laminal mursaleen

Indeed Lot was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:133

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إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Iz najjainaahu wa ahlahooo ajma’een

When We delivered him and all his family,

Holy Quran 37:134

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إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Illaa ‘ajoozan fil ghaabireen

excepting an old woman among those who remained behind,

Holy Quran 37:135

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ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa dammarnal aakhareen

We destroyed the rest.

Holy Quran 37:136

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وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

Wa innakum latamurroona ‘alaihim musbiheen

Indeed you pass by them at dawn

Holy Quran 37:137

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وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Wa billail; afalaa ta’qiloon (section 4)

and at night. Do you not exercise your reason?

Holy Quran 37:138

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وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Yoonusa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Jonah was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:139

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إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

Iz abaqa ilal fulkil mash hoon

When he absconded toward the laden ship,

Holy Quran 37:140

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فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

Fasaahama fakaana minal mudhadeen

he drew lots with them and was the one to be condemned [as one to be thrown overboard].

Holy Quran 37:141

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فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Faltaqamahul hootu wa huwa muleem

Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy.

Holy Quran 37:142

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فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

Falaw laaa annahoo kaana minal musabbiheen

Had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory,

Holy Quran 37:143

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لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

Lalabisa fee batniheee ilaa Yawmi yub’asoon

he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected.

Holy Quran 37:144

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۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

Fanabaznaahu bil’araaa’i wa huwa saqeem

Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick.

Holy Quran 37:145

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وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

Wa ambatnaa ‘alaihi shajaratam mai yaqteen

So We made a gourd plant grow above him.

Holy Quran 37:146

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وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

Wa arsalnaahu ilaa mi’ati alfin aw yazeedoon

We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more,

Holy Quran 37:147

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فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

Fa aamanoo famatta’ naahum ilaa heen

and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while.

Holy Quran 37:148

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Fastaftihim ali Rabbikal banaatu wa lahumul banoon

Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them?

Holy Quran 37:149

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أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Am khalaqnal malaaa’i kata inaasanw wa hum shaahidoon

Did We create the angels females while they were present?

Holy Quran 37:150

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أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Alaaa innahum min ifkihim la yaqooloon

Be aware that it is out of their mendacity that they say,

Holy Quran 37:151

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وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Waladal laahu wa innahum lakaaziboon

‘Allah has begotten [offsprings],’ and they indeed speak a falsehood.

Holy Quran 37:152

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أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Astafal banaati ‘alal baneen

Has He preferred daughters to sons?

Holy Quran 37:153

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مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Maa lakum kaifa tahkumoon

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Holy Quran 37:154

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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Afalaa tazakkaroon

Will you not then take admonition?

Holy Quran 37:155

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أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Am lakum sultaanum mubeen

Do you have a manifest authority?

Holy Quran 37:156

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فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Faatoo bi Kitaabikum in kuntum saadiqeen

Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful.

Holy Quran 37:157

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وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Wa ja’aloo bainahoo wa bainal jinnati nasabaa; wa laqad ‘alimatil jinnatu innahum lamuhdaroon

And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will be presented [before Him].

Holy Quran 37:158

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سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaanal laahi ‘ammaa yasifoon

Clear is Allah of whatever they allege [about Him]

Holy Quran 37:159

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:160

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فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Fa innakum wa maa ta’budoon

Indeed you and what you worship

Holy Quran 37:161

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مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ

Maaa antum ‘alaihi bi faaatineen

cannot mislead [anyone] about Him,

Holy Quran 37:162

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إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Illaa man huwa saalil jaheem

except someone who is bound for hell.

Holy Quran 37:163

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وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Wa maa minnaaa illaa lahoo maqaamun ma’loom

‘There is none among us but has a known place.

Holy Quran 37:164

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

Wa innaa lanah nus saaffoon

It is we who are the ranged ones.

Holy Quran 37:165

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

Wa innaa lanah nul musabbihoon

It is we who celebrate Allah’s glory.’

Holy Quran 37:166

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وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Wa in kaanoo la yaqooloon

They indeed, used to say,

Holy Quran 37:167

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لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Law anna ‘indanaa zikram minal awwaleen

‘Had we possessed a Reminder from our predecessors,

Holy Quran 37:168

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لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Lakunna ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

we would have surely been Allah’s exclusive servants.’

Holy Quran 37:169

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فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Fakafaroo bihee fasawfa ya’lamoon

But they disbelieved it [when it came to them]. Soon they will know!

Holy Quran 37:170

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وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa laqad sabaqat Kalimatunaa li’ibaadinal mursa leen

Certainly Our decree has gone beforehand in favour of Our servants, the apostles,

Holy Quran 37:171

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إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

Innaa hum lahumul mansooroon

that they will indeed receive [Allah’s] help,

Holy Quran 37:172

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وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

Wa inna jundana lahumul ghaaliboon

and indeed Our hosts will be the victors.

Holy Quran 37:173

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Fatawalla ‘anhum hatta heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:174

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وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُون

Wa absirhum fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch them; soon they will see [the truth of the matter]!

Holy Quran 37:175

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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Afabi’azaabinaa yasta’jiloon

Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?

Holy Quran 37:176

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فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fa izaa nazala bisaahatihim fasaaa’a sabaahul munzareen

But when it descends in their courtyard it will be a dismal dawn for those who had been warned.

Holy Quran 37:177

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وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Wa tawalla ‘anhum hattaa heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:178

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وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

Wa absir fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch; soon they will see!

Holy Quran 37:179

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سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaana Rabbika Rabbil ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon

Clear is your Lord, the Lord of Might, of whatever they allege [concerning Him].

