البقرة - القرآن

بسملة

بِسْمِ In (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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الٓمٓ Alif Laam Meem ١ (1)

Alif, Lām, Meem.

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ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ (is) the book لَا no رَيْبَ ۛ doubt فِيهِ ۛ in it هُدًۭى a Guidance لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for the God-conscious ٢ (2)

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allāh -

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْغَيْبِ in the unseen وَيُقِيمُونَ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَمِمَّا and out of what رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ We have provided them يُنفِقُونَ they spend ٣ (3)

Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِمَآ in what أُنزِلَ (is) sent down إِلَيْكَ to you وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was sent down مِن from قَبْلِكَ before you وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and in the Hereafter هُمْ they يُوقِنُونَ firmly believe ٤ (4)

And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those عَلَىٰ (are) on هُدًۭى Guidance مِّن from رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ their Lord وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those هُمُ they ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (are) the successful ones ٥ (5)

Those are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] سَوَآءٌ (it) is same عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ whether you warn them أَمْ or لَمْ not تُنذِرْهُمْ you warn them لَا not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe ٦ (6)

Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

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خَتَمَ Has set a seal ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَىٰ on قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts وَعَلَىٰ and on سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ their hearing وَعَلَىٰٓ and on أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ their vision غِشَـٰوَةٌۭ ۖ (is) a veil وَلَهُمْ And for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ٧ (7)

Allāh has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.

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وَمِنَ And of ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن (are some) who يَقُولُ say ءَامَنَّا We believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ and in the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ [the] Last وَمَا but not هُم they بِمُؤْمِنِينَ (are) believers (at all) ٨ (8)

And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allāh and the Last Day," but they are not believers.

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يُخَـٰدِعُونَ They seek to deceive ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] وَمَا and not يَخْدَعُونَ they deceive إِلَّآ except أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves وَمَا and not يَشْعُرُونَ they realize (it) ٩ (9)

They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.

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فِى In قُلُوبِهِم their hearts مَّرَضٌۭ (is) a disease فَزَادَهُمُ so has increased them ٱللَّهُ Allah مَرَضًۭا ۖ (in) disease وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۢ painful بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْذِبُونَ [they] lie ١٠ (10)

In their hearts is disease, so Allāh has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie.

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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them لَا (Do) not تُفْسِدُوا۟ spread corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّمَا Only نَحْنُ we مُصْلِحُونَ (are) reformers ١١ (11)

And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."

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أَلَآ Beware إِنَّهُمْ indeed they هُمُ themselves ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ (are) the ones who spread corruption وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا not يَشْعُرُونَ they realize (it) ١٢ (12)

Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.

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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them ءَامِنُوا۟ Believe كَمَآ as ءَامَنَ believed ٱلنَّاسُ the people قَالُوٓا۟ they say أَنُؤْمِنُ Should we believe كَمَآ as ءَامَنَ believed ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ the fools أَلَآ Beware إِنَّهُمْ certainly they هُمُ themselves ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ (are) the fools وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا not يَعْلَمُونَ they know ١٣ (13)

And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.

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وَإِذَا And when لَقُوا۟ they meet ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] قَالُوٓا۟ they say ءَامَنَّا We believe[d] وَإِذَا But when خَلَوْا۟ they are alone إِلَىٰ with شَيَـٰطِينِهِمْ their evil ones قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّا Indeed, we مَعَكُمْ (are) with you إِنَّمَا only نَحْنُ we مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ (are) mockers ١٤ (14)

And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers."

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ٱللَّهُ Allah يَسْتَهْزِئُ mocks بِهِمْ at them وَيَمُدُّهُمْ and prolongs them فِى in طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgression يَعْمَهُونَ they wander blindly ١٥ (15)

[But] Allāh mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ bought ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ [the] astraying بِٱلْهُدَىٰ for [the] guidance فَمَا So not رَبِحَت profited تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ their commerce وَمَا and not كَانُوا۟ were they مُهْتَدِينَ guided-ones ١٦ (16)

Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.

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مَثَلُهُمْ Their example كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلَّذِى (of) the one who ٱسْتَوْقَدَ kindled نَارًۭا a fire فَلَمَّآ then, when أَضَآءَتْ it illuminated مَا what حَوْلَهُۥ (was) around him ذَهَبَ took away ٱللَّهُ Allah بِنُورِهِمْ their light وَتَرَكَهُمْ and left them فِى in ظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ darkness[es] لَّا (so) not يُبْصِرُونَ (do) they see ١٧ (17)

Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allāh took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.

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صُمٌّۢ Deaf بُكْمٌ dumb عُمْىٌۭ blind فَهُمْ so they لَا not يَرْجِعُونَ [they] will not return ١٨ (18)

Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].

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أَوْ Or كَصَيِّبٍۢ like a rainstorm مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فِيهِ in it (are) ظُلُمَـٰتٌۭ darkness[es] وَرَعْدٌۭ and thunder وَبَرْقٌۭ and lightning يَجْعَلُونَ They put أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ their fingers فِىٓ in ءَاذَانِهِم their ears مِّنَ from ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ the thunderclaps حَذَرَ (in) fear (of) ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ [the] death وَٱللَّهُ And Allah مُحِيطٌۢ (is) [the One Who] encompasses بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ١٩ (19)

Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allāh is encompassing of the disbelievers.

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يَكَادُ Almost ٱلْبَرْقُ the lightning يَخْطَفُ snatches away أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ their sight كُلَّمَآ Whenever أَضَآءَ it flashes لَهُم for them مَّشَوْا۟ they walk فِيهِ in it وَإِذَآ and when أَظْلَمَ it darkens عَلَيْهِمْ on them قَامُوا۟ ۚ they stand (still) وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ had willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَذَهَبَ He would certainly have taken away بِسَمْعِهِمْ their hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ and their sight إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٠ (20)

The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind ٱعْبُدُوا۟ worship رَبَّكُمُ your Lord ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَكُمْ created you وَٱلَّذِينَ and those مِن from قَبْلِكُمْ before you لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَّقُونَ become righteous ٢١ (21)

O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -

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ٱلَّذِى The One Who جَعَلَ made لَكُمُ for you ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth فِرَٰشًۭا a resting place وَٱلسَّمَآءَ and the sky بِنَآءًۭ a canopy وَأَنزَلَ and sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَخْرَجَ then brought forth بِهِۦ therewith مِنَ [of] ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ the fruits رِزْقًۭا (as) provision لَّكُمْ ۖ for you فَلَا So (do) not تَجْعَلُوا۟ set up لِلَّهِ to Allah أَندَادًۭا rivals وَأَنتُمْ while you تَعْلَمُونَ [you] know ٢٢ (22)

[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allāh equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].

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وَإِن And if كُنتُمْ you are فِى in رَيْبٍۢ doubt مِّمَّا about what نَزَّلْنَا We have revealed عَلَىٰ to عَبْدِنَا Our slave فَأْتُوا۟ then produce بِسُورَةٍۢ a chapter مِّن [of] مِّثْلِهِۦ like it وَٱدْعُوا۟ and call شُهَدَآءَكُم your witnesses مِّن from دُونِ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٢٣ (23)

And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [i.e., the Qur’ān] upon Our Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], then produce a sūrah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses [i.e., supporters] other than Allāh, if you should be truthful.

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فَإِن But if لَّمْ not تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do وَلَن and never تَفْعَلُوا۟ will you do فَٱتَّقُوا۟ then fear ٱلنَّارَ the Fire ٱلَّتِى whose وَقُودُهَا [its] fuel ٱلنَّاسُ (is) [the] men وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ ۖ and [the] stones أُعِدَّتْ prepared لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers ٢٤ (24)

But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.

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وَبَشِّرِ And give good news ٱلَّذِينَ (to) those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ [the] righteous deeds أَنَّ that لَهُمْ for them جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (will be) Gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن [from] تَحْتِهَا under them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the rivers كُلَّمَا Every time رُزِقُوا۟ they are provided مِنْهَا therefrom مِن of ثَمَرَةٍۢ fruit رِّزْقًۭا ۙ (as) provision قَالُوا۟ they (will) say هَـٰذَا This (is) ٱلَّذِى the one which رُزِقْنَا we were provided مِن from قَبْلُ ۖ before وَأُتُوا۟ And they will be given بِهِۦ therefrom مُتَشَـٰبِهًۭا ۖ (things) in resemblance وَلَهُمْ And for them فِيهَآ therein أَزْوَٰجٌۭ spouses مُّطَهَّرَةٌۭ ۖ purified وَهُمْ and they فِيهَا therein خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٢٥ (25)

And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.

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۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (is) not يَسْتَحْىِۦٓ ashamed أَن to يَضْرِبَ set forth مَثَلًۭا an example مَّا (like) even بَعُوضَةًۭ (of) a mosquito فَمَا and (even) something فَوْقَهَا ۚ above it فَأَمَّا Then as for ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed فَيَعْلَمُونَ [thus] they will know أَنَّهُ that it ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth مِن from رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ their Lord وَأَمَّا And as for ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved فَيَقُولُونَ [thus] they will say مَاذَآ what أَرَادَ (did) intend ٱللَّهُ Allah بِهَـٰذَا by this مَثَلًۭا ۘ example يُضِلُّ He lets go astray بِهِۦ by it كَثِيرًۭا many وَيَهْدِى and He guides بِهِۦ by it كَثِيرًۭا ۚ many وَمَا And not يُضِلُّ He lets go astray بِهِۦٓ by it إِلَّا except ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient ٢٦ (26)

Indeed, Allāh is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What did Allāh intend by this as an example?" He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient,

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَنقُضُونَ break عَهْدَ (the) Covenant ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ its ratification وَيَقْطَعُونَ and [they] cut مَآ what أَمَرَ has ordered ٱللَّهُ Allah بِهِۦٓ it أَن to يُوصَلَ be joined وَيُفْسِدُونَ and [they] spread corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earth أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those هُمُ they ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers ٢٧ (27)

Who break the covenant of Allāh after contracting it and sever that which Allāh has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.

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كَيْفَ How تَكْفُرُونَ (can) you disbelieve بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَكُنتُمْ While you were أَمْوَٰتًۭا dead فَأَحْيَـٰكُمْ ۖ then He gave you life ثُمَّ then يُمِيتُكُمْ He will cause you to die ثُمَّ then يُحْيِيكُمْ He will give you life ثُمَّ then إِلَيْهِ to Him تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٢٨ (28)

How can you disbelieve in Allāh when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.

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هُوَ He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَ created لَكُم for you مَّا what فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth جَمِيعًۭا all ثُمَّ Moreover ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ He turned إِلَى to ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ and fashioned them سَبْعَ seven سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ ۚ heavens وَهُوَ And He بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knowing ٢٩ (29)

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said رَبُّكَ your Lord لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the angels إِنِّى Indeed, I (am) جَاعِلٌۭ going to place فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖ a vicegerent قَالُوٓا۟ they said أَتَجْعَلُ Will You place فِيهَا in it مَن (one) who يُفْسِدُ will spread corruption فِيهَا in it وَيَسْفِكُ and will shed ٱلدِّمَآءَ [the] blood[s] وَنَحْنُ while we نُسَبِّحُ [we] glorify (You) بِحَمْدِكَ with Your praises وَنُقَدِّسُ and we sanctify لَكَ ۖ [to] You قَالَ He said إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَعْلَمُ [I] know مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٣٠ (30)

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority."1 They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and declare Your perfection?"2 He [Allāh] said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."

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وَعَلَّمَ And He taught ءَادَمَ Adam ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ the names كُلَّهَا all of them ثُمَّ Then عَرَضَهُمْ He displayed them عَلَى to ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the angels فَقَالَ then He said أَنۢبِـُٔونِى Inform Me بِأَسْمَآءِ of (the) names هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (of) these إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٣١ (31)

And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."

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قَالُوا۟ They said سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You لَا No عِلْمَ knowledge لَنَآ (is) for us إِلَّا except مَا what عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ You have taught us إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ You ٱلْعَلِيمُ (are) the All-Knowing ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ٣٢ (32)

They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."2

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قَالَ He said يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam أَنۢبِئْهُم Inform them بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ of their names فَلَمَّآ And when أَنۢبَأَهُم he had informed them بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ of their names قَالَ He said أَلَمْ Did not أَقُل I say لَّكُمْ to you إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَعْلَمُ [I] know غَيْبَ (the) unseen ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَأَعْلَمُ and I know مَا what تُبْدُونَ you reveal وَمَا and what كُنتُمْ you [were] تَكْتُمُونَ conceal ٣٣ (33)

He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْنَا We said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the angels ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ [so] they prostrated إِلَّآ except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis أَبَىٰ He refused وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ and was arrogant وَكَانَ and became مِنَ of ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٣٤ (34)

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.

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وَقُلْنَا And We said يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam ٱسْكُنْ Dwell أَنتَ you وَزَوْجُكَ and your spouse ٱلْجَنَّةَ (in) Paradise وَكُلَا and [you both] eat مِنْهَا from it رَغَدًا freely حَيْثُ (from) wherever شِئْتُمَا you [both] wish وَلَا But do not تَقْرَبَا [you two] approach هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةَ [the] tree فَتَكُونَا lest you [both] be مِنَ of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٣٥ (35)

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

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فَأَزَلَّهُمَا Then made [both of] them slip ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan عَنْهَا from it فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا and he got [both of] them out مِمَّا from what كَانَا they [both] were فِيهِ ۖ in [it] وَقُلْنَا And We said ٱهْبِطُوا۟ Go down (all of you) بَعْضُكُمْ some of you لِبَعْضٍ to others عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ (as) enemy وَلَكُمْ and for you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ (is) a dwelling place وَمَتَـٰعٌ and a provision إِلَىٰ for حِينٍۢ a period ٣٦ (36)

But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."

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فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ Then received ءَادَمُ Adam مِن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord كَلِمَـٰتٍۢ words فَتَابَ So (his Lord) turned عَلَيْهِ ۚ towards him إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He هُوَ He ٱلتَّوَّابُ (is) the Oft-returning (to mercy) ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٣٧ (37)

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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قُلْنَا We said ٱهْبِطُوا۟ Go down مِنْهَا from it جَمِيعًۭا ۖ all (of you) فَإِمَّا and when يَأْتِيَنَّكُم comes to you مِّنِّى from Me هُدًۭى Guidance فَمَن then whoever تَبِعَ follows هُدَاىَ My Guidance فَلَا [then] no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ (will be) on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٣٨ (38)

We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those كَفَرُوا۟ who disbelieve[d] وَكَذَّبُوا۟ and deny بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Our Signs أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٣٩ (39)

And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally."

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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember نِعْمَتِىَ My Favor ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَنْعَمْتُ I bestowed عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَأَوْفُوا۟ and fulfill بِعَهْدِىٓ My Covenant أُوفِ I will fulfill بِعَهْدِكُمْ your covenant وَإِيَّـٰىَ and Me Alone فَٱرْهَبُونِ fear [Me] ٤٠ (40)

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.

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وَءَامِنُوا۟ And believe بِمَآ in what أَنزَلْتُ I have sent down مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا that which مَعَكُمْ (is) with you وَلَا and (do) not تَكُونُوٓا۟ be أَوَّلَ (the) first كَافِرٍۭ disbeliever بِهِۦ ۖ of it وَلَا And (do) not تَشْتَرُوا۟ exchange بِـَٔايَـٰتِى My Signs (for) ثَمَنًۭا a price قَلِيلًۭا small وَإِيَّـٰىَ and Me Alone فَٱتَّقُونِ fear [Me] ٤١ (41)

And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear [only] Me.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَلْبِسُوا۟ mix ٱلْحَقَّ the Truth بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ with [the] falsehood وَتَكْتُمُوا۟ and conceal ٱلْحَقَّ the Truth وَأَنتُمْ while you تَعْلَمُونَ [you] know ٤٢ (42)

And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].

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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ And establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتُوا۟ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ zakah وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ and bow down مَعَ with ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ those who bow down ٤٣ (43)

And establish prayer and give zakāh and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].

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۞ أَتَأْمُرُونَ Do you order ٱلنَّاسَ [the] people بِٱلْبِرِّ [the] righteousness وَتَنسَوْنَ and you forget أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves وَأَنتُمْ while you تَتْلُونَ [you] recite ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ the Book أَفَلَا Then, will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason ٤٤ (44)

Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

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وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ And seek help بِٱلصَّبْرِ through patience وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ and the prayer وَإِنَّهَا and indeed, it لَكَبِيرَةٌ (is) surely difficult إِلَّا except عَلَى on ٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَ the humble ones ٤٥ (45)

And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَظُنُّونَ believe أَنَّهُم that they مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ will meet رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَأَنَّهُمْ and that they إِلَيْهِ to Him رَٰجِعُونَ will return ٤٦ (46)

Who are certain that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.

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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember نِعْمَتِىَ My Favor ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَنْعَمْتُ I bestowed عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَأَنِّى and that I فَضَّلْتُكُمْ [I] preferred you عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٤٧ (47)

O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds [i.e., peoples].

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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear يَوْمًۭا a day لَّا (will) not تَجْزِى avail نَفْسٌ any soul عَن for نَّفْسٍۢ (another) soul شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَلَا and not يُقْبَلُ will be accepted مِنْهَا from it شَفَـٰعَةٌۭ any intercession وَلَا and not يُؤْخَذُ will be taken مِنْهَا from it عَدْلٌۭ a compensation وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنصَرُونَ will be helped ٤٨ (48)

And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they be aided.

