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Qaf waalqurani almajeedi

Qāf[1]. By the Glorious Qur’an!

Bal AAajiboo an jaahum munthirun minhum faqala alkafiroona hatha shayon AAajeebun

But they wonder that a warner has come to them from among themselves, so the disbelievers say, “This is something strange!

Aitha mitna wakunna turaban thalika rajAAun baAAeedun

What! Is it when we die and become dust [will we return to life]? That is a far-fetched return.”

Qad AAalimna ma tanqusu alardu minhum waAAindana kitabun hafeethun

We certainly know what the earth consumes of them [after their death], and with Us is a Preserved Record[2].

Bal kaththaboo bialhaqqi lamma jaahum fahum fee amrin mareejin

Rather they rejected the truth when it came to them, so they are in a state of confusion[3].

Afalam yanthuroo ila alssamai fawqahum kayfa banaynaha wazayyannaha wama laha min furoojin

Have they not then looked at the sky above them – how We built it and adorned it [with stars], and it has no rifts?

Waalarda madadnaha waalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin baheejin

And We have spread out the earth and set therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein plants of every pleasant kind,

Tabsiratan wathikra likulli AAabdin muneebin

as a source of insight and a reminder to every slave who turns [to Allah].

Wanazzalna mina alssamai maan mubarakan faanbatna bihi jannatin wahabba alhaseedi

And We send down from the sky blessed rain, with which We cause to grow gardens and grain for harvest,

Waalnnakhla basiqatin laha talAAun nadeedun

and towering palm trees having clustered fruit,

Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyayna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika alkhurooju

as a provision for people, and We revive thereby a dead land; likewise will be the resurrection.

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waashabu alrrassi wathamoodu

The people of Noah rejected [the truth] before them[4], as well as the companions of the Well[5] and Thamūd,

WaAAadun wafirAAawnu waikhwanu lootin

and so did ‘Ād, Pharaoh, the people of Lot,

Waashabu alaykati waqawmu tubbaAAin kullun kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa waAAeedi

and the dwellers of the Forest[6], and the people of Tubba‘[7]. All of them rejected the messengers, so My warning was fulfilled.

AfaAAayeena bialkhalqi alawwali bal hum fee labsin min khalqin jadeedin

Were We wearied by their first creation? No indeed, yet they are in confusion concerning the second creation.

Walaqad khalaqna alinsana wanaAAlamu ma tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli alwareedi

We have created man and know what his soul whispers within him, for We are closer to him than his jugular vein[8].

Ith yatalaqqa almutalaqqiyani AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali qaAAeedun

When the two angel scribes, constantly accompanying him[9], one on the right, and the other on the left[10].

Ma yalfithu min qawlin illa ladayhi raqeebun AAateedun

Not a single word he utters but there is with him a vigilant watcher, ready [to record it].

Wajaat sakratu almawti bialhaqqi thalika ma kunta minhu taheedu

The throes of death will come with the truth[11]. This is what you were trying to avoid.

Wanufikha fee alssoori thalika yawmu alwaAAeedi

And the Trumpet will be blown[12]; that is the Day of [the given] warning.

Wajaat kullu nafsin maAAaha saiqun washaheedun

Everyone will come, accompanied by an angel to drive him and another to testify[13].

Laqad kunta fee ghaflatin min hatha fakashafna AAanka ghitaaka fabasaruka alyawma hadeedun

“You were heedless of this; now We have removed your veil[14], so your vision is sharp Today.”

Waqala qareenuhu hatha ma ladayya AAateedun

His angel-companion will say, “Here is the record ready with me.”

Alqiya fee jahannama kulla kaffarin AAaneedin

[It will be said to the two angels], “Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,

MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin mureebin

every withholder of good, transgressor, and doubter,

Allathee jaAAala maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara faalqiyahu fee alAAathabi alshshadeedi

who set up with Allah another god. Throw him into the severe punishment.”

Qala qareenuhu rabbana ma atghaytuhu walakin kana fee dalalin baAAeedin

His [devil] companion will say, “Our Lord, I did not mislead him, but he himself was far astray.”

Qala la takhtasimoo ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bialwaAAeedi

Allah will say, “Do not argue in My presence, for I had already given you the warning.

Ma yubaddalu alqawlu ladayya wama ana bithallamin lilAAabeedi

My Word cannot be changed, nor am I unjust to My slaves.”

Yawma naqoolu lijahannama hali imtalati wataqoolu hal min mazeedin

[Beware of] the Day when We will say to Hell, “Have you reached your fill?” It will say, “Are there any more?”

Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena ghayra baAAeedin

Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off.

Hatha ma tooAAadoona likulli awwabin hafeethin

[It will be said], “This is what you were promised; this is for everyone who constantly turned [to Allah] and was dutiful,

Man khashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi wajaa biqalbin muneebin

who feared the Most Compassionate unseen[15], and came with a devoted heart.

Odkhulooha bisalamin thalika yawmu alkhuloodi

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of eternity.”

Lahum ma yashaoona feeha waladayna mazeedun

They will have therein all what they wish for, and We have yet more[16].

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee albiladi hal min maheesin

How many nations We destroyed before these [Makkans] who were stronger than them in might! They sought refuge in the land. Did they find any escape?

Inna fee thalika lathikra liman kana lahu qalbun aw alqa alssamAAa wahuwa shaheedun

Indeed, in that is a reminder for anyone who has a [mindful] heart or lends an attentive ear.

Walaqad khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma fee sittati ayyamin wama massana min lughoobin

Indeed, We created the heavens and earth and all that is between them in six days, and no weariness touched Us[17].

Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla alghuroobi

So bear patiently [O Prophet] what they say, and glorify the praise of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset[18].

Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waadbara alssujoodi

And glorify Him in the night[19] and after the prayers.

WaistamiAA yawma yunadi almunadi min makanin qareebin

And listen! On the Day when the Caller will call out from a nearby place[20],

Yawma yasmaAAoona alssayhata bialhaqqi thalika yawmu alkhurooji

the Day when they will hear the Blast [of the second Trumpet] in truth[21]. That is the Day of Resurrection.

Inna nahnu nuhyee wanumeetu wailayna almaseeru

Indeed, it is We Who give life and cause death, and to Us is the final return.

Yawma tashaqqaqu alardu AAanhum siraAAan thalika hashrun AAalayna yaseerun

On the Day when the earth will be rent asunder for them as they hasten forth [from their graves]; that is an easy gathering for Us.

Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloona wama anta AAalayhim bijabbarin fathakkir bialqurani man yakhafu waAAeedi

We know best what they say, and you are not there to compel them to believe. But remind with the Qur’an those who fear My warning.