Holy Quran 37:180

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وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa salaamun ‘alalmursaleen

Peace be to the apostles!

Holy Quran 37:181

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وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen (section 5)

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

Holy Quran 37:182

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

 

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وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

Wassaaaffaati saffaa

By the [angels] ranged in ranks,

Holy Quran 37:1

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فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

Fazzaajiraati zajraa

by the ones who drive [the clouds] vigorously,

Holy Quran 37:2

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فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

Fattaaliyaati Zikra

by the ones who recite the reminder:

Holy Quran 37:3

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إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

Inna Illaahakum la Waahid

indeed your God is certainly One,

Holy Quran 37:4

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رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa Rabbul mashaariq

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts.

Holy Quran 37:5

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إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Innaa zaiyannas samaaa ‘ad dunyaa bizeenatinil kawaakib

Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars,

Holy Quran 37:6

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وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

Wa hifzam min kulli Shaitaanim maarid

and to guard from any froward devil.

Holy Quran 37:7

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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

Laa yassamma ‘oona ilal mala ‘il a’alaa wa yuqzafoona min kulli jaanib

They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite—they are shot at from every side,

Holy Quran 37:8

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دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

Duhooranw wa lahum ‘azaabunw waasib

to drive them away, and there is a perpetual punishment for them—

Holy Quran 37:9

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إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Illaa man khatifal khatfata fa atba’ahoo shihaabun saaqib

except any who snatches a snatch, whereat a piercing flame pursues him.

Holy Quran 37:10

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa; innaa khalaqnaahum min teenil laazib

Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed, We created them from a viscous clay.

Holy Quran 37:11

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بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

Bal’ajibta wa yaskharoon

Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:12

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وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

Wa izaa zukkiroo laa yazkuroon

and [even] when admonished do not take admonition,

Holy Quran 37:13

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وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

Wa izaa ra aw Aayatany yastaskhiroon

and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:14

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وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

Wa qaalooo in haazaa illaa sihrum mubeen

and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’

Holy Quran 37:15

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamab’oosoon

‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?

Holy Quran 37:16

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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Awa aabaa’unal awwaloon

And our forefathers too?!’

Holy Quran 37:17

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قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Qul na’am wa antum daakhiroon

Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’

Holy Quran 37:18

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فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Fa innamaa hiya zajra tunw waahidatun fa izaa hum yanzuroon

It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on,

Holy Quran 37:19

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وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Wa qaaloo yaa wailanaa haazaa Yawmud-Deen

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’

Holy Quran 37:20

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هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Haazaa Yawmul Faslil lazee kuntum bihee tukaziboon (section 1)

‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’

Holy Quran 37:21

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۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

Uhshurul lazeena zalamoo wa azwaajahum wa maa kaanoo ya’budoon

‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship

Holy Quran 37:22

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مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Min doonil laahi fahdoohum ilaa siraatil Jaheem

besides Allah, and show them the way to hell!

Holy Quran 37:23

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وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

Wa qifoohum& innahum mas’ooloon

[But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’

Holy Quran 37:24

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مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

Maa lakum laa tanaasaroon

‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’

Holy Quran 37:25

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بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

Bal humul Yawma mustaslimoon

‘Indeed, they are [meek and] submissive today!’

Holy Quran 37:26

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وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Wa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa ba’diny yatasaaa’aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:27

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قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa ‘anil yameen

They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’

Holy Quran 37:28

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قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu’mineen

They will answer, ‘No, you [yourselves] had no faith.

Holy Quran 37:29

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وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

Wa maa kaana lanaa ‘alaikum min sultaanim bal kuntum qawman taagheen

We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.

Holy Quran 37:30

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فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

Fahaqqa ‘alainaa qawlu Rabbinaaa innaa lazaaa’iqoon

So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment].

Holy Quran 37:31

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فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

Fa aghwainaakum innaa kunnaa ghaaween

So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].’

Holy Quran 37:32

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

Fa innahum Yawma’izin fil’azaabi mushtarikoon

So, that day they will share the punishment.

Holy Quran 37:33

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Innaa kazaalika naf’alu bil mujrimeen

Indeed, that is how We deal with the guilty.

Holy Quran 37:34

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إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Innahum kaanooo izaa qeela lahum laaa ilaaha illal laahu yastakbiroon

Indeed, it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful,

Holy Quran 37:35

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وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

Wa yaqooloona a’innaa lataarikooo aalihatinaa lishaa’irim majnoon

and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

Holy Quran 37:36

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بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

bal jaaa’a bilhaqqi wa saddaqal mursaleen

Indeed, he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles.

Holy Quran 37:37

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إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Innakum lazaaa’iqul ‘azaabil aleem

Indeed you will taste the painful punishment,

Holy Quran 37:38

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وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wa maa tujzawna illaa maa kuntum ta’maloon

and you will be requited only for what you used to do

Holy Quran 37:39

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:40

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أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Ulaaa’ika lahum rizqum ma’loom

For such there is a known provision

Holy Quran 37:41

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فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Fa waakihu wa hum mukramoon

—fruits—and they will be held in honour,

Holy Quran 37:42

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فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Fee jannaatin Na’eem

in the gardens of bliss,

Holy Quran 37:43

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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

‘Alaa sururim mutaqaa bileen

[reclining] on couches, facing one another,

Holy Quran 37:44

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يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

Yutaafu ‘alaihim bikaasim mim ma’een

served around with a cup, from a clear fountain,

Holy Quran 37:45

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بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

Baidaaa’a laz zatil lish shaaribeen

snow-white, delicious to the drinkers,

Holy Quran 37:46

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لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

Laa feehaa ghawlunw wa laa hum ‘anhaa yunzafoon

wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction,

Holy Quran 37:47

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وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

Wa ‘indahum qaasiraatut tarfi ‘een

and with them will be maidens, of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes,

Holy Quran 37:48

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

Ka annahunna baidum maknoon

as if they were hidden ostrich eggs.