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وَإِذْ And when نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم We saved you مِّنْ from ءَالِ (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun يَسُومُونَكُمْ (who were) afflicting you (with) سُوٓءَ horrible ٱلْعَذَابِ torment يُذَبِّحُونَ slaughtering أَبْنَآءَكُمْ your sons وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ and letting live نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ your women وَفِى And in ذَٰلِكُم that بَلَآءٌۭ (was) a trial مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord عَظِيمٌۭ great ٤٩ (49)

And [recall] when We saved you [i.e., your forefathers] from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

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وَإِذْ And when فَرَقْنَا We parted بِكُمُ for you ٱلْبَحْرَ the sea فَأَنجَيْنَـٰكُمْ then We saved you وَأَغْرَقْنَآ and We drowned ءَالَ (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun وَأَنتُمْ while you تَنظُرُونَ (were) looking ٥٠ (50)

And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.

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وَإِذْ And when وَٰعَدْنَا We appointed مُوسَىٰٓ (for) Musa أَرْبَعِينَ forty لَيْلَةًۭ nights ثُمَّ Then ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ you took ٱلْعِجْلَ the calf مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِۦ after him وَأَنتُمْ and you ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers ٥١ (51)

And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers.

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ثُمَّ Then عَفَوْنَا We forgave عَنكُم you مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ that لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَشْكُرُونَ (be) grateful ٥٢ (52)

Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.

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وَإِذْ And when ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ and the Criterion لَعَلَّكُمْ perhaps you تَهْتَدُونَ (would be) guided ٥٣ (53)

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦ to his people يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you ظَلَمْتُمْ [you] have wronged أَنفُسَكُم yourselves بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ by your taking ٱلْعِجْلَ the calf فَتُوبُوٓا۟ So turn in repentance إِلَىٰ to بَارِئِكُمْ your Creator فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ and kill أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves ذَٰلِكُمْ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ for you عِندَ with بَارِئِكُمْ your Creator فَتَابَ Then He turned عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ towards you إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He هُوَ He ٱلتَّوَّابُ (is) the-returning ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٥٤ (54)

And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْتُمْ you said يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa لَن Never نُّؤْمِنَ (will) we believe لَكَ in you حَتَّىٰ until نَرَى we see ٱللَّهَ Allah جَهْرَةًۭ manifestly فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ So seized you ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ the thunderbolt وَأَنتُمْ while you تَنظُرُونَ (were) looking ٥٥ (55)

And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allāh outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.

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ثُمَّ Then بَعَثْنَـٰكُم We revived you مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَوْتِكُمْ your death لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَشْكُرُونَ (be) grateful ٥٦ (56)

Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.

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وَظَلَّلْنَا And We shaded عَلَيْكُمُ [over] you ٱلْغَمَامَ (with) [the] clouds وَأَنزَلْنَا and We sent down عَلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْمَنَّ [the] manna وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ and [the] quails كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن from طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good things مَا that رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ We have provided you وَمَا And not ظَلَمُونَا they wronged Us وَلَـٰكِن but كَانُوٓا۟ they were أَنفُسَهُمْ (to) themselves يَظْلِمُونَ doing wrong ٥٧ (57)

And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not - but they were [only] wronging themselves.

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْنَا We said ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلْقَرْيَةَ town فَكُلُوا۟ then eat مِنْهَا from حَيْثُ wherever شِئْتُمْ you wish[ed] رَغَدًۭا abundantly وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ and enter ٱلْبَابَ the gate سُجَّدًۭا prostrating وَقُولُوا۟ And say حِطَّةٌۭ Repentance نَّغْفِرْ We will forgive لَكُمْ for you خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ ۚ your sins وَسَنَزِيدُ And We will increase ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers (in reward) ٥٨ (58)

And [recall] when We said, "Enter this city [i.e., Jerusalem] and eat from it wherever you will in [ease and] abundance, and enter the gate bowing humbly and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens [i.e., sins].' We will [then] forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]."

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فَبَدَّلَ But changed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged قَوْلًا (the) word غَيْرَ other (than) ٱلَّذِى (that) which قِيلَ was said لَهُمْ to them فَأَنزَلْنَا so We sent down عَلَى upon ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged رِجْزًۭا a punishment مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they were يَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobeying ٥٩ (59)

But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment [i.e., plague] from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.

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۞ وَإِذِ And when ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ asked (for) water مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦ for his people فَقُلْنَا [so] We said ٱضْرِب Strike بِّعَصَاكَ with your staff ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ the stone فَٱنفَجَرَتْ Then gushed forth مِنْهُ from it ٱثْنَتَا (of) عَشْرَةَ twelve عَيْنًۭا ۖ springs قَدْ Indeed عَلِمَ knew كُلُّ all أُنَاسٍۢ (the) people مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۖ their drinking place كُلُوا۟ Eat وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ and drink مِن from رِّزْقِ (the) provision (of) ٱللَّهِ Allah وَلَا and (do) not تَعْثَوْا۟ act wickedly فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مُفْسِدِينَ spreading corruption ٦٠ (60)

And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people [i.e., tribe] knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allāh, and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْتُمْ you said يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa لَن Never (will) نَّصْبِرَ we endure عَلَىٰ [on] طَعَامٍۢ food وَٰحِدٍۢ (of) one (kind) فَٱدْعُ so pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُخْرِجْ to bring forth لَنَا for us مِمَّا out of what تُنۢبِتُ grows ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth مِنۢ of بَقْلِهَا its herbs وَقِثَّآئِهَا [and] its cucumbers وَفُومِهَا [and] its garlic وَعَدَسِهَا [and] its lentils وَبَصَلِهَا ۖ and its onions قَالَ He said أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ Would you exchange ٱلَّذِى that which هُوَ [it] أَدْنَىٰ (is) inferior بِٱلَّذِى for that which هُوَ [it] خَيْرٌ ۚ (is) better ٱهْبِطُوا۟ Go down مِصْرًۭا (to) a city فَإِنَّ so indeed لَكُم for you مَّا (is) what سَأَلْتُمْ ۗ you have asked (for) وَضُرِبَتْ And were struck عَلَيْهِمُ on them ٱلذِّلَّةُ the humiliation وَٱلْمَسْكَنَةُ and the misery وَبَآءُو and they drew on themselves بِغَضَبٍۢ wrath مِّنَ of ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah ذَٰلِكَ That (was) بِأَنَّهُمْ because they كَانُوا۟ used to يَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Signs ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَيَقْتُلُونَ and kill ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ the Prophets بِغَيْرِ without (any) ٱلْحَقِّ ۗ [the] right ذَٰلِكَ That بِمَا (was) because عَصَوا۟ they disobeyed وَّكَانُوا۟ and they were يَعْتَدُونَ transgressing ٦١ (61)

And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allāh [upon them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were [habitually] transgressing.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who هَادُوا۟ became Jews وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ and the Christians وَٱلصَّـٰبِـِٔينَ and the Sabians مَنْ who ءَامَنَ believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ [the] Last وَعَمِلَ and did صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous deeds فَلَهُمْ so for them أَجْرُهُمْ their reward عِندَ (is) with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَلَا and no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٦٢ (62)

Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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وَإِذْ And when أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ your covenant وَرَفَعْنَا and We raised فَوْقَكُمُ over you ٱلطُّورَ the mount خُذُوا۟ Hold مَآ what ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم We have given you بِقُوَّةٍۢ with strength وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ and remember مَا what فِيهِ (is) in it لَعَلَّكُمْ perhaps you تَتَّقُونَ (would become) righteous ٦٣ (63)

And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."

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ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّيْتُم you turned away مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that فَلَوْلَا So if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy لَكُنتُم surely you would have been مِّنَ of ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losers ٦٤ (64)

Then you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.

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وَلَقَدْ And indeed عَلِمْتُمُ you knew ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱعْتَدَوْا۟ transgressed مِنكُمْ among you فِى in ٱلسَّبْتِ the (matter of) Sabbath فَقُلْنَا So We said لَهُمْ to them كُونُوا۟ Be قِرَدَةً apes خَـٰسِـِٔينَ despised ٦٥ (65)

And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

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فَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا So We made it نَكَـٰلًۭا a deterrent punishment لِّمَا for those بَيْنَ (in) front يَدَيْهَا (of) them وَمَا and those خَلْفَهَا after them وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ and an admonition لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah) ٦٦ (66)

And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ to his people إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَأْمُرُكُمْ commands you أَن that تَذْبَحُوا۟ you slaughter بَقَرَةًۭ ۖ a cow قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَتَتَّخِذُنَا Do you take us هُزُوًۭا ۖ (in) ridicule قَالَ He said أَعُوذُ I seek refuge بِٱللَّهِ in Allah أَنْ that أَكُونَ I be مِنَ among ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant ٦٧ (67)

And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allāh commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allāh from being among the ignorant."

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قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what هِىَ ۚ it (is) قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا [Indeed] it بَقَرَةٌۭ (is) a cow لَّا not فَارِضٌۭ old وَلَا and not بِكْرٌ young عَوَانٌۢ middle aged بَيْنَ between ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that فَٱفْعَلُوا۟ so do مَا what تُؤْمَرُونَ you are commanded ٦٨ (68)

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allāh] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."

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قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what لَوْنُهَا ۚ (is) its color قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا '[Indeed] it is بَقَرَةٌۭ a cow صَفْرَآءُ yellow فَاقِعٌۭ bright لَّوْنُهَا (in) its color تَسُرُّ pleasing ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ (to) those who see (it).' ٦٩ (69)

They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"

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قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what هِىَ it (is) إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْبَقَرَ [the] cows تَشَـٰبَهَ look alike عَلَيْنَا to us وَإِنَّآ And indeed we إِن if شَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah لَمُهْتَدُونَ (will) surely be those who are guided ٧٠ (70)

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allāh wills, will be guided."

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قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا [Indeed] it بَقَرَةٌۭ (is) a cow لَّا not ذَلُولٌۭ trained تُثِيرُ to plough ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth وَلَا and not تَسْقِى water ٱلْحَرْثَ the field مُسَلَّمَةٌۭ sound لَّا no شِيَةَ blemish فِيهَا ۚ in it قَالُوا۟ They said ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ Now جِئْتَ you have come بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ with the truth فَذَبَحُوهَا So they slaughtered it وَمَا and not كَادُوا۟ they were near يَفْعَلُونَ (to) doing (it) ٧١ (71)

He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.'" They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.

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وَإِذْ And when قَتَلْتُمْ you killed نَفْسًۭا a man فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ then you disputed فِيهَا ۖ concerning it وَٱللَّهُ but Allah مُخْرِجٌۭ (is) the One Who brought forth مَّا what كُنتُمْ you were تَكْتُمُونَ concealing ٧٢ (72)

And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allāh was to bring out that which you were concealing.

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فَقُلْنَا So We said ٱضْرِبُوهُ Strike him بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ with a part of it كَذَٰلِكَ Like this يُحْىِ revives ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the dead وَيُرِيكُمْ and shows you ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Signs لَعَلَّكُمْ perhaps you may تَعْقِلُونَ use your intellect ٧٣ (73)

So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it."1 Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.

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ثُمَّ Then قَسَتْ hardened قُلُوبُكُم your hearts مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ that فَهِىَ so they كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ (became) like [the] stones أَوْ or أَشَدُّ stronger قَسْوَةًۭ ۚ (in) hardness وَإِنَّ And indeed مِنَ from ٱلْحِجَارَةِ the stones لَمَا certainly (there are some) which يَتَفَجَّرُ gush forth مِنْهُ from it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ [the] rivers وَإِنَّ and indeed مِنْهَا from them لَمَا certainly (there are some) which يَشَّقَّقُ split فَيَخْرُجُ so comes out مِنْهُ from it ٱلْمَآءُ ۚ [the] water وَإِنَّ and indeed مِنْهَا from them لَمَا certainly (there are some) which يَهْبِطُ fall down مِنْ from خَشْيَةِ fear ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah بِغَـٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ٧٤ (74)

Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allāh. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

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۞ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ Do you hope أَن that يُؤْمِنُوا۟ they will believe لَكُمْ [for] you وَقَدْ while indeed كَانَ (there) has been فَرِيقٌۭ a party مِّنْهُمْ of them يَسْمَعُونَ (who used to) hear كَلَـٰمَ (the) words ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ثُمَّ then يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥ they distort it مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] عَقَلُوهُ they understood it وَهُمْ while they يَعْلَمُونَ know ٧٥ (75)

Do you covet [the hope, O believers], that they would believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of Allāh and then distort it [i.e., the Torah] after they had understood it while they were knowing?

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وَإِذَا And when لَقُوا۟ they meet ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] قَالُوٓا۟ they say ءَامَنَّا We have believed وَإِذَا But when خَلَا meet in private بَعْضُهُمْ some of them إِلَىٰ with بَعْضٍۢ some (others) قَالُوٓا۟ they say أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم Do you tell them بِمَا what فَتَحَ has ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْكُمْ to you لِيُحَآجُّوكُم so that they argue with you بِهِۦ therewith عِندَ before رَبِّكُمْ ۚ your Lord أَفَلَا Then do (you) not تَعْقِلُونَ understand ٧٦ (76)

And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed"; but when they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allāh has revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will you not reason?

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أَوَلَا Do not يَعْلَمُونَ they know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُ knows مَا what يُسِرُّونَ they conceal وَمَا and what يُعْلِنُونَ they declare ٧٧ (77)

But do they not know that Allāh knows what they conceal and what they declare?

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وَمِنْهُمْ And among them أُمِّيُّونَ (are) unlettered ones لَا (who) do not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the book إِلَّآ except أَمَانِىَّ wishful thinking وَإِنْ and not هُمْ they إِلَّا (do anything) except يَظُنُّونَ guess ٧٨ (78)

And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except [indulgement in] wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

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فَوَيْلٌۭ So woe لِّلَّذِينَ to those who يَكْتُبُونَ write ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the book بِأَيْدِيهِمْ with their (own) hands ثُمَّ then يَقُولُونَ they say هَـٰذَا This مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah لِيَشْتَرُوا۟ to barter بِهِۦ with it ثَمَنًۭا (for) a price قَلِيلًۭا ۖ little فَوَيْلٌۭ So woe لَّهُم to them مِّمَّا for what كَتَبَتْ have written أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands وَوَيْلٌۭ and woe لَّهُم to them مِّمَّا for what يَكْسِبُونَ they earn ٧٩ (79)

So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allāh," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say لَن Never تَمَسَّنَا will touch us ٱلنَّارُ the Fire إِلَّآ except أَيَّامًۭا (for) days مَّعْدُودَةًۭ ۚ numbered قُلْ Say أَتَّخَذْتُمْ Have you taken عِندَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah عَهْدًۭا a covenant فَلَن so never يُخْلِفَ will break ٱللَّهُ Allah عَهْدَهُۥٓ ۖ His Covenant أَمْ Or تَقُولُونَ (do) you say عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٨٠ (80)

And they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for [a few] numbered days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allāh? For Allāh will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"

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بَلَىٰ Yes مَن whoever كَسَبَ earned سَيِّئَةًۭ evil وَأَحَـٰطَتْ and surrounded him بِهِۦ with خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ his sins فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ [so] those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٨١ (81)

Yes, [on the contrary], whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَعَمِلُوا۟ and did ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) Paradise هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٨٢ (82)

But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

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وَإِذْ And when أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَ (the) covenant بَنِىٓ (from the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel لَا Not تَعْبُدُونَ you will worship إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ Allah وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ and with [the] parents إِحْسَانًۭا (be) good وَذِى and (with) ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and [the] orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ and the needy وَقُولُوا۟ and speak لِلنَّاسِ to [the] people حُسْنًۭا good وَأَقِيمُوا۟ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتُوا۟ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّيْتُمْ you turned away إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few مِّنكُمْ of you وَأَنتُم and you (were) مُّعْرِضُونَ refusing ٨٣ (83)

And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allāh; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakāh." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing.

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وَإِذْ And when أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ your covenant لَا Not تَسْفِكُونَ will you shed دِمَآءَكُمْ your blood وَلَا and not تُخْرِجُونَ (will) evict أَنفُسَكُم yourselves مِّن from دِيَـٰرِكُمْ your homes ثُمَّ then أَقْرَرْتُمْ you ratified وَأَنتُمْ while you تَشْهَدُونَ (were) witnessing ٨٤ (84)

And [recall] when We took your covenant, [saying], "Do not shed your [i.e., each other's] blood or evict one another from your homes." Then you acknowledged [this] while you were witnessing.

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ثُمَّ Then أَنتُمْ you هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (are) those تَقْتُلُونَ (who) kill أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves وَتُخْرِجُونَ and evict فَرِيقًۭا a party مِّنكُم of you مِّن from دِيَـٰرِهِمْ their homes تَظَـٰهَرُونَ you support one another عَلَيْهِم against them بِٱلْإِثْمِ in sin وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ and [the] transgression وَإِن And if يَأْتُوكُمْ they come to you أُسَـٰرَىٰ (as) captives تُفَـٰدُوهُمْ you ransom them وَهُوَ while it مُحَرَّمٌ (was) forbidden عَلَيْكُمْ to you إِخْرَاجُهُمْ ۚ their eviction أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ So do you believe بِبَعْضِ in part (of) ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَتَكْفُرُونَ and disbelieve بِبَعْضٍۢ ۚ in part فَمَا Then what جَزَآءُ (should be the) recompense مَن (for the one) who يَفْعَلُ does ذَٰلِكَ that مِنكُمْ among you إِلَّا except خِزْىٌۭ disgrace فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ (of) the world وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ of [the] Resurrection يُرَدُّونَ they will be sent back إِلَىٰٓ to أَشَدِّ (the) most severe ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ punishment وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah بِغَـٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ٨٥ (85)

Then, you are those [same ones who are] killing one another and evicting a party of your people from their homes, cooperating against them in sin and aggression. And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although their eviction was forbidden to you. So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part? Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you except disgrace in worldly life; and on the Day of Resurrection they will be sent back to the severest of punishment. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ bought ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ for the Hereafter فَلَا so not يُخَفَّفُ will be lightened عَنْهُمُ for them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنصَرُونَ will be helped ٨٦ (86)

Those are the ones who have bought the life of this world [in exchange] for the Hereafter, so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be aided.

