An-Najm
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Surah An-Najm (Chapter 53), consisting of 62 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 27, pages 526 to 528 of the Mushaf).
Page 526 · Juz 27 / Hizb 53
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
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وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
وَالنَّجۡمِ اِذَا هَوٰيۙ
By the star when it descends
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مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوٰيۚ
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred
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وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
وَمَا يَنۡطِقُ عَنِ الۡهَوٰيؕۚ
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination
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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ
اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا وَحۡيٌ يُّوۡحٰيۙ
It is not but a revelation revealed
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عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ
عَلَّمَهٗ شَدِيۡدُ الۡقُوٰيۙ
Taught to him by one intense in strength
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ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ
ذُوۡ مِرَّةٍؕ فَاسۡتَوٰيۙ
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
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وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
وَهُوَ بِالۡاُفُقِ الۡاَعۡلٰيؕ
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon
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ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلّٰيۙ
Then he approached and descended
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فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ اَوۡ اَدۡنٰيۚ
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer
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فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
فَاَوۡحٰ٘ي اِلٰي عَبۡدِهٖ مَا٘ اَوۡحٰيؕ
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed
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مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
مَا كَذَبَ الۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَاٰي
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw
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أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
اَفَتُمٰرُوۡنَهٗ عَلٰي مَا يَرٰي
So will you dispute with him over what he saw
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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
وَلَقَدۡ رَاٰهُ نَزۡلَةً اُخۡرٰيۙ
And he certainly saw him in another descent
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عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
عِنۡدَ سِدۡرَةِ الۡمُنۡتَهٰي
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
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عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
عِنۡدَهَا جَنَّةُ الۡمَاۡوٰيؕ
Near it is the Garden of Refuge
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إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
اِذۡ يَغۡشَي السِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشٰيۙ
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it]
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مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
مَا زَاغَ الۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغٰي
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit]
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لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
لَقَدۡ رَاٰي مِنۡ اٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِ الۡكُبۡرٰي
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord
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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
اَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ اللّٰتَ وَالۡعُزّٰيۙ
So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza
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وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
وَمَنٰوةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰي
And Manat, the third - the other one
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أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
اَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الۡاُنۡثٰي
Is the male for you and for Him the female
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تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
تِلۡكَ اِذًا قِسۡمَةٌ ضِيۡزٰي
That, then, is an unjust division
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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
اِنۡ هِيَ اِلَّا٘ اَسۡمَآءٌ سَمَّيۡتُمُوۡهَا٘ اَنۡتُمۡ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمۡ مَّا٘ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنۡ سُلۡطٰنٍؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَي الۡاَنۡفُسُۚ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهِمُ الۡهُدٰيؕ
They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance
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أَمْ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
اَمۡ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ مَا تَمَنّٰيؗۖ
Or is there for man whatever he wishes
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فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
فَلِلّٰهِ الۡاٰخِرَةُ وَالۡاُوۡلٰيࣖ
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]
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۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
وَكَمۡ مِّنۡ مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِيۡ شَفَاعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا اِلَّا مِنۭۡ بَعۡدِ اَنۡ يَّاۡذَنَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنۡ يَّشَآءُ وَيَرۡضٰي
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّوۡنَ الۡمَلٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ الۡاُنۡثٰي
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names
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وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا
وَمَا لَهُمۡ بِهٖ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّۚ وَاِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِيۡ مِنَ الۡحَقِّ شَيۡـًٔاۚ
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all
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فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
فَاَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ مَّنۡ تَوَلّٰي ۙعَنۡ ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ اِلَّا الۡحَيٰوةَ الدُّنۡيَاؕ
So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life
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ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
ذٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡعِلۡمِؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ ضَلَّ عَنۡ سَبِيۡلِهٖ وَهُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اهۡتَدٰي