Holy Quran 37:49

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فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa badiny yatasaaa ‘aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:50

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قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

Qaala qaaa’ilum minhum innee kaana lee qareen

One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companion

Holy Quran 37:51

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يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

Yaqoolu ‘a innaka laminal musaddiqeen

who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affirm

Holy Quran 37:52

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أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamadeenoon

that when we have died and become dust and bones, we shall be brought to retribution?’’ ’

Holy Quran 37:53

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قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

Qaala hal antum muttali’oon

He will say, ‘Will you have a look?’

Holy Quran 37:54

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فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Fattala’a fara aahu fee sawaaa’il Jaheem

Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell.

Holy Quran 37:55

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قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

Qaala tallaahi in kitta laturdeen

He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me!

Holy Quran 37:56

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وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

Wa law laa ni’matu Rabbee lakuntu minal muhdareen

Had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among those mustered [in hell]!’

Holy Quran 37:57

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أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afamaa nahnu bimaiyiteen

‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore],

Holy Quran 37:58

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إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatanal oola wa maa nahnu bimu’azzabeen

aside from our earlier death, and that we shall not be punished?

Holy Quran 37:59

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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal fawzul ‘azeem

This is indeed the supreme triumph!’

Holy Quran 37:60

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لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Limisli haaza falya’ma lil ‘aamiloon

Let all workers work for the like of this!

Holy Quran 37:61

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أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqoom

Is this a better reception, or the Zaqqum tree?

Holy Quran 37:62

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إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Innaa ja’alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen\

Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers.

Holy Quran 37:63

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إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem

It is a tree that rises from the depths of hell.

Holy Quran 37:64

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طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Tal’uhaa ka annahoo ru’oosush Shayaateen

Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads.

Holy Quran 37:65

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فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali’oona minhal butoon

They will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies.

Holy Quran 37:66

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Summa inna lahum ‘alaihaa lashawbam min hameem

On top of that they will take a solution of scalding water.

Holy Quran 37:67

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ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Summa inna marji’ahum la ilal Jaheem

Then their retreat will be toward hell.

Holy Quran 37:68

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إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Innahum alfaw aabaaa’ahum daaalleen

They had found their fathers astray,

Holy Quran 37:69

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فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

Fahum ‘alaa aasaarihim yuhra’oon

yet they press onwards in their footsteps.

Holy Quran 37:70

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وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen

Most of the former peoples went astray before them,

Holy Quran 37:71

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وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen

and We had certainly sent warners among them.

Holy Quran 37:72

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فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fanzur kaifa kaana ‘aaqibatul munzareen

So observe how was the fate of those who were warned

Holy Quran 37:73

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen (section 2)

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants!

Holy Quran 37:74

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وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani’mal mujeeboon

Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well did We respond!

Holy Quran 37:75

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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil ‘azeem

We delivered him and his family from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:76

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وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

Wa ja’alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen

and made his descendants the survivors,

Holy Quran 37:77

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name among posterity:

Holy Quran 37:78

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Noohin fil ‘aalameen

‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’

Holy Quran 37:79

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:80

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:81

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ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa aghraqnal aakhareen

Then We drowned the rest.

Holy Quran 37:82

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۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Wa inna min shee’atihee la Ibraaheem

Indeed Abraham was among his followers,

Holy Quran 37:83

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إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

Iz jaaa’a Rabbahoo bi qalbin saleem

when he came to his Lord with a sound heart [untainted by sin].

Holy Quran 37:84

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إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta’budoon

When he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping?

Holy Quran 37:85

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أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

A’ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon

Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire?

Holy Quran 37:86

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فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Famaa zannukum bi Rabbil’aalameen

Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’

Holy Quran 37:87

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فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

Fanazara nazratan finnujoom

Then he made an observation of the stars

Holy Quran 37:88

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فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

Faqaala innee saqeem

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

Holy Quran 37:89

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فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

Fatawallaw ‘anhu mudbireen

So they went away leaving him behind.

Holy Quran 37:90

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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Faraagha ilaaa aalihatihim faqaala alaa taakuloon

Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat?

Holy Quran 37:91

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مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

Maa lakum laa tantiqoon

Why do you not speak?’

Holy Quran 37:92

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فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Faraagha ‘alaihim darbam bilyameen

Then he attacked them, striking forcefully.

Holy Quran 37:93

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فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Fa aqbalooo ilaihi yaziffoon

They came running towards him.

Holy Quran 37:94

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قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

Qaala ata’budoona maa tanhitoon

He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved,

Holy Quran 37:95

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وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wallaahu khalaqakum wa maa ta’maloon

when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’

Holy Quran 37:96

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قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Qaalub noo lahoo bun yaanan fa alqoohu fil jaheem

They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’

Holy Quran 37:97

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فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

Fa araadoo bihee kaidan faja ‘alnaahumul asfaleen

So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost.

Holy Quran 37:98

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وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

Wa qaala innee zaahibun ilaa Rabbee sa yahdeen

He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’

Holy Quran 37:99

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رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Rabbi hab lee minas saaliheen

‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

Holy Quran 37:100

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فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

Fabashsharnaahu bighulaamin haleem

So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.