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وَلَقَدْ And indeed ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَقَفَّيْنَا and We followed up مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِۦ after him بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖ with [the] Messengers وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave عِيسَى Isa ٱبْنَ (the) son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ [the] clear signs وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ and We supported him بِرُوحِ (with) ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ the Holy Spirit أَفَكُلَّمَا Is it (not) so (that) whenever جَآءَكُمْ came to you رَسُولٌۢ a Messenger بِمَا with what لَا (does) not تَهْوَىٰٓ desire أَنفُسُكُمُ yourselves ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ you acted arrogantly فَفَرِيقًۭا So a party كَذَّبْتُمْ you denied وَفَرِيقًۭا and a party تَقْتُلُونَ you kill(ed) ٨٧ (87)

And We did certainly give Moses the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., the angel Gabriel]. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they said قُلُوبُنَا Our hearts غُلْفٌۢ ۚ (are) wrapped بَل Nay لَّعَنَهُمُ has cursed them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِكُفْرِهِمْ for their disbelief فَقَلِيلًۭا so little مَّا (is) what يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe ٨٨ (88)

And they said, "Our hearts are wrapped."1 But, [in fact], Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe.

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وَلَمَّا And when جَآءَهُمْ came to them كِتَـٰبٌۭ a Book مِّنْ of عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مُصَدِّقٌۭ confirming لِّمَا what (was) مَعَهُمْ with them وَكَانُوا۟ though they used to مِن from قَبْلُ before يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ (that), pray for victory عَلَى over ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved فَلَمَّا then when جَآءَهُم came to them مَّا what عَرَفُوا۟ they recognized كَفَرُوا۟ they disbelieved بِهِۦ ۚ in it فَلَعْنَةُ So (the) curse ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَى (is) on ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٨٩ (89)

And when there came to them a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] from Allāh confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allāh will be upon the disbelievers.

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بِئْسَمَا Evil (is) that ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ (for) which they have sold بِهِۦٓ with أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves أَن that يَكْفُرُوا۟ they disbelieve بِمَآ in what أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah بَغْيًا grudging أَن that يُنَزِّلَ sends down ٱللَّهُ Allah مِن of فَضْلِهِۦ His Grace عَلَىٰ on مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills مِنْ from عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ His servants فَبَآءُو So they have drawn (on themselves) بِغَضَبٍ wrath عَلَىٰ upon غَضَبٍۢ ۚ wrath وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ And for the disbelievers عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment مُّهِينٌۭ humiliating ٩٠ (90)

How wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allāh has revealed through [their] outrage that Allāh would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.

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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them ءَامِنُوا۟ Believe بِمَآ in what أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah قَالُوا۟ they say نُؤْمِنُ We believe بِمَآ in what أُنزِلَ was revealed عَلَيْنَا to us وَيَكْفُرُونَ And they disbelieve بِمَا in what وَرَآءَهُۥ (is) besides it وَهُوَ while it ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا what مَعَهُمْ ۗ (is) with them قُلْ Say فَلِمَ Then why تَقْتُلُونَ (did) you kill أَنۢبِيَآءَ (the) Prophets ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِن from قَبْلُ before إِن if كُنتُم you were مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٩١ (91)

And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allāh has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allāh before, if you are [indeed] believers?"

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۞ وَلَقَدْ And indeed جَآءَكُم came to you مُّوسَىٰ Musa بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ with [the] clear signs ثُمَّ then ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ you took ٱلْعِجْلَ the calf مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِۦ after him وَأَنتُمْ and you ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers ٩٢ (92)

And Moses had certainly brought you clear proofs. Then you took the calf [in worship] after that, while you were wrongdoers.

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وَإِذْ And when أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ your covenant وَرَفَعْنَا and We raised فَوْقَكُمُ over you ٱلطُّورَ the mount خُذُوا۟ Hold مَآ what ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم We gave you بِقُوَّةٍۢ with firmness وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ and listen قَالُوا۟ They said سَمِعْنَا We heard وَعَصَيْنَا and we disobeyed وَأُشْرِبُوا۟ And they were made to drink فِى in قُلُوبِهِمُ their hearts ٱلْعِجْلَ (love of) the calf بِكُفْرِهِمْ ۚ because of their disbelief قُلْ Say بِئْسَمَا Evil (is) that يَأْمُرُكُم orders you (to do) it بِهِۦٓ with إِيمَـٰنُكُمْ your faith إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٩٣ (93)

And [recall] when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and listen." They said [instead], "We hear and disobey." And their hearts absorbed [the worship of] the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."

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قُلْ Say إِن If كَانَتْ is لَكُمُ for you ٱلدَّارُ the home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter عِندَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah خَالِصَةًۭ exclusively مِّن from دُونِ excluding ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ then wish ٱلْمَوْتَ (for) [the] death إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٩٤ (94)

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the home of the Hereafter with Allāh is for you alone and not the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful."

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وَلَن And never (will) يَتَمَنَّوْهُ they wish for it أَبَدًۢا ever بِمَا because قَدَّمَتْ (of what) sent ahead أَيْدِيهِمْ ۗ their hands وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knower بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ of the wrongdoers ٩٥ (95)

But never will they wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.

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وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ And surely you will find them أَحْرَصَ (the) most greedy ٱلنَّاسِ (of) [the] mankind عَلَىٰ for حَيَوٰةٍۢ life وَمِنَ and (greedier) than ٱلَّذِينَ those who أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۚ associate[d] partners (with Allah) يَوَدُّ Loves أَحَدُهُمْ (each) one of them لَوْ if يُعَمَّرُ he could be granted a life أَلْفَ (of) a thousand سَنَةٍۢ year(s) وَمَا But not هُوَ it بِمُزَحْزِحِهِۦ (will) remove him مِنَ from ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment أَن that يُعَمَّرَ ۗ he should be granted life وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بَصِيرٌۢ (is) All-Seer بِمَا of what يَعْمَلُونَ they do ٩٦ (96)

And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even] more than those who associate others with Allāh. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And Allāh is Seeing of what they do.

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قُلْ Say مَن Whoever كَانَ is عَدُوًّۭا an enemy لِّجِبْرِيلَ to Jibreel فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed he نَزَّلَهُۥ brought it down عَلَىٰ on قَلْبِكَ your heart بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا what بَيْنَ (was) يَدَيْهِ before it وَهُدًۭى and a guidance وَبُشْرَىٰ and glad tiding(s) لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers ٩٧ (97)

Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down upon your heart, [O Muḥammad], by permission of Allāh, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."

٢:٩٨

مَن Whoever كَانَ is عَدُوًّۭا an enemy لِّلَّهِ (to) Allah وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ and His Angels وَرُسُلِهِۦ and His Messengers وَجِبْرِيلَ and Jibreel وَمِيكَىٰلَ and Meekael فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَدُوٌّۭ (is) an enemy لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ to the disbelievers ٩٨ (98)

Whoever is an enemy to Allāh and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allāh is an enemy to the disbelievers.

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وَلَقَدْ And indeed أَنزَلْنَآ We revealed إِلَيْكَ to you ءَايَـٰتٍۭ Verses بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ ۖ clear وَمَا and not يَكْفُرُ disbelieves بِهَآ in them إِلَّا except ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ the defiantly disobedient ٩٩ (99)

And We have certainly revealed to you verses [which are] clear proofs, and no one would deny them except the defiantly disobedient.

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أَوَكُلَّمَا And is (it not that) whenever عَـٰهَدُوا۟ they took عَهْدًۭا a covenant نَّبَذَهُۥ threw it away فَرِيقٌۭ a party مِّنْهُم ۚ of them بَلْ Nay أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ١٠٠ (100)

Is it not [true] that every time they took a covenant a party of them threw it away? But, [in fact], most of them do not believe.

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وَلَمَّا And when جَآءَهُمْ came to them رَسُولٌۭ a Messenger مِّنْ (of) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مُصَدِّقٌۭ confirming لِّمَا what مَعَهُمْ (was) with them نَبَذَ threw away فَرِيقٌۭ a party مِّنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book كِتَـٰبَ (the) Book ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَرَآءَ behind ظُهُورِهِمْ their backs كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ١٠١ (101)

And when a messenger from Allāh came to them confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allāh [i.e., the Torah] behind their backs as if they did not know [what it contained].

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وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ And they followed مَا what تَتْلُوا۟ recite(d) ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ the devils عَلَىٰ over مُلْكِ (the) kingdom سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۖ (of) Sulaiman وَمَا And not كَفَرَ disbelieved سُلَيْمَـٰنُ Sulaiman وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ the devils كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved يُعَلِّمُونَ they teach ٱلنَّاسَ the people ٱلسِّحْرَ [the] magic وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was sent down عَلَى to ٱلْمَلَكَيْنِ the two angels بِبَابِلَ in Babylon هَـٰرُوتَ Harut وَمَـٰرُوتَ ۚ and Marut وَمَا And not يُعَلِّمَانِ they both teach مِنْ any أَحَدٍ one حَتَّىٰ unless يَقُولَآ they [both] say إِنَّمَا Only نَحْنُ we فِتْنَةٌۭ (are) a trial فَلَا so (do) not تَكْفُرْ ۖ disbelieve فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ But they learn مِنْهُمَا from those two مَا what يُفَرِّقُونَ [they] causes separation بِهِۦ with it بَيْنَ between ٱلْمَرْءِ the man وَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚ and his spouse وَمَا And not هُم they (could) بِضَآرِّينَ at all [be those who] harm بِهِۦ with it مِنْ any أَحَدٍ one إِلَّا except بِإِذْنِ by permission ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ And they learn مَا what يَضُرُّهُمْ harms them وَلَا and not يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ profits them وَلَقَدْ And indeed عَلِمُوا۟ they knew لَمَنِ that whoever ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ buys it مَا not لَهُۥ for him فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter مِنْ any خَلَـٰقٍۢ ۚ share وَلَبِئْسَ And surely evil مَا (is) what شَرَوْا۟ they sold بِهِۦٓ with it أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ themselves لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they were يَعْلَمُونَ (to) know ١٠٢ (102)

And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Hārūt and Mārūt. But they [i.e., the two angels] do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]."1 And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh. And they [i.e., people] learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But they [i.e., the Children of Israel] certainly knew that whoever purchased it [i.e., magic] would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.

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وَلَوْ And if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they ءَامَنُوا۟ (had) believed وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ and feared (Allah) لَمَثُوبَةٌۭ surely (the) reward مِّنْ (of) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah خَيْرٌۭ ۖ (would have been) better لَّوْ if كَانُوا۟ they were يَعْلَمُونَ (to) know ١٠٣ (103)

And if they had believed and feared Allāh, then the reward from Allāh would have been [far] better, if they only knew.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لَا (Do) not تَقُولُوا۟ say رَٰعِنَا Raina وَقُولُوا۟ and say ٱنظُرْنَا Unzurna وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗ and listen وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ And for the disbelievers عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١٠٤ (104)

O you who have believed, say not [to Allāh's Messenger], "Rāʿinā" but say, "Unẓurnā"1 and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.

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مَّا (Do) not يَوَدُّ like ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve مِنْ from أَهْلِ (the) People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book وَلَا and not ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ those who associate partners (with Allah) أَن that يُنَزَّلَ (there should) be sent down عَلَيْكُم to you مِّنْ any خَيْرٍۢ good مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ your Lord وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَخْتَصُّ chooses بِرَحْمَتِهِۦ for His Mercy مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah ذُو (is the) Possessor ٱلْفَضْلِ (of) [the] Bounty ٱلْعَظِيمِ [the] Great ١٠٥ (105)

Neither those who disbelieve from the People of the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and Christians] nor the polytheists wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. But Allāh selects for His mercy whom He wills, and Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.

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۞ مَا What نَنسَخْ We abrogate مِنْ (of) ءَايَةٍ a sign أَوْ or نُنسِهَا [We] cause it to be forgotten نَأْتِ We bring بِخَيْرٍۢ better مِّنْهَآ than it أَوْ or مِثْلِهَآ ۗ similar (to) it أَلَمْ Do not تَعْلَمْ you know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌ (is) All-Powerful ١٠٦ (106)

We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it. Do you not know that Allāh is over all things competent?

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أَلَمْ Do not تَعْلَمْ you know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah لَهُۥ for Him مُلْكُ (is the) Kingdom ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ and the earth وَمَا And not لَكُم (is) for you مِّن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مِن any وَلِىٍّۢ protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرٍ any helper ١٠٧ (107)

Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and [that] you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper?

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أَمْ Or تُرِيدُونَ (do) you wish أَن that تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ you ask رَسُولَكُمْ your Messenger كَمَا as سُئِلَ was asked مُوسَىٰ Musa مِن from قَبْلُ ۗ before وَمَن And whoever يَتَبَدَّلِ exchanges ٱلْكُفْرَ [the] disbelief بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ with [the] faith فَقَدْ so certainly ضَلَّ he went astray (from) سَوَآءَ (the) evenness ٱلسَّبِيلِ (of) the way ١٠٨ (108)

Or do you intend to ask your Messenger as Moses was asked before? And whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.

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وَدَّ Wish[ed] كَثِيرٌۭ many مِّنْ from أَهْلِ (the) People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book لَوْ if يَرُدُّونَكُم they could turn you back مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ your (having) faith كُفَّارًا (to) disbelievers حَسَدًۭا (out of) jealousy مِّنْ from عِندِ (of) أَنفُسِهِم themselves مِّنۢ (even) from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] تَبَيَّنَ became clear لَهُمُ to them ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ the truth فَٱعْفُوا۟ So forgive وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ and overlook حَتَّىٰ until يَأْتِىَ brings ٱللَّهُ Allah بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ His Command إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ (is) All-Powerful ١٠٩ (109)

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allāh delivers His command. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ And establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتُوا۟ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ [the] zakah وَمَا And whatever تُقَدِّمُوا۟ you send forth لِأَنفُسِكُم for yourselves مِّنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good (deeds) تَجِدُوهُ you will find it عِندَ with ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌۭ (is) All-Seer ١١٠ (110)

And establish prayer and give zakāh, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. Indeed Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they said لَن Never يَدْخُلَ will enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ the Paradise إِلَّا except مَن who كَانَ is هُودًا (a) Jew[s] أَوْ or نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ (a) Christian[s] تِلْكَ That أَمَانِيُّهُمْ ۗ (is) their wishful thinking قُلْ Say هَاتُوا۟ Bring بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ your proof إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ [those who are] truthful ١١١ (111)

And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking. Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."

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بَلَىٰ Yes مَنْ whoever أَسْلَمَ submits وَجْهَهُۥ his face لِلَّهِ to Allah وَهُوَ and he مُحْسِنٌۭ (is) a good-doer فَلَهُۥٓ so for him أَجْرُهُۥ (is) his reward عِندَ with رَبِّهِۦ his Lord وَلَا And no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ (will be) on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ (will) grieve ١١٢ (112)

Yes, [on the contrary], whoever submits his face [i.e., self] in Islām to Allāh while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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وَقَالَتِ And said ٱلْيَهُودُ the Jews لَيْسَتِ Not ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ the Christians عَلَىٰ (are) on شَىْءٍۢ anything وَقَالَتِ and said ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ the Christians لَيْسَتِ Not ٱلْيَهُودُ the Jews عَلَىٰ (are) on شَىْءٍۢ anything وَهُمْ although they يَتْلُونَ recite ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۗ the Book كَذَٰلِكَ Like that قَالَ said ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know مِثْلَ similar قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ their saying فَٱللَّهُ [So] Allah يَحْكُمُ will judge بَيْنَهُمْ between them يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) Resurrection فِيمَا in what كَانُوا۟ they were فِيهِ [in it] يَخْتَلِفُونَ differing ١١٣ (113)

The Jews say, "The Christians have nothing [true] to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on," although they [both] recite the Scripture. Thus do those who know not [i.e., the polytheists] speak the same as their words. But Allāh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

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وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّن than (one) who مَّنَعَ prevents مَسَـٰجِدَ (the) masajid ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَن to يُذْكَرَ be mentioned فِيهَا in them ٱسْمُهُۥ His name وَسَعَىٰ and strives فِى for خَرَابِهَآ ۚ their destruction أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those مَا Not كَانَ it is لَهُمْ for them أَن that يَدْخُلُوهَآ they enter them إِلَّا except خَآئِفِينَ ۚ (like) those in fear لَهُمْ For them فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world خِزْىٌۭ (is) disgrace وَلَهُمْ and for them فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ١١٤ (114)

And who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allāh from being mentioned [i.e., praised] in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment.