That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided
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وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى
وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِي الۡاَرۡضِۙ لِيَجۡزِيَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَسَآءُوۡا بِمَا عَمِلُوۡا وَيَجۡزِيَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَحۡسَنُوۡا بِالۡحُسۡنٰيۚ
And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward]
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ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ
اَلَّذِيۡنَ يَجۡتَنِبُوۡنَ كَبٰٓئِرَ الۡاِثۡمِ وَالۡفَوَاحِشَ اِلَّا اللَّمَمَؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الۡمَغۡفِرَةِؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ اِذۡ اَنۡشَاَكُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَرۡضِ وَاِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ اَجِنَّةٌ فِيۡ بُطُوۡنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمۡۚ فَلَا تُزَكُّوۡ٘ا اَنۡفُسَكُمۡؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقٰيࣖ
Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him
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أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ
اَفَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِيۡ تَوَلّٰيۙ
Have you seen the one who turned away
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وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
وَاَعۡطٰي قَلِيۡلًا وَّاَكۡدٰي
And gave a little and [then] refrained
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أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
اَعِنۡدَهٗ عِلۡمُ الۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرٰي
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees
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أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
اَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّاۡ بِمَا فِيۡ صُحُفِ مُوۡسٰيۙ
Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses
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وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ
وَاِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ الَّذِيۡ وَفّٰ٘يۙ
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations]
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أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
اَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰيۙ
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
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وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
وَاَنۡ لَّيۡسَ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ اِلَّا مَا سَعٰيۙ
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
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وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
وَاَنَّ سَعۡيَهٗ سَوۡفَ يُرٰي
And that his effort is going to be seen
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ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ
ثُمَّ يُجۡزٰىهُ الۡجَزَآءَ الۡاَوۡفٰيۙ
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
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وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
وَاَنَّ اِلٰي رَبِّكَ الۡمُنۡتَهٰيۙ
And that to your Lord is the finality
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَضۡحَكَ وَاَبۡكٰيۙ
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَمَاتَ وَاَحۡيَاۙ
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
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وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
وَاَنَّهٗ خَلَقَ الزَّوۡجَيۡنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰيۙ
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍ اِذَا تُمۡنٰيࣕ
From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
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وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
وَاَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ النَّشۡاَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰيۙ
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَغۡنٰي وَاَقۡنٰيۙ
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعۡرٰيۙ
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
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وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
وَاَنَّهٗ٘ اَهۡلَكَ عَادَا اِۨلۡاُوۡلٰيۙ
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
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وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
وَثَمُوۡدَا۠ فَمَا٘ اَبۡقٰيۙ
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them]
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وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
وَقَوۡمَ نُوۡحٍ مِّنۡ قَبۡلُؕ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا هُمۡ اَظۡلَمَ وَاَطۡغٰيؕ
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing
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وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
وَالۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ اَهۡوٰيۙ
And the overturned towns He hurled down
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فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
فَغَشّٰىهَا مَا غَشّٰيۚ
And covered them by that which He covered
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارٰي
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt
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هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
هٰذَا نَذِيۡرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الۡاُوۡلٰي
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners
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أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ
اَزِفَتِ الۡاٰزِفَةُۚ
The Approaching Day has approached
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لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ كَاشِفَةٌؕ
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover
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أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
اَفَمِنۡ هٰذَا الۡحَدِيۡثِ تَعۡجَبُوۡنَۙ
Then at this statement do you wonder
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وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
وَتَضۡحَكُوۡنَ وَلَا تَبۡكُوۡنَۙ
And you laugh and do not weep
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وَأَنتُمْ سَـٰمِدُونَ
وَاَنۡتُمۡ سٰمِدُوۡنَ
While you are proudly sporting
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فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩
فَاسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ وَاعۡبُدُوۡاࣛࣖ
Verse of prostration (sajdah)
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him]
Quran text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script, Medina Mushaf). Translation: Saheeh International. IndoPak script: King Fahd Quran Printing Complex (Nastaleeq edition). Word-by-word meanings: Quran.com. Recitations: EveryAyah.com.