Holy Quran 37:101

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فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Falamma balagha ma’a hus sa’ya qaala yaa buniya inneee araa fil manaami anneee azbahuka fanzur maazaa taraa; qaala yaaa abatif ‘al maa tu’maru satajidunee in shaaa’allaahu minas saabireen

When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

Holy Quran 37:102

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فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

Falammaaa aslamaa wa tallahoo liljabeen

So when they had both surrendered [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead,

Holy Quran 37:103

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وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Wa naadainaahu ai yaaaa Ibraheem

We called out to him, ‘O Abraham!

Holy Quran 37:104

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قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Qad saddaqtar ru’yaa; innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

You have indeed fulfilled your vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous!

Holy Quran 37:105

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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal balaaa’ul mubeen

This was indeed a manifest test.’

Holy Quran 37:106

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وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

Wa fadainaahu bizibhin ‘azeem

Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

Holy Quran 37:107

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name in posterity:

Holy Quran 37:108

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيم

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ibraaheem

‘Peace be to Abraham!’

Holy Quran 37:109

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كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:110

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:111

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وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Wa bashsharnaahu bi Ishaaqa Nabiyam minas saaliheen

And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

Holy Quran 37:112

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وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

Wa baaraknaa ‘alaihi wa ‘alaaa Ishaaq; wa min zurriyya tihimaa muhsinunw wa zaalimul linafsihee mubeen (section 3)]

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves.

Holy Quran 37:113

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وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Wa laqad mananna alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron,

Holy Quran 37:114

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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahumaa wa qawmahumaa minal karbil ‘azeem

and delivered them and their people from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:115

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وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

Wa nasarnaahum fakaanoo humul ghaalibeen

and We helped them so that they became the victors.

Holy Quran 37:116

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وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

Wa aatainaahumal Kitaabal mustabeen

We gave them the illuminating scripture

Holy Quran 37:117

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وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

Wa hadainaahumus Siraatal Mustaqeem

and guided them to the straight path,

Holy Quran 37:118

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihimaa fil aakhireen

and left for them a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:119

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

Holy Quran 37:120

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:121

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إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahumaa min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

They are indeed among Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:122

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وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Ilyaasa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:123

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إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Iz qaala liqawmiheee alaa tattaqoon

When he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary?

Holy Quran 37:124

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أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Atad’oona Ba’lanw wa tazaroona ahsanal khaaliqeen

Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators,

Holy Quran 37:125

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ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allaaha Rabbakum wa Rabba aabaaa’ikumul awwaleen

Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?,’

Holy Quran 37:126

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Fakazzaboohu fa inna hum lamuhdaroon

they impugned him. So they will indeed be mustered [in hell]

Holy Quran 37:127

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:128

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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِين

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

We left for him a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:129

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سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡيَاسِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ilyaaseen

‘Peace be to Ilyas!’

Holy Quran 37:130

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:131

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:132

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وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Lootal laminal mursaleen

Indeed Lot was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:133

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إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Iz najjainaahu wa ahlahooo ajma’een

When We delivered him and all his family,

Holy Quran 37:134

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إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Illaa ‘ajoozan fil ghaabireen

excepting an old woman among those who remained behind,

Holy Quran 37:135

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ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa dammarnal aakhareen

We destroyed the rest.

Holy Quran 37:136

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وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

Wa innakum latamurroona ‘alaihim musbiheen

Indeed you pass by them at dawn

Holy Quran 37:137

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وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Wa billail; afalaa ta’qiloon (section 4)

and at night. Do you not exercise your reason?

Holy Quran 37:138

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وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Yoonusa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Jonah was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:139

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إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

Iz abaqa ilal fulkil mash hoon

When he absconded toward the laden ship,

Holy Quran 37:140

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فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

Fasaahama fakaana minal mudhadeen

he drew lots with them and was the one to be condemned [as one to be thrown overboard].

Holy Quran 37:141

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فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Faltaqamahul hootu wa huwa muleem

Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy.

Holy Quran 37:142

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فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

Falaw laaa annahoo kaana minal musabbiheen

Had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory,

Holy Quran 37:143

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لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

Lalabisa fee batniheee ilaa Yawmi yub’asoon

he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected.

Holy Quran 37:144

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۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

Fanabaznaahu bil’araaa’i wa huwa saqeem

Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick.

Holy Quran 37:145

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وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

Wa ambatnaa ‘alaihi shajaratam mai yaqteen

So We made a gourd plant grow above him.

Holy Quran 37:146

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وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

Wa arsalnaahu ilaa mi’ati alfin aw yazeedoon

We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more,

Holy Quran 37:147

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فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

Fa aamanoo famatta’ naahum ilaa heen

and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while.

Holy Quran 37:148

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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Fastaftihim ali Rabbikal banaatu wa lahumul banoon

Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them?

Holy Quran 37:149

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أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Am khalaqnal malaaa’i kata inaasanw wa hum shaahidoon

Did We create the angels females while they were present?

Holy Quran 37:150

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أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Alaaa innahum min ifkihim la yaqooloon

Be aware that it is out of their mendacity that they say,

Holy Quran 37:151

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وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Waladal laahu wa innahum lakaaziboon

‘Allah has begotten [offsprings],’ and they indeed speak a falsehood.

Holy Quran 37:152

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أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Astafal banaati ‘alal baneen

Has He preferred daughters to sons?

Holy Quran 37:153

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مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Maa lakum kaifa tahkumoon

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Holy Quran 37:154

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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Afalaa tazakkaroon

Will you not then take admonition?

Holy Quran 37:155

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أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Am lakum sultaanum mubeen

Do you have a manifest authority?