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وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah ٱلْمَشْرِقُ (is) the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ and the west فَأَيْنَمَا so wherever تُوَلُّوا۟ you turn فَثَمَّ [so] there وَجْهُ (is the) face ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ١١٥ (115)

And to Allāh belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they said ٱتَّخَذَ has taken ٱللَّهُ Allah وَلَدًۭا ۗ a son سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖ Glory be to Him بَل Nay لَّهُۥ for Him مَا (is) what فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth كُلٌّۭ All لَّهُۥ to Him قَـٰنِتُونَ (are) humbly obedient ١١٦ (116)

They say, "Allāh has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,

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بَدِيعُ (The) Originator ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth وَإِذَا And when قَضَىٰٓ He decrees أَمْرًۭا a matter فَإِنَّمَا [so] only يَقُولُ He says لَهُۥ to it كُن Be فَيَكُونُ and it becomes ١١٧ (117)

Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

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وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know لَوْلَا Why not يُكَلِّمُنَا speaks to us ٱللَّهُ Allah أَوْ or تَأْتِينَآ comes to us ءَايَةٌۭ ۗ a sign كَذَٰلِكَ Like that قَالَ said ٱلَّذِينَ those مِن from قَبْلِهِم before them مِّثْلَ similar قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ their saying تَشَـٰبَهَتْ Became alike قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ their hearts قَدْ Indeed بَيَّنَّا We have made clear ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the signs لِقَوْمٍۢ for people يُوقِنُونَ (who) firmly believe ١١٨ (118)

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allāh not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].

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إِنَّآ Indeed We أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ [We] have sent you بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth بَشِيرًۭا (as) a bearer of good news وَنَذِيرًۭا ۖ and (as) a warner وَلَا And not تُسْـَٔلُ you will be asked عَنْ about أَصْحَـٰبِ (the) companions ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the blazing Fire ١١٩ (119)

Indeed, We have sent you, [O Muḥammad], with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and you will not be asked about the companions of Hellfire.

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وَلَن And never تَرْضَىٰ will be pleased عَنكَ with you ٱلْيَهُودُ the Jews وَلَا and [not] ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ the Christians حَتَّىٰ until تَتَّبِعَ you follow مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ their religion قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed هُدَى (the) Guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah هُوَ it ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ (is) the Guidance وَلَئِنِ And if ٱتَّبَعْتَ you follow أَهْوَآءَهُم their desires بَعْدَ after ٱلَّذِى what جَآءَكَ has come to you مِنَ of ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ the knowledge مَا not لَكَ for you مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah مِن any وَلِىٍّۢ protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرٍ any helper ١٢٠ (120)

And never will the Jews and the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allāh no protector or helper.

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We have given them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يَتْلُونَهُۥ recite it حَقَّ (as it has the) right تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ (of) its recitation أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those (people) يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِهِۦ ۗ in it وَمَن And whoever يَكْفُرْ disbelieves بِهِۦ in it فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ they ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers ١٢١ (121)

Those to whom We have given the Book recite it with its true recital. They [are the ones who] believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it - it is they who are the losers.

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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember نِعْمَتِىَ My Favor ٱلَّتِىٓ which أَنْعَمْتُ I bestowed عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَأَنِّى and that I فَضَّلْتُكُمْ [I] preferred you عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ١٢٢ (122)

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.

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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear يَوْمًۭا a day لَّا not تَجْزِى will avail نَفْسٌ a soul عَن (of) نَّفْسٍۢ (another) soul شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَلَا and not يُقْبَلُ will be accepted مِنْهَا from it عَدْلٌۭ any compensation وَلَا and not تَنفَعُهَا will benefit it شَفَـٰعَةٌۭ any intercession وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنصَرُونَ will be helped ١٢٣ (123)

And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, and no compensation will be accepted from it, nor will any intercession benefit it, nor will they be aided.

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۞ وَإِذِ And when ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ tried إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ Ibrahim رَبُّهُۥ his Lord بِكَلِمَـٰتٍۢ with words فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ and he fulfilled them قَالَ He said إِنِّى Indeed I جَاعِلُكَ (am) the One to make you لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind إِمَامًۭا ۖ a leader قَالَ He said وَمِن And from ذُرِّيَّتِى ۖ my offspring قَالَ He said لَا (Does) not يَنَالُ reach عَهْدِى My Covenant ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (to) the wrongdoers ١٢٤ (124)

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with words [i.e., commands] and he fulfilled them. [Allāh] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allāh] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers."

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وَإِذْ And when جَعَلْنَا We made ٱلْبَيْتَ the House مَثَابَةًۭ a place of return لِّلنَّاسِ for mankind وَأَمْنًۭا and (a place of) security وَٱتَّخِذُوا۟ and (said), "Take مِن [from] مَّقَامِ (the) standing place إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ (of) Ibrahim مُصَلًّۭى ۖ (as) a place of prayer وَعَهِدْنَآ And We made a covenant إِلَىٰٓ with إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ and Ishmael أَن [that] طَهِّرَا [You both] purify بَيْتِىَ My House لِلطَّآئِفِينَ for those who circumambulate وَٱلْعَـٰكِفِينَ and those who seclude themselves for devotion and prayer وَٱلرُّكَّعِ and those who bow down ٱلسُّجُودِ and those who prostrate ١٢٥ (125)

And [mention] when We made the House [i.e., the Kaʿbah] a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform ṭawāf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim رَبِّ My Lord ٱجْعَلْ make هَـٰذَا this بَلَدًا a city ءَامِنًۭا secure وَٱرْزُقْ and provide أَهْلَهُۥ its people مِنَ with ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ fruits مَنْ (to) whoever ءَامَنَ believed مِنْهُم from them بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ the Last قَالَ He said وَمَن And whoever كَفَرَ disbelieved فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ [then] I will grant him enjoyment قَلِيلًۭا a little ثُمَّ then أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ I will force him إِلَىٰ to عَذَابِ (the) punishment ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire وَبِئْسَ and evil ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the destination ١٢٦ (126)

And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allāh and the Last Day." [Allāh] said, "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."

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وَإِذْ And when يَرْفَعُ (was) raising إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ the foundations مِنَ of ٱلْبَيْتِ the House وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلُ and Ishmael رَبَّنَا (saying), "Our Lord تَقَبَّلْ Accept مِنَّآ ۖ from us إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ [You] (are) ٱلسَّمِيعُ the All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing ١٢٧ (127)

And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.

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رَبَّنَا Our Lord وَٱجْعَلْنَا [and] Make us مُسْلِمَيْنِ both submissive لَكَ to You وَمِن And from ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ our offspring أُمَّةًۭ a community مُّسْلِمَةًۭ submissive لَّكَ to You وَأَرِنَا And show us مَنَاسِكَنَا our ways of worship وَتُبْ and turn عَلَيْنَآ ۖ to us إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ [You] (are) ٱلتَّوَّابُ the Oft-returning ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٢٨ (128)

Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites [of worship] and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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رَبَّنَا Our Lord وَٱبْعَثْ [And] raise up فِيهِمْ in them رَسُولًۭا a Messenger مِّنْهُمْ from them يَتْلُوا۟ (who) will recite عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَايَـٰتِكَ Your Verses وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ and will teach them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and the wisdom وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ ۚ and purify them إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ You (are) ٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ١٢٩ (129)

Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

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وَمَن And who يَرْغَبُ will turn away عَن from مِّلَّةِ (the) religion إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ (of) Ibrahim إِلَّا except مَن who سَفِهَ fooled نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ himself وَلَقَدِ And indeed ٱصْطَفَيْنَـٰهُ We chose him فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ the world وَإِنَّهُۥ and indeed he فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter لَمِنَ surely (will be) among ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ١٣٠ (130)

And who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous.

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إِذْ When قَالَ said لَهُۥ to him رَبُّهُۥٓ his Lord أَسْلِمْ ۖ Submit (yourself) قَالَ he said أَسْلَمْتُ I (have) submitted (myself) لِرَبِّ to (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ١٣١ (131)

When his Lord said to him, "Submit," he said, "I have submitted [in Islām]1 to the Lord of the worlds."

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وَوَصَّىٰ And enjoined بِهَآ [it] إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim بَنِيهِ (upon) his sons وَيَعْقُوبُ and Yaqub يَـٰبَنِىَّ O my sons إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰ has chosen لَكُمُ for you ٱلدِّينَ the religion فَلَا so not تَمُوتُنَّ (should) you die إِلَّا except وَأَنتُم while you مُّسْلِمُونَ (are) submissive ١٣٢ (132)

And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allāh has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."

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أَمْ Or كُنتُمْ were you شُهَدَآءَ witnesses إِذْ when حَضَرَ came to يَعْقُوبَ Yaqub ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death إِذْ when قَالَ he said لِبَنِيهِ to his sons مَا What تَعْبُدُونَ will you worship مِنۢ from بَعْدِى after me قَالُوا۟ They said نَعْبُدُ We will worship إِلَـٰهَكَ your God وَإِلَـٰهَ and (the) God ءَابَآئِكَ (of) your forefathers إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَـٰقَ and Isaac إِلَـٰهًۭا God وَٰحِدًۭا One وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him مُسْلِمُونَ (are) submissive ١٣٣ (133)

Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

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تِلْكَ This أُمَّةٌۭ (was) a community قَدْ (which) خَلَتْ ۖ has passed away لَهَا for it مَا what كَسَبَتْ it earned وَلَكُم and for you مَّا what كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ you have earned وَلَا And not تُسْـَٔلُونَ you will be asked عَمَّا about what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٣٤ (134)

That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

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وَقَالُوا۟ And they said كُونُوا۟ Be هُودًا Jews أَوْ or نَصَـٰرَىٰ Christians تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ (then) you will be guided قُلْ Say بَلْ Nay مِلَّةَ (the) religion إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ (of) Ibrahim حَنِيفًۭا ۖ (the) upright وَمَا and not كَانَ he was مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ those who associated partners (with Allah) ١٣٥ (135)

They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."1

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قُولُوٓا۟ Say ءَامَنَّا We have believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ (is) revealed إِلَيْنَا to us وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was revealed إِلَىٰٓ to إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَـٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ and the descendants وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given مُوسَىٰ (to) Musa وَعِيسَىٰ and Isa وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ (to) the Prophets مِن from رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord لَا Not نُفَرِّقُ we make distinction بَيْنَ between أَحَدٍۢ any مِّنْهُمْ of them وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him مُسْلِمُونَ (are) submissive ١٣٦ (136)

Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allāh and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants [al-Asbāṭ]1 and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

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فَإِنْ So if ءَامَنُوا۟ they believe[d] بِمِثْلِ in (the) like مَآ (of) what ءَامَنتُم you have believed بِهِۦ in [it] فَقَدِ then indeed ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ they are (rightly) guided وَّإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away فَإِنَّمَا then only هُمْ they فِى (are) in شِقَاقٍۢ ۖ dissension فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ So will suffice you against them ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah وَهُوَ and He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing ١٣٧ (137)

So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allāh will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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صِبْغَةَ (The) color (religion) ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَمَنْ And who أَحْسَنُ (is) better مِنَ than ٱللَّهِ Allah صِبْغَةًۭ ۖ at coloring وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him عَـٰبِدُونَ (are) worshippers ١٣٨ (138)

[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allāh. And who is better than Allāh in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."

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قُلْ Say أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا Do you argue with us فِى about ٱللَّهِ Allah وَهُوَ while He رَبُّنَا (is) our Lord وَرَبُّكُمْ and your Lord وَلَنَآ And for us أَعْمَـٰلُنَا (are) our deeds وَلَكُمْ and for you أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ (are) your deeds وَنَحْنُ and we لَهُۥ to Him مُخْلِصُونَ (are) sincere ١٣٩ (139)

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Do you argue with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."

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أَمْ Or تَقُولُونَ (do) you say إِنَّ that إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَـٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ and the descendants كَانُوا۟ were هُودًا Jews أَوْ or نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ Christians قُلْ Say ءَأَنتُمْ Are you أَعْلَمُ better knowing أَمِ or ٱللَّهُ ۗ (is) Allah وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّن than (the one) who كَتَمَ concealed شَهَـٰدَةً a testimony عِندَهُۥ (that) he has مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah بِغَـٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ١٤٠ (140)

Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allāh?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allāh? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

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تِلْكَ This أُمَّةٌۭ (was) a community قَدْ (which) خَلَتْ ۖ has passed away لَهَا for it مَا what كَسَبَتْ it earned وَلَكُم and for you مَّا what كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ you have earned وَلَا And not تُسْـَٔلُونَ you will be asked عَمَّا about what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٤١ (141)

That is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

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۞ سَيَقُولُ Will say ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ the foolish ones مِنَ from ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَا What وَلَّىٰهُمْ (has) turned them عَن from قِبْلَتِهِمُ their direction of prayer ٱلَّتِى which كَانُوا۟ they were used to عَلَيْهَا ۚ [on it] قُل Say لِّلَّهِ For Allah ٱلْمَشْرِقُ (is) the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ and the west يَهْدِى He guides مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطٍۢ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight ١٤٢ (142)

The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?"2 Say, "To Allāh belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ We made you أُمَّةًۭ a community وَسَطًۭا (of the) middle way لِّتَكُونُوا۟ so that you will be شُهَدَآءَ witnesses عَلَى over ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind وَيَكُونَ and will be ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger عَلَيْكُمْ on you شَهِيدًۭا ۗ a witness وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَا We made ٱلْقِبْلَةَ the direction of prayer ٱلَّتِى which كُنتَ you were used to عَلَيْهَآ [on it] إِلَّا except لِنَعْلَمَ that We make evident مَن (he) who يَتَّبِعُ follows ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger مِمَّن from (he) who يَنقَلِبُ turns back عَلَىٰ on عَقِبَيْهِ ۚ his heels وَإِن And indeed كَانَتْ it was لَكَبِيرَةً certainly a great (test) إِلَّا except عَلَى for ٱلَّذِينَ those whom هَدَى guided ٱللَّهُ ۗ (by) Allah وَمَا And not كَانَ will ٱللَّهُ Allah لِيُضِيعَ let go waste إِيمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚ your faith إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِٱلنَّاسِ (is) to [the] mankind لَرَءُوفٌۭ Full of Kindness رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١٤٣ (143)

And thus We have made you a median [i.e., just] community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allāh has guided. And never would Allāh have caused you to lose your faith [i.e., your previous prayers]. Indeed Allāh is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.

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قَدْ Indeed نَرَىٰ We see تَقَلُّبَ (the) turning وَجْهِكَ (of) your face فِى towards ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ the heaven فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ So We will surely turn you قِبْلَةًۭ (to the) direction of prayer تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ you will be pleased with فَوَلِّ So turn وَجْهَكَ your face شَطْرَ towards the direction ٱلْمَسْجِدِ (of) Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ Al-Haraam وَحَيْثُ and wherever مَا that كُنتُمْ you are فَوَلُّوا۟ [so] turn وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ (in) its direction وَإِنَّ And indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book لَيَعْلَمُونَ surely know أَنَّهُ that it ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth مِن from رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ their Lord وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah بِغَـٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what يَعْمَلُونَ they do ١٤٤ (144)

We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muḥammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face [i.e., yourself] toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces [i.e., yourselves] toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and the Christians] well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what they do.

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وَلَئِنْ And even if أَتَيْتَ you come ٱلَّذِينَ (to) those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book بِكُلِّ with all ءَايَةٍۢ (the) signs مَّا not تَبِعُوا۟ they would follow قِبْلَتَكَ ۚ your direction of prayer وَمَآ and not أَنتَ (will) you (be) بِتَابِعٍۢ a follower قِبْلَتَهُمْ ۚ (of) their direction of prayer وَمَا And not بَعْضُهُم some of them بِتَابِعٍۢ (are) followers قِبْلَةَ (of the) direction of prayer بَعْضٍۢ ۚ (of each) other وَلَئِنِ And if ٱتَّبَعْتَ you followed أَهْوَآءَهُم their desires مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَكَ came to you مِنَ of ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ the knowledge إِنَّكَ indeed, you إِذًۭا (would) then لَّمِنَ (be) surely among ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٤٥ (145)

And if you brought to those who were given the Scripture every sign, they would not follow your qiblah. Nor will you be a follower of their qiblah. Nor would they be followers of one another's qiblah. So if you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, indeed, you would then be among the wrongdoers.

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ٱلَّذِينَ (To) those whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave [them] ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ they recognize it كَمَا like يَعْرِفُونَ they recognize أَبْنَآءَهُمْ ۖ their sons وَإِنَّ And indeed فَرِيقًۭا a group مِّنْهُمْ of them لَيَكْتُمُونَ surely they conceal ٱلْحَقَّ the Truth وَهُمْ while they يَعْلَمُونَ know ١٤٦ (146)

Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].

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ٱلْحَقُّ The Truth مِن (is) from رَّبِّكَ ۖ your Lord فَلَا so (do) not تَكُونَنَّ be مِنَ among ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ the doubters ١٤٧ (147)

The truth is from your Lord, so never be among the doubters.