Holy Quran 37:156

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فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Faatoo bi Kitaabikum in kuntum saadiqeen

Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful.

Holy Quran 37:157

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وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Wa ja’aloo bainahoo wa bainal jinnati nasabaa; wa laqad ‘alimatil jinnatu innahum lamuhdaroon

And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will be presented [before Him].

Holy Quran 37:158

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سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaanal laahi ‘ammaa yasifoon

Clear is Allah of whatever they allege [about Him]

Holy Quran 37:159

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:160

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فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Fa innakum wa maa ta’budoon

Indeed you and what you worship

Holy Quran 37:161

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مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ

Maaa antum ‘alaihi bi faaatineen

cannot mislead [anyone] about Him,

Holy Quran 37:162

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إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Illaa man huwa saalil jaheem

except someone who is bound for hell.

Holy Quran 37:163

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وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Wa maa minnaaa illaa lahoo maqaamun ma’loom

‘There is none among us but has a known place.

Holy Quran 37:164

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

Wa innaa lanah nus saaffoon

It is we who are the ranged ones.

Holy Quran 37:165

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

Wa innaa lanah nul musabbihoon

It is we who celebrate Allah’s glory.’

Holy Quran 37:166

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وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Wa in kaanoo la yaqooloon

They indeed, used to say,

Holy Quran 37:167

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لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Law anna ‘indanaa zikram minal awwaleen

‘Had we possessed a Reminder from our predecessors,

Holy Quran 37:168

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لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Lakunna ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

we would have surely been Allah’s exclusive servants.’

Holy Quran 37:169

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فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Fakafaroo bihee fasawfa ya’lamoon

But they disbelieved it [when it came to them]. Soon they will know!

Holy Quran 37:170

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وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa laqad sabaqat Kalimatunaa li’ibaadinal mursa leen

Certainly Our decree has gone beforehand in favour of Our servants, the apostles,

Holy Quran 37:171

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إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

Innaa hum lahumul mansooroon

that they will indeed receive [Allah’s] help,

Holy Quran 37:172

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وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

Wa inna jundana lahumul ghaaliboon

and indeed Our hosts will be the victors.

Holy Quran 37:173

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Fatawalla ‘anhum hatta heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:174

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وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُون

Wa absirhum fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch them; soon they will see [the truth of the matter]!

Holy Quran 37:175

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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Afabi’azaabinaa yasta’jiloon

Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?

Holy Quran 37:176

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فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fa izaa nazala bisaahatihim fasaaa’a sabaahul munzareen

But when it descends in their courtyard it will be a dismal dawn for those who had been warned.

Holy Quran 37:177

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وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Wa tawalla ‘anhum hattaa heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:178

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وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

Wa absir fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch; soon they will see!

Holy Quran 37:179

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سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaana Rabbika Rabbil ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon

Clear is your Lord, the Lord of Might, of whatever they allege [concerning Him].

Holy Quran 37:180

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وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa salaamun ‘alalmursaleen

Peace be to the apostles!

Holy Quran 37:181

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وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen (section 5)

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

Holy Quran 37:182

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

 

وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

Wassaaaffaati saffaa

By the [angels] ranged in ranks,

Holy Quran 37:1

فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

Fazzaajiraati zajraa

by the ones who drive [the clouds] vigorously,

Holy Quran 37:2

فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

Fattaaliyaati Zikra

by the ones who recite the reminder:

Holy Quran 37:3

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

Inna Illaahakum la Waahid

indeed your God is certainly One,

Holy Quran 37:4

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa Rabbul mashaariq

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts.

Holy Quran 37:5

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Innaa zaiyannas samaaa ‘ad dunyaa bizeenatinil kawaakib

Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars,

Holy Quran 37:6

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

Wa hifzam min kulli Shaitaanim maarid

and to guard from any froward devil.

Holy Quran 37:7

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

Laa yassamma ‘oona ilal mala ‘il a’alaa wa yuqzafoona min kulli jaanib

They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite—they are shot at from every side,

Holy Quran 37:8

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

Duhooranw wa lahum ‘azaabunw waasib

to drive them away, and there is a perpetual punishment for them—

Holy Quran 37:9

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Illaa man khatifal khatfata fa atba’ahoo shihaabun saaqib

except any who snatches a snatch, whereat a piercing flame pursues him.

Holy Quran 37:10

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa; innaa khalaqnaahum min teenil laazib

Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed, We created them from a viscous clay.

Holy Quran 37:11

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

Bal’ajibta wa yaskharoon

Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:12

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

Wa izaa zukkiroo laa yazkuroon

and [even] when admonished do not take admonition,

Holy Quran 37:13

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

Wa izaa ra aw Aayatany yastaskhiroon

and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule,

Holy Quran 37:14

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

Wa qaalooo in haazaa illaa sihrum mubeen

and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’

Holy Quran 37:15

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamab’oosoon

‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?

Holy Quran 37:16

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Awa aabaa’unal awwaloon

And our forefathers too?!’

Holy Quran 37:17

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Qul na’am wa antum daakhiroon

Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’

Holy Quran 37:18

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Fa innamaa hiya zajra tunw waahidatun fa izaa hum yanzuroon

It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on,

Holy Quran 37:19

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Wa qaaloo yaa wailanaa haazaa Yawmud-Deen

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’

Holy Quran 37:20

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Haazaa Yawmul Faslil lazee kuntum bihee tukaziboon (section 1)

‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’

Holy Quran 37:21

۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

Uhshurul lazeena zalamoo wa azwaajahum wa maa kaanoo ya’budoon

‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship

Holy Quran 37:22

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Min doonil laahi fahdoohum ilaa siraatil Jaheem

besides Allah, and show them the way to hell!

Holy Quran 37:23

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

Wa qifoohum& innahum mas’ooloon

[But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’

Holy Quran 37:24

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

Maa lakum laa tanaasaroon

‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’

Holy Quran 37:25

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

Bal humul Yawma mustaslimoon

‘Indeed, they are [meek and] submissive today!’

Holy Quran 37:26

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Wa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa ba’diny yatasaaa’aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:27

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa ‘anil yameen

They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’

Holy Quran 37:28

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu’mineen

They will answer, ‘No, you [yourselves] had no faith.

Holy Quran 37:29

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

Wa maa kaana lanaa ‘alaikum min sultaanim bal kuntum qawman taagheen

We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.

Holy Quran 37:30

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

Fahaqqa ‘alainaa qawlu Rabbinaaa innaa lazaaa’iqoon

So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment].

Holy Quran 37:31

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

Fa aghwainaakum innaa kunnaa ghaaween

So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].’

Holy Quran 37:32

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

Fa innahum Yawma’izin fil’azaabi mushtarikoon

So, that day they will share the punishment.

Holy Quran 37:33

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Innaa kazaalika naf’alu bil mujrimeen

Indeed, that is how We deal with the guilty.

Holy Quran 37:34

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Innahum kaanooo izaa qeela lahum laaa ilaaha illal laahu yastakbiroon

Indeed, it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful,

Holy Quran 37:35

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

Wa yaqooloona a’innaa lataarikooo aalihatinaa lishaa’irim majnoon

and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

Holy Quran 37:36

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

bal jaaa’a bilhaqqi wa saddaqal mursaleen

Indeed, he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles.

Holy Quran 37:37

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Innakum lazaaa’iqul ‘azaabil aleem

Indeed you will taste the painful punishment,

Holy Quran 37:38

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wa maa tujzawna illaa maa kuntum ta’maloon

and you will be requited only for what you used to do

Holy Quran 37:39

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:40

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Ulaaa’ika lahum rizqum ma’loom

For such there is a known provision

Holy Quran 37:41

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Fa waakihu wa hum mukramoon

—fruits—and they will be held in honour,

Holy Quran 37:42

فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Fee jannaatin Na’eem

in the gardens of bliss,

Holy Quran 37:43

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

‘Alaa sururim mutaqaa bileen

[reclining] on couches, facing one another,

Holy Quran 37:44

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

Yutaafu ‘alaihim bikaasim mim ma’een

served around with a cup, from a clear fountain,

Holy Quran 37:45

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

Baidaaa’a laz zatil lish shaaribeen

snow-white, delicious to the drinkers,

Holy Quran 37:46

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

Laa feehaa ghawlunw wa laa hum ‘anhaa yunzafoon

wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction,

Holy Quran 37:47

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

Wa ‘indahum qaasiraatut tarfi ‘een

and with them will be maidens, of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes,

Holy Quran 37:48

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

Ka annahunna baidum maknoon

as if they were hidden ostrich eggs.

Holy Quran 37:49

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fa aqbala ba’duhum ‘alaa badiny yatasaaa ‘aloon

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

Holy Quran 37:50

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

Qaala qaaa’ilum minhum innee kaana lee qareen

One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companion

Holy Quran 37:51

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

Yaqoolu ‘a innaka laminal musaddiqeen

who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affirm

Holy Quran 37:52

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

‘A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa ‘izaaman ‘a innaa lamadeenoon

that when we have died and become dust and bones, we shall be brought to retribution?’’ ’

Holy Quran 37:53

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

Qaala hal antum muttali’oon

He will say, ‘Will you have a look?’

Holy Quran 37:54

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Fattala’a fara aahu fee sawaaa’il Jaheem

Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell.

Holy Quran 37:55

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

Qaala tallaahi in kitta laturdeen

He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me!

Holy Quran 37:56

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

Wa law laa ni’matu Rabbee lakuntu minal muhdareen

Had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among those mustered [in hell]!’

Holy Quran 37:57

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afamaa nahnu bimaiyiteen

‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore],

Holy Quran 37:58

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatanal oola wa maa nahnu bimu’azzabeen

aside from our earlier death, and that we shall not be punished?

Holy Quran 37:59

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal fawzul ‘azeem

This is indeed the supreme triumph!’

Holy Quran 37:60

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Limisli haaza falya’ma lil ‘aamiloon

Let all workers work for the like of this!

Holy Quran 37:61

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqoom

Is this a better reception, or the Zaqqum tree?

Holy Quran 37:62

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Innaa ja’alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen\

Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers.

Holy Quran 37:63

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem

It is a tree that rises from the depths of hell.

Holy Quran 37:64

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Tal’uhaa ka annahoo ru’oosush Shayaateen

Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads.

Holy Quran 37:65

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali’oona minhal butoon

They will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies.

Holy Quran 37:66

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Summa inna lahum ‘alaihaa lashawbam min hameem

On top of that they will take a solution of scalding water.

Holy Quran 37:67

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Summa inna marji’ahum la ilal Jaheem

Then their retreat will be toward hell.

Holy Quran 37:68

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Innahum alfaw aabaaa’ahum daaalleen

They had found their fathers astray,

Holy Quran 37:69

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

Fahum ‘alaa aasaarihim yuhra’oon

yet they press onwards in their footsteps.

Holy Quran 37:70

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen

Most of the former peoples went astray before them,

Holy Quran 37:71

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen

and We had certainly sent warners among them.

Holy Quran 37:72

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fanzur kaifa kaana ‘aaqibatul munzareen

So observe how was the fate of those who were warned

Holy Quran 37:73

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen (section 2)

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants!