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وَلِكُلٍّۢ And for everyone وِجْهَةٌ (is) a direction هُوَ he مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ turns towards it فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ so race ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ (to) the good أَيْنَ Wherever مَا that تَكُونُوا۟ you will be يَأْتِ will bring بِكُمُ you ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah جَمِيعًا ۚ together إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ١٤٨ (148)

For each [religious following] is a [prayer] direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allāh will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

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وَمِنْ And from حَيْثُ wherever خَرَجْتَ you start forth فَوَلِّ [so] turn وَجْهَكَ your face شَطْرَ (in the) direction ٱلْمَسْجِدِ (of) Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ Al-Haraam وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it لَلْحَقُّ (is) surely the truth مِن from رَّبِّكَ ۗ your Lord وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah بِغَـٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ١٤٩ (149)

So from wherever you go out [for prayer, O Muḥammad], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

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وَمِنْ And from حَيْثُ wherever خَرَجْتَ you start forth فَوَلِّ [so] turn وَجْهَكَ your face شَطْرَ (in the) direction ٱلْمَسْجِدِ (of) Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ Al-Haraam وَحَيْثُ And wherever مَا that كُنتُمْ you (all) are فَوَلُّوا۟ [so] turn وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces شَطْرَهُۥ (in) its direction لِئَلَّا so that not يَكُونَ will be لِلنَّاسِ for the people عَلَيْكُمْ against you حُجَّةٌ any argument إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged مِنْهُمْ among them فَلَا so (do) not تَخْشَوْهُمْ fear them وَٱخْشَوْنِى but fear Me وَلِأُتِمَّ And that I complete نِعْمَتِى My favor عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَلَعَلَّكُمْ [and] so that you may تَهْتَدُونَ (be) guided ١٥٠ (150)

And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so fear them not but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided,

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كَمَآ As أَرْسَلْنَا We sent فِيكُمْ among you رَسُولًۭا a Messenger مِّنكُمْ from you يَتْلُوا۟ (who) recites عَلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our verses وَيُزَكِّيكُمْ and purifies you وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ and teaches you ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and the wisdom وَيُعَلِّمُكُم and teaches you مَّا what لَمْ not تَكُونُوا۟ you were تَعْلَمُونَ knowing ١٥١ (151)

Just as We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves reciting to you Our verses and purifying you and teaching you the Book and wisdom and teaching you that which you did not know.

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فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ So remember Me أَذْكُرْكُمْ I will remember you وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لِى to Me وَلَا and (do) not تَكْفُرُونِ (be) ungrateful to Me ١٥٢ (152)

So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ Seek help بِٱلصَّبْرِ through patience وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ and the prayer إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مَعَ (is) with ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ the patient ones ١٥٣ (153)

O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولُوا۟ say لِمَن for (the ones) who يُقْتَلُ are slain فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ (They are) dead بَلْ Nay أَحْيَآءٌۭ (they are) alive وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا you (do) not تَشْعُرُونَ perceive ١٥٤ (154)

And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.

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وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم And surely We will test you بِشَىْءٍۢ with something مِّنَ of ٱلْخَوْفِ [the] fear وَٱلْجُوعِ and [the] hunger وَنَقْصٍۢ and loss مِّنَ of ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ [the] wealth وَٱلْأَنفُسِ and [the] lives وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ and [the] fruits وَبَشِّرِ but give good news ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ (to) the patient ones ١٥٥ (155)

And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who إِذَآ when أَصَـٰبَتْهُم strikes them مُّصِيبَةٌۭ a misfortune قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّا Indeed, we لِلَّهِ belong to Allah وَإِنَّآ and indeed we إِلَيْهِ towards Him رَٰجِعُونَ will return ١٥٦ (156)

Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allāh, and indeed to Him we will return."

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those عَلَيْهِمْ on them صَلَوَٰتٌۭ (are) blessings مِّن from رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۖ and Mercy وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ (are) the guided ones ١٥٧ (157)

Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.

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۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱلصَّفَا the Safa وَٱلْمَرْوَةَ and the Marwah مِن (are) from شَعَآئِرِ (the) symbols ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah فَمَنْ So whoever حَجَّ performs Hajj ٱلْبَيْتَ (of) the House أَوِ or ٱعْتَمَرَ performs Umrah فَلَا so no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْهِ on him أَن that يَطَّوَّفَ he walks بِهِمَا ۚ between [both of] them وَمَن And whoever تَطَوَّعَ voluntarily does خَيْرًۭا good فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah شَاكِرٌ (is) All-Appreciative عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ١٥٨ (158)

Indeed, aṣ-Ṣafā and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allāh. So whoever makes ḥajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs ʿumrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allāh is Appreciative and Knowing.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَكْتُمُونَ conceal مَآ what أَنزَلْنَا We revealed مِنَ of ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ the clear proofs وَٱلْهُدَىٰ and the Guidance مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] بَيَّنَّـٰهُ We made clear لِلنَّاسِ to the people فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۙ the Book أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those يَلْعَنُهُمُ curses them ٱللَّهُ Allah وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ and curse them ٱللَّـٰعِنُونَ the ones who curse ١٥٩ (159)

Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allāh and cursed by those who curse,

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إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those تَابُوا۟ who repent[ed] وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ and reform[ed] وَبَيَّنُوا۟ and openly declar[ed] فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Then those أَتُوبُ I will accept repentance عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ from them وَأَنَا and I (am) ٱلتَّوَّابُ the Acceptor of Repentance ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٦٠ (160)

Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] وَمَاتُوا۟ and die[d] وَهُمْ while they كُفَّارٌ (were) disbelievers أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those عَلَيْهِمْ on them لَعْنَةُ (is the) curse ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels وَٱلنَّاسِ and the mankind أَجْمَعِينَ all together ١٦١ (161)

Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allāh and of the angels and the people, all together,

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خَـٰلِدِينَ (Will) abide forever فِيهَا ۖ in it لَا Not يُخَفَّفُ will be lightened عَنْهُمُ for them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنظَرُونَ will be reprieved ١٦٢ (162)

Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.

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وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ And your God إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ one (only) لَّآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٦٣ (163)

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in خَلْقِ (the) creation ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ and alternation ٱلَّيْلِ of the night وَٱلنَّهَارِ and the day وَٱلْفُلْكِ and the ships ٱلَّتِى which تَجْرِى sail فِى in ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea بِمَا with what يَنفَعُ benefits ٱلنَّاسَ [the] people وَمَآ and what أَنزَلَ (has) sent down ٱللَّهُ Allah مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مِن [of] مَّآءٍۢ water فَأَحْيَا giving life بِهِ thereby ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the earth بَعْدَ after مَوْتِهَا its death وَبَثَّ and dispersing فِيهَا therein مِن [of] كُلِّ every دَآبَّةٍۢ moving creature وَتَصْرِيفِ and directing ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ (of) the winds وَٱلسَّحَابِ and the clouds ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ [the] controlled بَيْنَ between ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَعْقِلُونَ who use their intellect ١٦٤ (164)

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allāh has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and earth are signs for a people who use reason.

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وَمِنَ And among ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind مَن who يَتَّخِذُ takes مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah أَندَادًۭا equals يُحِبُّونَهُمْ They love them كَحُبِّ as (they should) love ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] أَشَدُّ (are) stronger حُبًّۭا (in) love لِّلَّهِ ۗ for Allah وَلَوْ And if يَرَى would see ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ wronged إِذْ when يَرَوْنَ they will see ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment أَنَّ that ٱلْقُوَّةَ the power لِلَّهِ (belongs) to Allah جَمِيعًۭا all وَأَنَّ and [that] ٱللَّهَ Allah شَدِيدُ (is) severe ٱلْعَذَابِ (in) [the] punishment ١٦٥ (165)

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is severe in punishment.

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إِذْ When تَبَرَّأَ will disown ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتُّبِعُوا۟ were followed مِنَ [from] ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ followed وَرَأَوُا۟ and they will see ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment وَتَقَطَّعَتْ [and] will be cut off بِهِمُ for them ٱلْأَسْبَابُ the relations ١٦٦ (166)

[And they should consider that] when those who have been followed disassociate themselves from those who followed [them], and they [all] see the punishment, and cut off from them are the ties [of relationship],

٢:١٦٧

وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ followed لَوْ (Only) if أَنَّ [that] لَنَا for us كَرَّةًۭ a return فَنَتَبَرَّأَ then we will disown مِنْهُمْ [from] them كَمَا as تَبَرَّءُوا۟ they disown مِنَّا ۗ [from] us كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُرِيهِمُ will show them ٱللَّهُ Allah أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ their deeds حَسَرَٰتٍ (as) regrets عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ for them وَمَا And not هُم they بِخَـٰرِجِينَ will come out مِنَ from ٱلنَّارِ the Fire ١٦٧ (167)

Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allāh show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind كُلُوا۟ Eat مِمَّا of what فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth حَلَـٰلًۭا lawful طَيِّبًۭا (and) good وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow خُطُوَٰتِ (the) footsteps (of) ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ the Shaitaan إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَكُمْ (is) to you عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy مُّبِينٌ clear ١٦٨ (168)

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

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إِنَّمَا Only يَأْمُرُكُم he commands you بِٱلسُّوٓءِ to (do) the evil وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ and the shameful وَأَن and that تَقُولُوا۟ you say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ١٦٩ (169)

He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allāh what you do not know.

٢:١٧٠

وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمُ to them ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَآ what أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah قَالُوا۟ they said بَلْ Nay نَتَّبِعُ we follow مَآ what أَلْفَيْنَا we found عَلَيْهِ [on it] ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗ our forefathers (following) أَوَلَوْ Even though كَانَ [were] ءَابَآؤُهُمْ their forefathers لَا (did) not يَعْقِلُونَ understand شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَلَا and not يَهْتَدُونَ were they guided ١٧٠ (170)

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

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وَمَثَلُ And (the) example ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلَّذِى (of) the one who يَنْعِقُ shouts بِمَا at what لَا not يَسْمَعُ (does) hear إِلَّا except دُعَآءًۭ calls وَنِدَآءًۭ ۚ and cries صُمٌّۢ deaf بُكْمٌ dumb عُمْىٌۭ (and) blind فَهُمْ [so] they لَا (do) not يَعْقِلُونَ understand ١٧١ (171)

The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries [i.e., cattle or sheep] - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.

٢:١٧٢

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن from طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good مَا (of) what رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ We have provided you وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لِلَّهِ to Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you إِيَّاهُ alone تَعْبُدُونَ worship Him ١٧٢ (172)

O you who have believed, eat from the good [i.e., lawful] things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allāh if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

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إِنَّمَا Only حَرَّمَ He has forbidden عَلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْمَيْتَةَ the dead animals وَٱلدَّمَ and [the] blood وَلَحْمَ and flesh ٱلْخِنزِيرِ (of) swine وَمَآ and what أُهِلَّ has been dedicated بِهِۦ [with it] لِغَيْرِ to other than ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah فَمَنِ So whoever ٱضْطُرَّ (is) forced by necessity غَيْرَ without بَاغٍۢ (being) disobedient وَلَا and not عَادٍۢ transgressor فَلَآ then no إِثْمَ sin عَلَيْهِ ۚ on him إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful ١٧٣ (173)

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

٢:١٧٤

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَكْتُمُونَ conceal مَآ what أَنزَلَ (has) revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah (has) مِنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَيَشْتَرُونَ and they purchase بِهِۦ there with ثَمَنًۭا a gain قَلِيلًا ۙ little أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those مَا not يَأْكُلُونَ they eat فِى in بُطُونِهِمْ their bellies إِلَّا except ٱلنَّارَ the Fire وَلَا And not يُكَلِّمُهُمُ will speak to them ٱللَّهُ Allah يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) [the] Judgment وَلَا and not يُزَكِّيهِمْ will He purify them وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful ١٧٤ (174)

Indeed, they who conceal what Allāh has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allāh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.

٢:١٧٥

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) they who ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ purchase[d] ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ [the] astraying بِٱلْهُدَىٰ for [the] Guidance وَٱلْعَذَابَ and [the] punishment بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ for [the] forgiveness فَمَآ So what (is) أَصْبَرَهُمْ their endurance عَلَى on ٱلنَّارِ the Fire ١٧٥ (175)

Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are for [i.e., in pursuit of] the Fire!

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ذَٰلِكَ That بِأَنَّ (is) because ٱللَّهَ Allah نَزَّلَ revealed ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ with [the] Truth وَإِنَّ And indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ who differed فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book لَفِى (are) surely in شِقَاقٍۭ schism بَعِيدٍۢ far ١٧٦ (176)

That is [deserved by them] because Allāh has sent down the Book in truth. And indeed, those who differ over the Book are in extreme dissension.

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۞ لَّيْسَ It is not ٱلْبِرَّ [the] righteousness أَن that تُوَلُّوا۟ you turn وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces قِبَلَ towards ٱلْمَشْرِقِ the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ and the west وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلْبِرَّ the righteous[ness] مَنْ (is he) who ءَامَنَ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ [the] Last وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ and the Book وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ and the Prophets وَءَاتَى and gives ٱلْمَالَ the wealth عَلَىٰ in حُبِّهِۦ spite of his love (for it) ذَوِى (to) those ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ (of) the near relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and the orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ and the needy وَٱبْنَ and (of) ٱلسَّبِيلِ the wayfarer وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ and those who ask وَفِى and in ٱلرِّقَابِ freeing the necks (slaves) وَأَقَامَ and (who) establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتَى and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah وَٱلْمُوفُونَ and those who fulfill بِعَهْدِهِمْ their covenant إِذَا when عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ they make it وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ and those who are patient فِى in ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ [the] suffering وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and [the] hardship وَحِينَ and (the) time ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ (of) [the] stress أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ are true وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ (are) the righteous ١٧٧ (177)

Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allāh, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakāh; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] كُتِبَ Prescribed عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلْقِصَاصُ (is) the legal retribution فِى in ٱلْقَتْلَى ۖ (the matter of) the murdered ٱلْحُرُّ the freeman بِٱلْحُرِّ for the freeman وَٱلْعَبْدُ and the slave بِٱلْعَبْدِ for the slave وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the female بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۚ for the female فَمَنْ But whoever عُفِىَ is pardoned لَهُۥ [for it] مِنْ from أَخِيهِ his brother شَىْءٌۭ anything فَٱتِّبَاعٌۢ then follows up بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with suitable وَأَدَآءٌ [and] payment إِلَيْهِ to him بِإِحْسَـٰنٍۢ ۗ with kindness ذَٰلِكَ That (is) تَخْفِيفٌۭ a concession مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۗ and mercy فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱعْتَدَىٰ transgresses بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that فَلَهُۥ then for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١٧٨ (178)

O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother [i.e., the killer] anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him [i.e., the deceased's heir or legal representative] with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.

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وَلَكُمْ And for you فِى in ٱلْقِصَاصِ the legal retribution حَيَوٰةٌۭ (is) life يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى O men ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ (of) understanding لَعَلَّكُمْ So that you may تَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous ١٧٩ (179)

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.

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كُتِبَ Prescribed عَلَيْكُمْ for you إِذَا when حَضَرَ approaches أَحَدَكُمُ any of you ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death إِن if تَرَكَ he leaves خَيْرًا good ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ (making) the will لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ for the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ and the near relatives بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ with due fairness حَقًّا a duty عَلَى on ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous ones ١٨٠ (180)

Prescribed for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.

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فَمَنۢ Then whoever بَدَّلَهُۥ changes it بَعْدَ مَا after what سَمِعَهُۥ he (has) heard [it] فَإِنَّمَآ so only إِثْمُهُۥ its sin عَلَى (would be) on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ ۚ alter it إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ١٨١ (181)

Then whoever alters it [i.e., the bequest] after he has heard it - the sin is only upon those who have altered it. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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فَمَنْ But whoever خَافَ fears مِن from مُّوصٍۢ (the) testator جَنَفًا (any) error أَوْ or إِثْمًۭا sin فَأَصْلَحَ then reconciles بَيْنَهُمْ between them فَلَآ then (there is) no إِثْمَ sin عَلَيْهِ ۚ on him إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ All-Merciful ١٨٢ (182)

But if one fears from the bequeather [some] error or sin and corrects that which is between them [i.e., the concerned parties], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] كُتِبَ Is prescribed عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلصِّيَامُ [the] fasting كَمَا as كُتِبَ was prescribed عَلَى to ٱلَّذِينَ those مِن from قَبْلِكُمْ before you لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous ١٨٣ (183)

O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -

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أَيَّامًۭا (Fasting for) days مَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢ ۚ numbered فَمَن So whoever كَانَ is مِنكُم among you مَّرِيضًا sick أَوْ or عَلَىٰ on سَفَرٍۢ a journey فَعِدَّةٌۭ then a prescribed number مِّنْ of أَيَّامٍ days أُخَرَ ۚ other وَعَلَى And on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُطِيقُونَهُۥ can afford it فِدْيَةٌۭ a ransom طَعَامُ (of) feeding مِسْكِينٍۢ ۖ a poor فَمَن And whoever تَطَوَّعَ volunteers خَيْرًۭا good فَهُوَ then it خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّهُۥ ۚ for him وَأَن And to تَصُومُوا۟ fast خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ ۖ for you إِن if كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ١٨٤ (184)

[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of other days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers good [i.e., excess] - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.

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شَهْرُ Month رَمَضَانَ (of) Ramadhaan ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) that أُنزِلَ was revealed فِيهِ therein ٱلْقُرْءَانُ the Quran هُدًۭى a Guidance لِّلنَّاسِ for mankind وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ and clear proofs مِّنَ of ٱلْهُدَىٰ [the] Guidance وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ ۚ and the Criterion فَمَن So whoever شَهِدَ witnesses مِنكُمُ among you ٱلشَّهْرَ the month فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ then he should fast in it وَمَن and whoever كَانَ is مَرِيضًا sick أَوْ or عَلَىٰ on سَفَرٍۢ a journey فَعِدَّةٌۭ then prescribed number (should be made up) مِّنْ from أَيَّامٍ days أُخَرَ ۗ other يُرِيدُ Intends ٱللَّهُ Allah بِكُمُ for you ٱلْيُسْرَ [the] ease وَلَا and not يُرِيدُ intends بِكُمُ for you ٱلْعُسْرَ [the] hardship وَلِتُكْمِلُوا۟ so that you complete ٱلْعِدَّةَ the prescribed period وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ and that you magnify ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ for مَا [what] هَدَىٰكُمْ He guided you وَلَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَشْكُرُونَ (be) grateful ١٨٥ (185)

The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’ān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the crescent of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allāh intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allāh for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

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وَإِذَا And when سَأَلَكَ ask you عِبَادِى My servants عَنِّى about Me فَإِنِّى then indeed I am قَرِيبٌ ۖ near أُجِيبُ I respond دَعْوَةَ (to the) invocation ٱلدَّاعِ (of) the supplicant إِذَا when دَعَانِ ۖ he calls Me فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ So let them respond لِى to Me وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ and let them believe بِى in Me لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَرْشُدُونَ (be) led aright ١٨٦ (186)

And when My servants ask you, [O Muḥammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.

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أُحِلَّ Permitted لَكُمْ for you لَيْلَةَ (in the) nights ٱلصِّيَامِ (of) fasting ٱلرَّفَثُ (is) the approach إِلَىٰ to نِسَآئِكُمْ ۚ your wives هُنَّ They لِبَاسٌۭ (are) garments لَّكُمْ for you وَأَنتُمْ and you لِبَاسٌۭ (are) garments لَّهُنَّ ۗ for them عَلِمَ Knows ٱللَّهُ Allah أَنَّكُمْ that you كُنتُمْ used to تَخْتَانُونَ deceive أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves فَتَابَ so He turned عَلَيْكُمْ towards you وَعَفَا and He forgave عَنكُمْ ۖ [on] you فَٱلْـَٔـٰنَ So now بَـٰشِرُوهُنَّ have relations with them وَٱبْتَغُوا۟ and seek مَا what كَتَبَ has ordained ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمْ ۚ for you وَكُلُوا۟ And eat وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ and drink حَتَّىٰ until يَتَبَيَّنَ becomes distinct لَكُمُ to you ٱلْخَيْطُ the thread ٱلْأَبْيَضُ [the] white مِنَ from ٱلْخَيْطِ the thread ٱلْأَسْوَدِ [the] black مِنَ of ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ [the] dawn ثُمَّ Then أَتِمُّوا۟ complete ٱلصِّيَامَ the fast إِلَى till ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ the night وَلَا And (do) not تُبَـٰشِرُوهُنَّ have relations with them وَأَنتُمْ while you عَـٰكِفُونَ (are) secluded فِى in ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدِ ۗ the masajid تِلْكَ These حُدُودُ (are the) limits ٱللَّهِ (set by) Allah فَلَا so (do) not تَقْرَبُوهَا ۗ approach them كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُبَيِّنُ makes clear ٱللَّهُ Allah ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His verses لِلنَّاسِ for [the] people لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous ١٨٧ (187)

It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are a clothing for you and you are a clothing for them. Allāh knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allāh has decreed for you [i.e., offspring]. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the night [i.e., sunset]. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allāh, so do not approach them. Thus does Allāh make clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that they may become righteous.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ eat أَمْوَٰلَكُم your properties بَيْنَكُم among yourselves بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ wrongfully وَتُدْلُوا۟ and present بِهَآ [with] it إِلَى to ٱلْحُكَّامِ the authorities لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ so that you may eat فَرِيقًۭا a portion مِّنْ from أَمْوَٰلِ (the) wealth ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people بِٱلْإِثْمِ sinfully وَأَنتُمْ while you تَعْلَمُونَ know ١٨٨ (188)

And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].

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۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ the new moons قُلْ Say هِىَ They مَوَٰقِيتُ (are) indicators of periods لِلنَّاسِ for the people وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗ and (for) the Hajj وَلَيْسَ And it is not ٱلْبِرُّ [the] righteousness بِأَن that تَأْتُوا۟ you come ٱلْبُيُوتَ (to) the houses مِن from ظُهُورِهَا their backs وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلْبِرَّ [the] righteous مَنِ (is one) who ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ fears (Allah) وَأْتُوا۟ And come ٱلْبُيُوتَ (to) the houses مِنْ from أَبْوَٰبِهَا ۚ their doors وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تُفْلِحُونَ (be) successful ١٨٩ (189)

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the crescent moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for ḥajj [pilgrimage]." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allāh. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allāh that you may succeed.

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وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ And fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ fight you وَلَا and (do) not تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚ transgress إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ like ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ the transgressors ١٩٠ (190)

Fight in the way of Allāh those who fight against you but do not transgress. Indeed, Allāh does not like transgressors.

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وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ And kill them حَيْثُ wherever ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ you find them وَأَخْرِجُوهُم and drive them out مِّنْ from حَيْثُ wherever أَخْرَجُوكُمْ ۚ they drove you out وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ and [the] oppression أَشَدُّ (is) worse مِنَ than ٱلْقَتْلِ ۚ [the] killing وَلَا And (do) not تُقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ fight them عِندَ near ٱلْمَسْجِدِ Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ Al-Haraam حَتَّىٰ until يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ they fight you فِيهِ ۖ in it فَإِن Then if قَـٰتَلُوكُمْ they fight you فَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ ۗ then kill them كَذَٰلِكَ Such جَزَآءُ (is the) reward ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ (of) the disbelievers ١٩١ (191)

And kill them [in battle] wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al-Ḥarām until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.

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فَإِنِ Then if ٱنتَهَوْا۟ they cease فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١٩٢ (192)

And if they cease, then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ And fight (against) them حَتَّىٰ until لَا not تَكُونَ (there) is فِتْنَةٌۭ oppression وَيَكُونَ and becomes ٱلدِّينُ the religion لِلَّهِ ۖ for Allah فَإِنِ Then if ٱنتَهَوْا۟ they cease فَلَا then (let there be) no عُدْوَٰنَ hostility إِلَّا except عَلَى against ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the oppressors ١٩٣ (193)

Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] religion [i.e., worship] is [acknowledged to be] for Allāh. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression [i.e., assault] except against the oppressors.

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ٱلشَّهْرُ The month ٱلْحَرَامُ [the] sacred بِٱلشَّهْرِ (is) for the month ٱلْحَرَامِ [the] sacred وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُ and for all the violations قِصَاصٌۭ ۚ (is) legal retribution فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱعْتَدَىٰ transgressed عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فَٱعْتَدُوا۟ then you transgress عَلَيْهِ on him بِمِثْلِ in (the) same manner مَا (as) ٱعْتَدَىٰ he transgressed عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ upon you وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah مَعَ (is) with ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ those who fear (Him) ١٩٤ (194)

[Battle in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is with those who fear Him.

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وَأَنفِقُوا۟ And spend فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَا and (do) not تُلْقُوا۟ throw (yourselves) بِأَيْدِيكُمْ [with your hands] إِلَى into ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ [the] destruction وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ And do good إِنَّ indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُحِبُّ loves ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ١٩٥ (195)

And spend in the way of Allāh and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.

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وَأَتِمُّوا۟ And complete ٱلْحَجَّ the Hajj وَٱلْعُمْرَةَ and the Umrah لِلَّهِ ۚ for Allah فَإِنْ And if أُحْصِرْتُمْ you are held back فَمَا then (offer) whatever ٱسْتَيْسَرَ (can be) obtained with ease مِنَ of ٱلْهَدْىِ ۖ the sacrificial animal وَلَا And (do) not تَحْلِقُوا۟ shave رُءُوسَكُمْ your heads حَتَّىٰ until يَبْلُغَ reaches ٱلْهَدْىُ the sacrificial animal مَحِلَّهُۥ ۚ (to) its destination فَمَن Then whoever كَانَ is مِنكُم among you مَّرِيضًا ill أَوْ or بِهِۦٓ he (has) أَذًۭى an ailment مِّن of رَّأْسِهِۦ his head فَفِدْيَةٌۭ then a ransom مِّن of صِيَامٍ fasting أَوْ or صَدَقَةٍ charity أَوْ or نُسُكٍۢ ۚ sacrifice فَإِذَآ Then when أَمِنتُمْ you are secure فَمَن then whoever تَمَتَّعَ took advantage بِٱلْعُمْرَةِ of the Umrah إِلَى followed ٱلْحَجِّ (by) the Hajj فَمَا then (offer) whatever ٱسْتَيْسَرَ (can be) obtained with ease مِنَ of ٱلْهَدْىِ ۚ the sacrificial animal فَمَن But whoever لَّمْ (can) not يَجِدْ find فَصِيَامُ then a fast ثَلَـٰثَةِ (of) three أَيَّامٍۢ days فِى during ٱلْحَجِّ the Hajj وَسَبْعَةٍ and seven (days) إِذَا when رَجَعْتُمْ ۗ you return تِلْكَ This عَشَرَةٌۭ (is) ten (days) كَامِلَةٌۭ ۗ in all ذَٰلِكَ That لِمَن (is) for (the one) whose لَّمْ not يَكُنْ is أَهْلُهُۥ his family حَاضِرِى present ٱلْمَسْجِدِ (near) Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ Al-Haraam وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah شَدِيدُ (is) severe ٱلْعِقَابِ (in) retribution ١٩٦ (196)

And complete the ḥajj and ʿumrah for Allāh. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice. And when you are secure, then whoever performs ʿumrah [during the ḥajj months]4 followed by ḥajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during ḥajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is severe in penalty.

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ٱلْحَجُّ (For) the Hajj أَشْهُرٌۭ (are) months مَّعْلُومَـٰتٌۭ ۚ well known فَمَن then whoever فَرَضَ undertakes فِيهِنَّ therein ٱلْحَجَّ the Hajj فَلَا then no رَفَثَ sexual relations وَلَا and no فُسُوقَ wickedness وَلَا and no جِدَالَ quarrelling فِى during ٱلْحَجِّ ۗ the Hajj وَمَا And whatever تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good يَعْلَمْهُ knows it ٱللَّهُ ۗ Allah وَتَزَوَّدُوا۟ And take provision فَإِنَّ (but) indeed خَيْرَ (the) best ٱلزَّادِ provision ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ (is) righteousness وَٱتَّقُونِ And fear Me يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى O men ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ (of) understanding ١٩٧ (197)

Ḥajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made ḥajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of iḥrām], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during ḥajj. And whatever good you do - Allāh knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allāh. And fear Me, O you of understanding.

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لَيْسَ Not is عَلَيْكُمْ on you جُنَاحٌ any sin أَن that تَبْتَغُوا۟ you seek فَضْلًۭا bounty مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ ۚ your Lord فَإِذَآ And when أَفَضْتُم you depart مِّنْ from عَرَفَـٰتٍۢ (Mount) Arafat فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ then remember ٱللَّهَ Allah عِندَ near ٱلْمَشْعَرِ the Monument ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ [the] Sacred وَٱذْكُرُوهُ And remember Him كَمَا as هَدَىٰكُمْ He (has) guided you وَإِن [and] though كُنتُم you were مِّن [from] قَبْلِهِۦ before [it] لَمِنَ surely among ٱلضَّآلِّينَ those who went astray ١٩٨ (198)

There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord [during ḥajj]. But when you depart from ʿArafāt, remember Allāh at al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām. And remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that among those astray.

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ثُمَّ Then أَفِيضُوا۟ depart مِنْ from حَيْثُ wherever أَفَاضَ depart ٱلنَّاسُ the people وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ and ask forgiveness ٱللَّهَ ۚ (of) Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١٩٩ (199)

Then depart from the place from where [all] the people depart and ask forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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فَإِذَا Then when قَضَيْتُم you complete[d] مَّنَـٰسِكَكُمْ your acts of worship فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ then remember ٱللَّهَ Allah كَذِكْرِكُمْ as you remember ءَابَآءَكُمْ your forefathers أَوْ or أَشَدَّ (with) greater ذِكْرًۭا ۗ remembrance فَمِنَ And from ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن who يَقُولُ say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord ءَاتِنَا Grant us فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَمَا And not لَهُۥ for him فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter مِنْ [of] خَلَـٰقٍۢ any share ٢٠٠ (200)

And when you have completed your rites, remember Allāh like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance. And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have in the Hereafter no share.

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وَمِنْهُم And from those مَّن who يَقُولُ say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord ءَاتِنَا Grant us فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world حَسَنَةًۭ good وَفِى and in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter حَسَنَةًۭ good وَقِنَا and save us عَذَابَ (from the) punishment ٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire ٢٠١ (201)

But among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those لَهُمْ for them نَصِيبٌۭ (is) a share مِّمَّا of what كَسَبُوا۟ ۚ they earned وَٱللَّهُ and Allah سَرِيعُ (is) swift ٱلْحِسَابِ (in taking) account ٢٠٢ (202)

Those will have a share of what they have earned, and Allāh is swift in account.

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۞ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ And remember ٱللَّهَ Allah فِىٓ during أَيَّامٍۢ days مَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢ ۚ numbered فَمَن Then (he) who تَعَجَّلَ hurries فِى in يَوْمَيْنِ two days فَلَآ then no إِثْمَ sin عَلَيْهِ upon him وَمَن and whoever تَأَخَّرَ delays فَلَآ then no إِثْمَ sin عَلَيْهِ ۚ upon him لِمَنِ for (the one) who ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ fears وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّكُمْ that you إِلَيْهِ unto Him تُحْشَرُونَ will be gathered ٢٠٣ (203)

And remember Allāh during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allāh. And fear Allāh and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

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وَمِنَ And of ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن (is the one) who يُعْجِبُكَ pleases you قَوْلُهُۥ (with) his speech فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَيُشْهِدُ and he calls to witness ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ on مَا what فِى (is) in قَلْبِهِۦ his heart وَهُوَ and he أَلَدُّ (is) the most quarrelsome ٱلْخِصَامِ (of) opponents ٢٠٤ (204)

And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allāh to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.

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وَإِذَا And when تَوَلَّىٰ he turns away سَعَىٰ he strives فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth لِيُفْسِدَ to spread corruption فِيهَا [in it] وَيُهْلِكَ and destroys ٱلْحَرْثَ the crops وَٱلنَّسْلَ ۗ and progeny وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ love ٱلْفَسَادَ [the] corruption ٢٠٥ (205)

And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allāh does not like corruption.

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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُ to him ٱتَّقِ Fear ٱللَّهَ Allah أَخَذَتْهُ takes him ٱلْعِزَّةُ (his) pride بِٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ to [the] sins فَحَسْبُهُۥ Then enough for him جَهَنَّمُ ۚ (is) Hell وَلَبِئْسَ [and] surely an evil ٱلْمِهَادُ [the] resting-place ٢٠٦ (206)

And when it is said to him, "Fear Allāh," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place.

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وَمِنَ And of ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن (is the one) who يَشْرِى sells نَفْسَهُ his own self ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking مَرْضَاتِ pleasure ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah رَءُوفٌۢ (is) full of Kindness بِٱلْعِبَادِ to His servants ٢٠٧ (207)

And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] ٱدْخُلُوا۟ Enter فِى in ٱلسِّلْمِ Islam كَآفَّةًۭ completely وَلَا and (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow خُطُوَٰتِ footsteps ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ (of) the Shaitaan إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَكُمْ (is) for you عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy مُّبِينٌۭ open ٢٠٨ (208)

O you who have believed, enter into Islām completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

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فَإِن Then if زَلَلْتُم you slip مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَتْكُمُ came to you ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ (from) the clear proofs فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ then know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ٢٠٩ (209)

But if you slip [i.e., deviate] after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

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هَلْ Are يَنظُرُونَ they waiting إِلَّآ [except] أَن that يَأْتِيَهُمُ comes to them ٱللَّهُ Allah فِى in ظُلَلٍۢ (the) shadows مِّنَ of ٱلْغَمَامِ [the] clouds وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels وَقُضِىَ and is decreed ٱلْأَمْرُ ۚ the matter وَإِلَى And to ٱللَّهِ Allah تُرْجَعُ return ٱلْأُمُورُ (all) the matters ٢١٠ (210)

Do they await but that Allāh should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allāh [all] matters are returned.

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سَلْ Ask بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel كَمْ how many ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم We gave them مِّنْ of ءَايَةٍۭ (the) Sign(s) بَيِّنَةٍۢ ۗ clear وَمَن And whoever يُبَدِّلْ changes نِعْمَةَ Favor ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَتْهُ it (has) come to him فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah شَدِيدُ (is) severe ٱلْعِقَابِ in [the] chastising ٢١١ (211)

Ask the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allāh [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

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زُيِّنَ Beautified لِلَّذِينَ for those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ (is) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَيَسْخَرُونَ and they ridicule مِنَ [of] ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ ۘ believe[d] وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ٱتَّقَوْا۟ fear (Allah) فَوْقَهُمْ (they will be) above them يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ (of) Resurrection وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَرْزُقُ provides مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍۢ measure ٢١٢ (212)

Beautified for those who disbelieve is the life of this world, and they ridicule those who believe. But those who fear Allāh are above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allāh gives provision to whom He wills without account.