Holy Quran 37:74

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani’mal mujeeboon

Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well did We respond!

Holy Quran 37:75

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil ‘azeem

We delivered him and his family from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:76

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

Wa ja’alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen

and made his descendants the survivors,

Holy Quran 37:77

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name among posterity:

Holy Quran 37:78

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Noohin fil ‘aalameen

‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’

Holy Quran 37:79

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:80

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:81

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa aghraqnal aakhareen

Then We drowned the rest.

Holy Quran 37:82

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Wa inna min shee’atihee la Ibraaheem

Indeed Abraham was among his followers,

Holy Quran 37:83

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

Iz jaaa’a Rabbahoo bi qalbin saleem

when he came to his Lord with a sound heart [untainted by sin].

Holy Quran 37:84

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta’budoon

When he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping?

Holy Quran 37:85

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

A’ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon

Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire?

Holy Quran 37:86

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Famaa zannukum bi Rabbil’aalameen

Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’

Holy Quran 37:87

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

Fanazara nazratan finnujoom

Then he made an observation of the stars

Holy Quran 37:88

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

Faqaala innee saqeem

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

Holy Quran 37:89

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

Fatawallaw ‘anhu mudbireen

So they went away leaving him behind.

Holy Quran 37:90

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Faraagha ilaaa aalihatihim faqaala alaa taakuloon

Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat?

Holy Quran 37:91

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

Maa lakum laa tantiqoon

Why do you not speak?’

Holy Quran 37:92

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Faraagha ‘alaihim darbam bilyameen

Then he attacked them, striking forcefully.

Holy Quran 37:93

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Fa aqbalooo ilaihi yaziffoon

They came running towards him.

Holy Quran 37:94

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

Qaala ata’budoona maa tanhitoon

He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved,

Holy Quran 37:95

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

Wallaahu khalaqakum wa maa ta’maloon

when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’

Holy Quran 37:96

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Qaalub noo lahoo bun yaanan fa alqoohu fil jaheem

They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’

Holy Quran 37:97

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

Fa araadoo bihee kaidan faja ‘alnaahumul asfaleen

So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost.

Holy Quran 37:98

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

Wa qaala innee zaahibun ilaa Rabbee sa yahdeen

He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’

Holy Quran 37:99

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Rabbi hab lee minas saaliheen

‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

Holy Quran 37:100

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

Fabashsharnaahu bighulaamin haleem

So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.

Holy Quran 37:101

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Falamma balagha ma’a hus sa’ya qaala yaa buniya inneee araa fil manaami anneee azbahuka fanzur maazaa taraa; qaala yaaa abatif ‘al maa tu’maru satajidunee in shaaa’allaahu minas saabireen

When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

Holy Quran 37:102

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

Falammaaa aslamaa wa tallahoo liljabeen

So when they had both surrendered [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead,

Holy Quran 37:103

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Wa naadainaahu ai yaaaa Ibraheem

We called out to him, ‘O Abraham!

Holy Quran 37:104

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Qad saddaqtar ru’yaa; innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

You have indeed fulfilled your vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous!

Holy Quran 37:105

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

Inna haazaa lahuwal balaaa’ul mubeen

This was indeed a manifest test.’

Holy Quran 37:106

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

Wa fadainaahu bizibhin ‘azeem

Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

Holy Quran 37:107

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

and left for him a good name in posterity:

Holy Quran 37:108

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيم

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ibraaheem

‘Peace be to Abraham!’

Holy Quran 37:109

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:110

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:111

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Wa bashsharnaahu bi Ishaaqa Nabiyam minas saaliheen

And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

Holy Quran 37:112

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

Wa baaraknaa ‘alaihi wa ‘alaaa Ishaaq; wa min zurriyya tihimaa muhsinunw wa zaalimul linafsihee mubeen (section 3)]

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves.

Holy Quran 37:113

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Wa laqad mananna alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron,

Holy Quran 37:114

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahumaa wa qawmahumaa minal karbil ‘azeem

and delivered them and their people from their great distress,

Holy Quran 37:115

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

Wa nasarnaahum fakaanoo humul ghaalibeen

and We helped them so that they became the victors.

Holy Quran 37:116

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

Wa aatainaahumal Kitaabal mustabeen

We gave them the illuminating scripture

Holy Quran 37:117

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

Wa hadainaahumus Siraatal Mustaqeem

and guided them to the straight path,

Holy Quran 37:118

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihimaa fil aakhireen

and left for them a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:119

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Salaamun ‘alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

Holy Quran 37:120

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:121

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahumaa min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

They are indeed among Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:122

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Ilyaasa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:123

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Iz qaala liqawmiheee alaa tattaqoon

When he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary?

Holy Quran 37:124

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Atad’oona Ba’lanw wa tazaroona ahsanal khaaliqeen

Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators,

Holy Quran 37:125

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allaaha Rabbakum wa Rabba aabaaa’ikumul awwaleen

Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?,’

Holy Quran 37:126

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Fakazzaboohu fa inna hum lamuhdaroon

they impugned him. So they will indeed be mustered [in hell]

Holy Quran 37:127

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:128

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِين

Wa taraknaa ‘alaihi fil aakhireen

We left for him a good name in posterity.

Holy Quran 37:129

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡيَاسِينَ

Salaamun ‘alaaa Ilyaaseen

‘Peace be to Ilyas!’

Holy Quran 37:130

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

Holy Quran 37:131

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahoo min ‘ibaadinal mu’mineen

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

Holy Quran 37:132

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Lootal laminal mursaleen

Indeed Lot was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:133

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Iz najjainaahu wa ahlahooo ajma’een

When We delivered him and all his family,

Holy Quran 37:134

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Illaa ‘ajoozan fil ghaabireen

excepting an old woman among those who remained behind,

Holy Quran 37:135

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Summa dammarnal aakhareen

We destroyed the rest.