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كَانَ Was ٱلنَّاسُ mankind أُمَّةًۭ a community وَٰحِدَةًۭ single فَبَعَثَ then raised up ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ [the] Prophets مُبَشِّرِينَ (as) bearers of glad tidings وَمُنذِرِينَ and (as) warners وَأَنزَلَ and sent down مَعَهُمُ with them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book بِٱلْحَقِّ in [the] truth لِيَحْكُمَ to judge بَيْنَ between ٱلنَّاسِ [the] people فِيمَا in what ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ they differed فِيهِ ۚ [in it] وَمَا And (did) not ٱخْتَلَفَ differ[ed] فِيهِ in it إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوهُ were given it مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَتْهُمُ came to them ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ the clear proofs بَغْيًۢا (out of) jealousy بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ among themselves فَهَدَى And guided ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لِمَا regarding what ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ they differed فِيهِ [in it] مِنَ of ٱلْحَقِّ the Truth بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۗ with His permission وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَهْدِى guides مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطٍۢ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍ straight ٢١٣ (213)

Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allāh sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over it [i.e., the Scripture] except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allāh guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allāh guides whom He wills to a straight path.

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أَمْ Or حَسِبْتُمْ (do) you think أَن that تَدْخُلُوا۟ you will enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise وَلَمَّا while not يَأْتِكُم (has) come to you مَّثَلُ like (came to) ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away مِن from قَبْلِكُم ۖ before you مَّسَّتْهُمُ Touched them ٱلْبَأْسَآءُ [the] adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءُ and [the] hardship وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ and they were shaken حَتَّىٰ until يَقُولَ said ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ with him مَتَىٰ When نَصْرُ [will] (the) help ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah (come) أَلَآ Unquestionably إِنَّ [Indeed] نَصْرَ help ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah قَرِيبٌۭ (is) near ٢١٤ (214)

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allāh?" Unquestionably, the help of Allāh is near.

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يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you مَاذَا what يُنفِقُونَ ۖ they (should) spend قُلْ Say مَآ Whatever أَنفَقْتُم you spend مِّنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ (is) for parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ and the relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and the orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ and the needy وَٱبْنِ and (of) ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ the wayfarer وَمَا And whatever تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good فَإِنَّ So indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِهِۦ of it عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Aware ٢١٥ (215)

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allāh is Knowing of it."

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كُتِبَ Is prescribed عَلَيْكُمُ upon you ٱلْقِتَالُ [the] fighting وَهُوَ while it كُرْهٌۭ (is) hateful لَّكُمْ ۖ to you وَعَسَىٰٓ But perhaps أَن [that] تَكْرَهُوا۟ you dislike شَيْـًۭٔا a thing وَهُوَ and it خَيْرٌۭ (is) good لَّكُمْ ۖ for you وَعَسَىٰٓ and perhaps أَن [that] تُحِبُّوا۟ you love شَيْـًۭٔا a thing وَهُوَ and it شَرٌّۭ (is) bad لَّكُمْ ۗ for you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ while you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ٢١٦ (216)

Battle has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allāh knows, while you know not.

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يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلشَّهْرِ the month ٱلْحَرَامِ [the] sacred قِتَالٍۢ (concerning) fighting فِيهِ ۖ in it قُلْ Say قِتَالٌۭ Fighting فِيهِ therein كَبِيرٌۭ ۖ (is) a great (sin) وَصَدٌّ but hindering (people) عَن from سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَكُفْرٌۢ and disbelief بِهِۦ in Him وَٱلْمَسْجِدِ and (preventing access to) Al-Masjid ٱلْحَرَامِ Al-Haraam وَإِخْرَاجُ and driving out أَهْلِهِۦ its people مِنْهُ from it أَكْبَرُ (is) greater (sin) عِندَ near ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ And [the] oppression أَكْبَرُ (is) greater مِنَ than ٱلْقَتْلِ ۗ [the] killing وَلَا And not يَزَالُونَ they will cease يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ (to) fight with you حَتَّىٰ until يَرُدُّوكُمْ they turn you away عَن from دِينِكُمْ your religion إِنِ if ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ ۚ they are able وَمَن And whoever يَرْتَدِدْ turns away مِنكُمْ among you عَن from دِينِهِۦ his religion فَيَمُتْ then dies وَهُوَ while he كَافِرٌۭ (is) a disbeliever فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ for those حَبِطَتْ became worthless أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ their deeds فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ and the Hereafter وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٢١٧ (217)

They ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, "Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allāh and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Ḥarām and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allāh. And fitnah is greater than killing." And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ and strove فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those يَرْجُونَ they hope رَحْمَتَ (for) Mercy ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢١٨ (218)

Indeed, those who have believed and those who have emigrated and fought in the cause of Allāh - those expect the mercy of Allāh. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلْخَمْرِ [the] intoxicants وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ and [the] games of chance قُلْ Say فِيهِمَآ In both of them إِثْمٌۭ (is) a sin كَبِيرٌۭ great وَمَنَـٰفِعُ and (some) benefits لِلنَّاسِ for [the] people وَإِثْمُهُمَآ But sin of both of them أَكْبَرُ (is) greater مِن than نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ (the) benefit of (the) two وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you مَاذَا what يُنفِقُونَ they (should) spend قُلِ Say ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗ The surplus كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُبَيِّنُ makes clear ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمُ to you ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ [the] Verses لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَفَكَّرُونَ ponder ٢١٩ (219)

They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allāh makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought

٢:٢٢٠

فِى Concerning ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۗ and the Hereafter وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ۖ the orphans قُلْ Say إِصْلَاحٌۭ Setting right (their affairs) لَّهُمْ for them خَيْرٌۭ ۖ (is) best وَإِن And if تُخَالِطُوهُمْ you associate with them فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ ۚ then they (are) your brothers وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلْمُفْسِدَ the corrupter مِنَ from ٱلْمُصْلِحِ ۚ the amender وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَأَعْنَتَكُمْ ۚ surely He (could have) put you in difficulties إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٢٠ (220)

To this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allāh knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allāh had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."

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وَلَا And (do) not تَنكِحُوا۟ [you] marry ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ [the] polytheistic women حَتَّىٰ until يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ they believe وَلَأَمَةٌۭ And a bondwoman مُّؤْمِنَةٌ (who is) believing خَيْرٌۭ (is) better مِّن than مُّشْرِكَةٍۢ a polytheistic woman وَلَوْ [and] even if أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ she pleases you وَلَا And (do) not تُنكِحُوا۟ give in marriage (your women) ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ (to) [the] polytheistic men حَتَّىٰ until يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ they believe وَلَعَبْدٌۭ and a bondman مُّؤْمِنٌ (who is) believing خَيْرٌۭ (is) better مِّن than مُّشْرِكٍۢ a polytheistic man وَلَوْ [and] even if أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ he pleases you أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ [Those] يَدْعُونَ they invite إِلَى to ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire وَٱللَّهُ and Allah يَدْعُوٓا۟ invites إِلَى to ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ and [the] forgiveness بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖ by His permission وَيُبَيِّنُ And He makes clear ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses لِلنَّاسِ for the people لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ take heed ٢٢١ (221)

And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allāh invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that perhaps they may remember.

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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you عَنِ about ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ [the] menstruation قُلْ Say هُوَ It أَذًۭى (is) a hurt فَٱعْتَزِلُوا۟ so keep away (from) ٱلنِّسَآءَ [the] women فِى during ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ (their) [the] menstruation وَلَا And (do) not تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ approach them حَتَّىٰ until يَطْهُرْنَ ۖ they are cleansed فَإِذَا Then when تَطَهَّرْنَ they are purified فَأْتُوهُنَّ then come to them مِنْ from حَيْثُ where أَمَرَكُمُ has ordered you ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُحِبُّ loves ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ those who turn in repentance وَيُحِبُّ and loves ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ those who purify themselves ٢٢٢ (222)

And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allāh has ordained for you. Indeed, Allāh loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves."

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نِسَآؤُكُمْ Your wives حَرْثٌۭ (are) a tilth لَّكُمْ for you فَأْتُوا۟ so come حَرْثَكُمْ (to) your tilth أَنَّىٰ when شِئْتُمْ ۖ you wish وَقَدِّمُوا۟ and send forth (good deeds) لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ for yourselves وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And be conscious ٱللَّهَ (of) Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّكُم that you مُّلَـٰقُوهُ ۗ (will) meet Him وَبَشِّرِ And give glad tidings ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers ٢٢٣ (223)

Your wives are a place of cultivation [i.e., sowing of seed] for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allāh and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers.

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وَلَا And (do) not تَجْعَلُوا۟ make ٱللَّهَ Allah's (name) عُرْضَةًۭ an excuse لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ in your oaths أَن that تَبَرُّوا۟ you do good وَتَتَّقُوا۟ and be righteous وَتُصْلِحُوا۟ and make peace بَيْنَ between ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ [the] people وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٢٤ (224)

And do not make [your oath by] Allāh an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allāh and making peace among people. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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لَّا Not يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ will take you to task ٱللَّهُ Allah بِٱللَّغْوِ for (what is) unintentional فِىٓ in أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ your oaths وَلَـٰكِن [and] but يُؤَاخِذُكُم He takes you to task بِمَا for what كَسَبَتْ (have) earned قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ your hearts وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving حَلِيمٌۭ Most Forbearing ٢٢٥ (225)

Allāh does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.

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لِّلَّذِينَ For those who يُؤْلُونَ swear (off) مِن from نِّسَآئِهِمْ their wives تَرَبُّصُ (is a) waiting (of) أَرْبَعَةِ four أَشْهُرٍۢ ۖ months فَإِن then if فَآءُو they return فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٢٦ (226)

For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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وَإِنْ And if عَزَمُوا۟ they resolve ٱلطَّلَـٰقَ (on) [the] divorce فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٢٧ (227)

And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتُ And the women who are divorced يَتَرَبَّصْنَ shall wait بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ concerning themselves ثَلَـٰثَةَ (for) three قُرُوٓءٍۢ ۚ monthly periods وَلَا And (it is) not يَحِلُّ lawful لَهُنَّ for them أَن that يَكْتُمْنَ they conceal مَا what خَلَقَ (has been) created ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah فِىٓ in أَرْحَامِهِنَّ their wombs إِن if كُنَّ they يُؤْمِنَّ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ [the] Last وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ And their husbands أَحَقُّ (have) better right بِرَدِّهِنَّ to take them back فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that (period) إِنْ if أَرَادُوٓا۟ they wish إِصْلَـٰحًۭا ۚ (for) reconciliation وَلَهُنَّ And for them مِثْلُ (is the) like ٱلَّذِى (of) that which عَلَيْهِنَّ (is) on them بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ in a reasonable manner وَلِلرِّجَالِ and for the men عَلَيْهِنَّ over them دَرَجَةٌۭ ۗ (is) a degree وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ٢٢٨ (228)

Divorced women remain in waiting [i.e., do not remarry] for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allāh has created in their wombs if they believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to them [i.e., the wives] is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men [i.e., husbands] have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

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ٱلطَّلَـٰقُ The divorce مَرَّتَانِ ۖ (is) twice فَإِمْسَاكٌۢ Then to retain بِمَعْرُوفٍ in a reasonable manner أَوْ or تَسْرِيحٌۢ to release (her) بِإِحْسَـٰنٍۢ ۗ with kindness وَلَا And (it is) not يَحِلُّ lawful لَكُمْ for you أَن that تَأْخُذُوا۟ you take (back) مِمَّآ whatever ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ you have given them شَيْـًٔا anything إِلَّآ except أَن if يَخَافَآ both fear أَلَّا that not يُقِيمَا they both (can) keep حُدُودَ (the) limits ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah فَإِنْ But if خِفْتُمْ you fear أَلَّا that not يُقِيمَا they both (can) keep حُدُودَ (the) limits ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ sin عَلَيْهِمَا on both of them فِيمَا in what ٱفْتَدَتْ she ransoms بِهِۦ ۗ concerning it تِلْكَ These حُدُودُ (are the) limits ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَلَا so (do) not تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ transgress them وَمَن And whoever يَتَعَدَّ transgresses حُدُودَ (the) limits ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ they ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (are) the wrongdoers ٢٢٩ (229)

Divorce is twice. Then [after that], either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allāh. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allāh, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allāh, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allāh - it is those who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].

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فَإِن Then if طَلَّقَهَا he divorces her فَلَا then (she is) not تَحِلُّ lawful لَهُۥ for him مِنۢ from بَعْدُ after (that) حَتَّىٰ until تَنكِحَ she marries زَوْجًا a spouse غَيْرَهُۥ ۗ other than him فَإِن Then if طَلَّقَهَا he divorces her فَلَا then no جُنَاحَ sin عَلَيْهِمَآ on them أَن if يَتَرَاجَعَآ they return to each other إِن if ظَنَّآ they believe أَن that يُقِيمَا they (will be able to) keep حُدُودَ (the) limits ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah وَتِلْكَ And these حُدُودُ (are the) limits ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يُبَيِّنُهَا He makes them clear لِقَوْمٍۢ to a people يَعْلَمُونَ who know ٢٣٠ (230)

And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if he [i.e., the latter husband] divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon them [i.e., the woman and her former husband] for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allāh. These are the limits of Allāh, which He makes clear to a people who know [i.e.,understand].

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وَإِذَا And when طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ the women فَبَلَغْنَ and they reach أَجَلَهُنَّ their (waiting) term فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then retain them بِمَعْرُوفٍ in a fair manner أَوْ or سَرِّحُوهُنَّ release them بِمَعْرُوفٍۢ ۚ in a fair manner وَلَا And (do) not تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ retain them ضِرَارًۭا (to) hurt لِّتَعْتَدُوا۟ ۚ so that you transgress وَمَن And whoever يَفْعَلْ does ذَٰلِكَ that فَقَدْ then indeed ظَلَمَ he wronged نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ himself وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah هُزُوًۭا ۚ (in) jest وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ and remember نِعْمَتَ (the) Favors ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَمَآ and what أَنزَلَ (is) revealed عَلَيْكُم to you مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ and [the] wisdom يَعِظُكُم He instructs you بِهِۦ ۚ with it وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah (is) بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knower ٢٣١ (231)

And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allāh in jest. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] and wisdom [i.e., the Prophet's sunnah] by which He instructs you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Knowing of all things.

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وَإِذَا And when طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ [the] women فَبَلَغْنَ and they reached أَجَلَهُنَّ their (waiting) term فَلَا then (do) not تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ hinder them أَن [that] يَنكِحْنَ (from) marrying أَزْوَٰجَهُنَّ their husbands إِذَا when تَرَٰضَوْا۟ they agree بَيْنَهُم between themselves بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner ذَٰلِكَ That يُوعَظُ is admonished بِهِۦ with it مَن whoever كَانَ [is] مِنكُمْ among you يُؤْمِنُ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ [the] Last ذَٰلِكُمْ that أَزْكَىٰ (is) more virtuous لَكُمْ for you وَأَطْهَرُ ۗ and more purer وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ and you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ٢٣٢ (232)

And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they [i.e., all parties] agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allāh and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allāh knows and you know not.

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۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ And the mothers يُرْضِعْنَ shall suckle أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ their children حَوْلَيْنِ (for) two years كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ complete لِمَنْ for whoever أَرَادَ wishes أَن to يُتِمَّ complete ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ the suckling وَعَلَى And upon ٱلْمَوْلُودِ the father لَهُۥ (on) him رِزْقُهُنَّ (is) their provision وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ and their clothing بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ in a fair manner لَا Not تُكَلَّفُ is burdened نَفْسٌ any soul إِلَّا except وُسْعَهَا ۚ its capacity لَا Not تُضَآرَّ made to suffer وَٰلِدَةٌۢ (the) mother بِوَلَدِهَا because of her child وَلَا and not مَوْلُودٌۭ (the) father لَّهُۥ (be) بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚ because of his child وَعَلَى And on ٱلْوَارِثِ the (father's) heir مِثْلُ (is a duty) like ذَٰلِكَ ۗ that (of the father) فَإِنْ Then if أَرَادَا they both desire فِصَالًا weaning عَن through تَرَاضٍۢ mutual consent مِّنْهُمَا of both of them وَتَشَاوُرٍۢ and consultation فَلَا then no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْهِمَا ۗ on both of them وَإِنْ And if أَرَدتُّمْ you want أَن to تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ ask another women to suckle أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ your child فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ on you إِذَا when سَلَّمْتُم you pay مَّآ what ءَاتَيْتُم you give بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌۭ (is) All-Seer ٢٣٣ (233)

Mothers may nurse [i.e., breastfeed] their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Upon the father is their [i.e., the mothers'] provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable. No person is charged with more than his capacity. No mother should be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And upon the [father's] heir is [a duty] like that [of the father]. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent from both of them and consultation, there is no blame upon either of them. And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is acceptable. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Seeing of what you do.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُتَوَفَّوْنَ pass away مِنكُمْ among you وَيَذَرُونَ and leave behind أَزْوَٰجًۭا wives يَتَرَبَّصْنَ (the widows) should wait بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ for themselves أَرْبَعَةَ (for) four أَشْهُرٍۢ months وَعَشْرًۭا ۖ and ten (days) فَإِذَا Then when بَلَغْنَ they reach أَجَلَهُنَّ their (specified) term فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فِيمَا for what فَعَلْنَ they do فِىٓ concerning أَنفُسِهِنَّ themselves بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do خَبِيرٌۭ (is) All-Aware ٢٣٤ (234)

And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner. And Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.