Holy Quran 37:136

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

Wa innakum latamurroona ‘alaihim musbiheen

Indeed you pass by them at dawn

Holy Quran 37:137

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Wa billail; afalaa ta’qiloon (section 4)

and at night. Do you not exercise your reason?

Holy Quran 37:138

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa inna Yoonusa laminal mursaleen

Indeed Jonah was one of the apostles.

Holy Quran 37:139

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

Iz abaqa ilal fulkil mash hoon

When he absconded toward the laden ship,

Holy Quran 37:140

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

Fasaahama fakaana minal mudhadeen

he drew lots with them and was the one to be condemned [as one to be thrown overboard].

Holy Quran 37:141

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Faltaqamahul hootu wa huwa muleem

Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy.

Holy Quran 37:142

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

Falaw laaa annahoo kaana minal musabbiheen

Had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory,

Holy Quran 37:143

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

Lalabisa fee batniheee ilaa Yawmi yub’asoon

he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected.

Holy Quran 37:144

۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

Fanabaznaahu bil’araaa’i wa huwa saqeem

Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick.

Holy Quran 37:145

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

Wa ambatnaa ‘alaihi shajaratam mai yaqteen

So We made a gourd plant grow above him.

Holy Quran 37:146

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

Wa arsalnaahu ilaa mi’ati alfin aw yazeedoon

We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more,

Holy Quran 37:147

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

Fa aamanoo famatta’ naahum ilaa heen

and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while.

Holy Quran 37:148

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Fastaftihim ali Rabbikal banaatu wa lahumul banoon

Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them?

Holy Quran 37:149

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Am khalaqnal malaaa’i kata inaasanw wa hum shaahidoon

Did We create the angels females while they were present?

Holy Quran 37:150

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Alaaa innahum min ifkihim la yaqooloon

Be aware that it is out of their mendacity that they say,

Holy Quran 37:151

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Waladal laahu wa innahum lakaaziboon

‘Allah has begotten [offsprings],’ and they indeed speak a falsehood.

Holy Quran 37:152

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Astafal banaati ‘alal baneen

Has He preferred daughters to sons?

Holy Quran 37:153

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Maa lakum kaifa tahkumoon

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Holy Quran 37:154

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Afalaa tazakkaroon

Will you not then take admonition?

Holy Quran 37:155

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Am lakum sultaanum mubeen

Do you have a manifest authority?

Holy Quran 37:156

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Faatoo bi Kitaabikum in kuntum saadiqeen

Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful.

Holy Quran 37:157

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Wa ja’aloo bainahoo wa bainal jinnati nasabaa; wa laqad ‘alimatil jinnatu innahum lamuhdaroon

And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will be presented [before Him].

Holy Quran 37:158

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaanal laahi ‘ammaa yasifoon

Clear is Allah of whatever they allege [about Him]

Holy Quran 37:159

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illaa ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

Holy Quran 37:160

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Fa innakum wa maa ta’budoon

Indeed you and what you worship

Holy Quran 37:161

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ

Maaa antum ‘alaihi bi faaatineen

cannot mislead [anyone] about Him,

Holy Quran 37:162

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Illaa man huwa saalil jaheem

except someone who is bound for hell.

Holy Quran 37:163

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Wa maa minnaaa illaa lahoo maqaamun ma’loom

‘There is none among us but has a known place.

Holy Quran 37:164

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

Wa innaa lanah nus saaffoon

It is we who are the ranged ones.

Holy Quran 37:165

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

Wa innaa lanah nul musabbihoon

It is we who celebrate Allah’s glory.’

Holy Quran 37:166

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Wa in kaanoo la yaqooloon

They indeed, used to say,

Holy Quran 37:167

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Law anna ‘indanaa zikram minal awwaleen

‘Had we possessed a Reminder from our predecessors,

Holy Quran 37:168

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Lakunna ‘ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

we would have surely been Allah’s exclusive servants.’

Holy Quran 37:169

فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Fakafaroo bihee fasawfa ya’lamoon

But they disbelieved it [when it came to them]. Soon they will know!

Holy Quran 37:170

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa laqad sabaqat Kalimatunaa li’ibaadinal mursa leen

Certainly Our decree has gone beforehand in favour of Our servants, the apostles,

Holy Quran 37:171

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

Innaa hum lahumul mansooroon

that they will indeed receive [Allah’s] help,

Holy Quran 37:172

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

Wa inna jundana lahumul ghaaliboon

and indeed Our hosts will be the victors.

Holy Quran 37:173

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Fatawalla ‘anhum hatta heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:174

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُون

Wa absirhum fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch them; soon they will see [the truth of the matter]!

Holy Quran 37:175

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Afabi’azaabinaa yasta’jiloon

Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?

Holy Quran 37:176

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Fa izaa nazala bisaahatihim fasaaa’a sabaahul munzareen

But when it descends in their courtyard it will be a dismal dawn for those who had been warned.

Holy Quran 37:177

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Wa tawalla ‘anhum hattaa heen

So leave them alone for a while,

Holy Quran 37:178

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

Wa absir fasawfa yubsiroon

and watch; soon they will see!

Holy Quran 37:179

سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhaana Rabbika Rabbil ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon

Clear is your Lord, the Lord of Might, of whatever they allege [concerning Him].

Holy Quran 37:180

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wa salaamun ‘alalmursaleen

Peace be to the apostles!

Holy Quran 37:181

وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen (section 5)

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

Holy Quran 37:182