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وَلَا And (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فِيمَا in what عَرَّضْتُم you hint بِهِۦ [with it] مِنْ of خِطْبَةِ marriage proposal ٱلنِّسَآءِ [to] the women أَوْ or أَكْنَنتُمْ you conceal it فِىٓ in أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ yourselves عَلِمَ Knows ٱللَّهُ Allah أَنَّكُمْ that you سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ will mention them وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا (do) not تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ promise them (widows) سِرًّا secretly إِلَّآ except أَن that تَقُولُوا۟ you say قَوْلًۭا a saying مَّعْرُوفًۭا ۚ honorable وَلَا And (do) not تَعْزِمُوا۟ resolve (on) عُقْدَةَ the knot ٱلنِّكَاحِ (of) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يَبْلُغَ reaches ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ the prescribed term أَجَلَهُۥ ۚ its end وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ And know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُ knows مَا what فِىٓ (is) within أَنفُسِكُمْ yourselves فَٱحْذَرُوهُ ۚ so beware of Him وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ And know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving حَلِيمٌۭ Most Forbearing ٢٣٥ (235)

There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allāh knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allāh knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.

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لَّا (There is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you إِن if طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ [the] women مَا whom لَمْ not تَمَسُّوهُنَّ you have touched أَوْ nor تَفْرِضُوا۟ you specified لَهُنَّ for them فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚ an obligation (dower) وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ And make provision for them عَلَى upon ٱلْمُوسِعِ the wealthy قَدَرُهُۥ according to his means وَعَلَى and upon ٱلْمُقْتِرِ the poor قَدَرُهُۥ according to his means مَتَـٰعًۢا a provision بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ in a fair manner حَقًّا a duty عَلَى upon ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٢٣٦ (236)

There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched nor specified for them an obligation. But give them [a gift of] compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.

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وَإِن And if طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ you divorce them مِن from قَبْلِ before أَن [that] تَمَسُّوهُنَّ you (have) touched them وَقَدْ while already فَرَضْتُمْ you have specified لَهُنَّ for them فَرِيضَةًۭ an obligation (dower) فَنِصْفُ then (give) half مَا (of) what فَرَضْتُمْ you have specified إِلَّآ unless أَن [that] يَعْفُونَ they (women) forgo (it) أَوْ or يَعْفُوَا۟ forgoes ٱلَّذِى the one بِيَدِهِۦ in whose hands عُقْدَةُ (is the) knot ٱلنِّكَاحِ ۚ (of) the marriage وَأَن And that تَعْفُوٓا۟ you forgo أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ to [the] righteousness وَلَا And (do) not تَنسَوُا۟ forget ٱلْفَضْلَ the graciousness بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ among you إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌ (is) All-Seer ٢٣٧ (237)

And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allāh, of whatever you do, is Seeing.

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حَـٰفِظُوا۟ Guard strictly عَلَى [on] ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ the prayers وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ and the prayer ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ [the] middle وَقُومُوا۟ and stand up لِلَّهِ for Allah قَـٰنِتِينَ devoutly obedient ٢٣٨ (238)

Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient.

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فَإِنْ And if خِفْتُمْ you fear فَرِجَالًا then (pray) on foot أَوْ or رُكْبَانًۭا ۖ riding فَإِذَآ Then when أَمِنتُمْ you are secure فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ then remember ٱللَّهَ Allah كَمَا as عَلَّمَكُم He (has) taught you مَّا what لَمْ not تَكُونُوا۟ you were تَعْلَمُونَ knowing ٢٣٩ (239)

And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allāh [in prayer], as He has taught you that which you did not [previously] know.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُتَوَفَّوْنَ die مِنكُمْ among you وَيَذَرُونَ and leave behind أَزْوَٰجًۭا (their) wives وَصِيَّةًۭ (should make) a will لِّأَزْوَٰجِهِم for their wives مَّتَـٰعًا provision إِلَى for ٱلْحَوْلِ the year غَيْرَ without إِخْرَاجٍۢ ۚ driving (them) out فَإِنْ But if خَرَجْنَ they leave فَلَا then no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فِى in مَا what فَعَلْنَ they do فِىٓ concerning أَنفُسِهِنَّ themselves مِن [of] مَّعْرُوفٍۢ ۗ honorably وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٤٠ (240)

And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - for their wives is a bequest: maintenance for one year without turning [them] out. But if they leave [of their own accord], then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable way. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

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وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتِ And for the divorced women مَتَـٰعٌۢ (is) a provision بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ in a fair manner حَقًّا a duty عَلَى upon ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous ٢٤١ (241)

And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.

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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُبَيِّنُ makes clear ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمْ for you ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَعْقِلُونَ use your intellect ٢٤٢ (242)

Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., laws] that you might use reason.

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۞ أَلَمْ Did not تَرَ you see إِلَى [to] ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَرَجُوا۟ went out مِن from دِيَـٰرِهِمْ their homes وَهُمْ and they أُلُوفٌ (were in) thousands حَذَرَ (in) fear ٱلْمَوْتِ (of) [the] death فَقَالَ Then said لَهُمُ to them ٱللَّهُ Allah مُوتُوا۟ Die ثُمَّ then أَحْيَـٰهُمْ ۚ He restored them to life إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَذُو (is) surely Possessor فَضْلٍ (of) bounty عَلَى for ٱلنَّاسِ [the] mankind وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people لَا (are) not يَشْكُرُونَ grateful ٢٤٣ (243)

Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allāh said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.

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وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ And fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٤٤ (244)

And fight in the cause of Allāh and know that Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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مَّن Who ذَا (is) the one ٱلَّذِى who يُقْرِضُ will lend ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah قَرْضًا a loan حَسَنًۭا good فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُۥ so (that) He multiplies it لَهُۥٓ for him أَضْعَافًۭا manifolds كَثِيرَةًۭ ۚ many وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَقْبِضُ withholds وَيَبْصُۜطُ and grants abundance وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٢٤٥ (245)

Who is it that would loan Allāh a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allāh who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned.

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أَلَمْ Did not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلْمَلَإِ the chiefs مِنۢ of بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مُوسَىٰٓ Musa إِذْ when قَالُوا۟ they said لِنَبِىٍّۢ to a Prophet لَّهُمُ of theirs ٱبْعَثْ Appoint لَنَا for us مَلِكًۭا a king نُّقَـٰتِلْ we may fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah قَالَ He said هَلْ Would عَسَيْتُمْ you perhaps إِن if كُتِبَ prescribed عَلَيْكُمُ upon you ٱلْقِتَالُ [the] fighting أَلَّا that not تُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ۖ you fight قَالُوا۟ They said وَمَا And what لَنَآ for us أَلَّا that not نُقَـٰتِلَ we fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَقَدْ while surely أُخْرِجْنَا we have been driven مِن from دِيَـٰرِنَا our homes وَأَبْنَآئِنَا ۖ and our children فَلَمَّا Yet, when كُتِبَ was prescribed عَلَيْهِمُ upon them ٱلْقِتَالُ the fighting تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turned away إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few مِّنْهُمْ ۗ among them وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knowing بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ of the wrongdoers ٢٤٦ (246)

Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allāh"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if battle was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allāh when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when battle was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.

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وَقَالَ And said لَهُمْ to them نَبِيُّهُمْ their Prophet إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah قَدْ (has) surely بَعَثَ raised لَكُمْ for you طَالُوتَ Talut مَلِكًۭا ۚ (as) a king قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَنَّىٰ How يَكُونُ can be لَهُ for him ٱلْمُلْكُ the kingship عَلَيْنَا over us وَنَحْنُ while we أَحَقُّ (are) more entitled بِٱلْمُلْكِ to kingship مِنْهُ than him وَلَمْ and not يُؤْتَ he has been given سَعَةًۭ abundance مِّنَ of ٱلْمَالِ ۚ [the] wealth قَالَ He said إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ has chosen him عَلَيْكُمْ over you وَزَادَهُۥ and increased him بَسْطَةًۭ abundantly فِى in ٱلْعِلْمِ [the] knowledge وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖ and [the] physique وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يُؤْتِى gives مُلْكَهُۥ His kingdom مَن (to) whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٤٧ (247)

And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allāh has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allāh has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allāh gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."

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وَقَالَ And said لَهُمْ to them نَبِيُّهُمْ their Prophet إِنَّ Indeed ءَايَةَ a sign مُلْكِهِۦٓ (of) his kingship أَن (is) that يَأْتِيَكُمُ will come to you ٱلتَّابُوتُ the ark فِيهِ in it سَكِينَةٌۭ (is) tranquility مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَبَقِيَّةٌۭ and a remnant مِّمَّا of what تَرَكَ (was) left ءَالُ (by the) family مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa وَءَالُ and family هَـٰرُونَ (of) Harun تَحْمِلُهُ will carry it ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ۚ the Angels إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ (is) surely a sign لَّكُمْ for you إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٢٤٨ (248)

And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."

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فَلَمَّا Then when فَصَلَ set out طَالُوتُ Talut بِٱلْجُنُودِ with the forces قَالَ he said إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مُبْتَلِيكُم will test you بِنَهَرٍۢ with a river فَمَن So whoever شَرِبَ drinks مِنْهُ from it فَلَيْسَ then he is not مِنِّى from me وَمَن and whoever لَّمْ (does) not يَطْعَمْهُ taste it فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, he مِنِّىٓ (is) from me إِلَّا except مَنِ whoever ٱغْتَرَفَ takes غُرْفَةًۢ (in the) hollow بِيَدِهِۦ ۚ (of) his hand فَشَرِبُوا۟ Then they drank مِنْهُ from it إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few مِّنْهُمْ ۚ of them فَلَمَّا Then when جَاوَزَهُۥ he crossed it هُوَ he وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ with him قَالُوا۟ they said لَا No طَاقَةَ strength لَنَا for us ٱلْيَوْمَ today بِجَالُوتَ against Jalut وَجُنُودِهِۦ ۚ and his troops قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَظُنُّونَ were certain أَنَّهُم that they مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ (would) meet ٱللَّهِ Allah كَم How many مِّن of فِئَةٍۢ a company قَلِيلَةٍ small غَلَبَتْ overcame فِئَةًۭ a company كَثِيرَةًۢ large بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah مَعَ (is) with ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ the patient ones ٢٤٩ (249)

And when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allāh will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allāh said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allāh. And Allāh is with the patient."

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وَلَمَّا And when بَرَزُوا۟ they went forth لِجَالُوتَ to (face) Jalut وَجُنُودِهِۦ and his troops قَالُوا۟ they said رَبَّنَآ Our Lord أَفْرِغْ Pour عَلَيْنَا on us صَبْرًۭا patience وَثَبِّتْ and make firm أَقْدَامَنَا our feet وَٱنصُرْنَا and help us عَلَى against ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ (who are) disbelieving ٢٥٠ (250)

And when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

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فَهَزَمُوهُم So they defeated them بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَقَتَلَ and killed دَاوُۥدُ Dawood جَالُوتَ Jalut وَءَاتَىٰهُ and gave him ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْمُلْكَ the kingdom وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and the wisdom وَعَلَّمَهُۥ and taught him مِمَّا that which يَشَآءُ ۗ He willed وَلَوْلَا And if not دَفْعُ (for the) repelling ٱللَّهِ (by) Allah ٱلنَّاسَ [the] people بَعْضَهُم some of them بِبَعْضٍۢ with others لَّفَسَدَتِ certainly (would have) corrupted ٱلْأَرْضُ the Earth وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱللَّهَ Allah ذُو (is) Possessor فَضْلٍ (of) bounty عَلَى to ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٢٥١ (251)

So they defeated them by permission of Allāh, and David killed Goliath, and Allāh gave him the kingship and wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and taught him from that which He willed. And if it were not for Allāh checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the worlds.

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تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah نَتْلُوهَا We recite them عَلَيْكَ to you بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ in [the] truth وَإِنَّكَ And indeed, you لَمِنَ (are) surely of ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٢٥٢ (252)

These are the verses of Allāh which We recite to you, [O Muḥammad], in truth. And indeed, you are from among the messengers.

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۞ تِلْكَ These ٱلرُّسُلُ (are) the Messengers فَضَّلْنَا We (have) preferred بَعْضَهُمْ some of them عَلَىٰ over بَعْضٍۢ ۘ others مِّنْهُم Among them مَّن (were those with) whom كَلَّمَ spoke ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah وَرَفَعَ and He raised بَعْضَهُمْ some of them دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ ۚ (in) degrees وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave عِيسَى Isa ٱبْنَ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ the clear proofs وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ and We supported him بِرُوحِ with Spirit ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ [the] Holy وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah مَا not ٱقْتَتَلَ (would have) fought each other ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِنۢ (came) from بَعْدِهِم after them مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] جَآءَتْهُمُ came to them ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ the clear proofs وَلَـٰكِنِ [And] but ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ they differed فَمِنْهُم [so] of them مَّنْ (are some) who ءَامَنَ believed وَمِنْهُم and of them مَّن (are some) who كَفَرَ ۚ denied وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah مَا not ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ they (would have) fought each other وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱللَّهَ Allah يَفْعَلُ does مَا what يُرِيدُ He intends ٢٥٣ (253)

Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allāh spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., Gabriel]. If Allāh had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allāh had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allāh does what He intends.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] أَنفِقُوا۟ Spend مِمَّا of what رَزَقْنَـٰكُم We (have) provided you مِّن from قَبْلِ before أَن that يَأْتِىَ comes يَوْمٌۭ a Day لَّا no بَيْعٌۭ bargaining فِيهِ in it وَلَا and no خُلَّةٌۭ friendship وَلَا and no شَفَـٰعَةٌۭ ۗ intercession وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ And the deniers هُمُ they ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (are) the wrongdoers ٢٥٤ (254)

O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange [i.e., ransom] and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers.

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ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ God إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلْحَىُّ the Ever-Living ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ the Sustainer of all that exists لَا Not تَأْخُذُهُۥ overtakes Him سِنَةٌۭ slumber وَلَا [and] not نَوْمٌۭ ۚ sleep لَّهُۥ To Him (belongs) مَا what(ever) فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and what(ever) فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earth مَن Who ذَا (is) the one ٱلَّذِى who يَشْفَعُ can intercede عِندَهُۥٓ with Him إِلَّا except بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ by His permission يَعْلَمُ He knows مَا what بَيْنَ (is) أَيْدِيهِمْ before them وَمَا and what خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ (is) behind them وَلَا And not يُحِيطُونَ they encompass بِشَىْءٍۢ anything مِّنْ of عِلْمِهِۦٓ His Knowledge إِلَّا except بِمَا [of] what شَآءَ ۚ He willed وَسِعَ Extends كُرْسِيُّهُ His Seat ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (to) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ and the earth وَلَا And not يَـُٔودُهُۥ tires Him حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ (the) guarding of both of them وَهُوَ And He ٱلْعَلِىُّ (is) the Most High ٱلْعَظِيمُ the Most Great ٢٥٥ (255)

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī4 extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

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لَآ (There is) no إِكْرَاهَ compulsion فِى in ٱلدِّينِ ۖ the religion قَد Surely تَّبَيَّنَ has become distinct ٱلرُّشْدُ the right (path) مِنَ from ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ the wrong فَمَن Then whoever يَكْفُرْ disbelieves بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ in false deities وَيُؤْمِنۢ and believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah فَقَدِ then surely ٱسْتَمْسَكَ he grasped بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ the handhold ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ [the] firm لَا (which) not ٱنفِصَامَ (will) break لَهَا ۗ [for it] وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ٢٥٦ (256)

There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become distinct from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in ṭāghūt and believes in Allāh has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

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ٱللَّهُ Allah وَلِىُّ (is the) Protecting Guardian ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] يُخْرِجُهُم He brings them out مِّنَ from ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ [the] darkness إِلَى towards ٱلنُّورِ ۖ [the] light وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve(d) أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ their guardians ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ (are) the evil ones يُخْرِجُونَهُم they bring them out مِّنَ from ٱلنُّورِ the light إِلَى towards ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ [the] darkness أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever ٢٥٧ (257)

Allāh is the Ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are ṭāghūt. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

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أَلَمْ Did not تَرَ you see إِلَى [towards] ٱلَّذِى the one who حَآجَّ argued إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ (with) Ibrahim فِى concerning رَبِّهِۦٓ his Lord أَنْ because ءَاتَىٰهُ gave him ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْمُلْكَ the kingdom إِذْ When قَالَ Said إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim رَبِّىَ My Lord ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who يُحْىِۦ grants life وَيُمِيتُ and causes death قَالَ He said أَنَا۠ I أُحْىِۦ give life وَأُمِيتُ ۖ and cause death قَالَ Said إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim فَإِنَّ [Then] indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَأْتِى brings up بِٱلشَّمْسِ the sun مِنَ from ٱلْمَشْرِقِ the east فَأْتِ so you bring بِهَا it مِنَ from ٱلْمَغْرِبِ the west فَبُهِتَ So became dumbfounded ٱلَّذِى the one who كَفَرَ ۗ disbelieved وَٱللَّهُ and Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (who are) [the] wrongdoers ٢٥٨ (258)

Have you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allāh had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allāh brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

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أَوْ Or كَٱلَّذِى like the one who مَرَّ passed عَلَىٰ by قَرْيَةٍۢ a township وَهِىَ and it خَاوِيَةٌ (had) overturned عَلَىٰ on عُرُوشِهَا its roofs قَالَ He said أَنَّىٰ How يُحْىِۦ (will) bring to life هَـٰذِهِ this (town) ٱللَّهُ Allah بَعْدَ after مَوْتِهَا ۖ its death فَأَمَاتَهُ Then he was made to die ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah مِا۟ئَةَ (for) a hundred عَامٍۢ year(s) ثُمَّ then بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ He raised him قَالَ He said كَمْ How long لَبِثْتَ ۖ (have) you remained قَالَ He said لَبِثْتُ I remained يَوْمًا (for) a day أَوْ or بَعْضَ a part يَوْمٍۢ ۖ (of) a day قَالَ He said بَل Nay لَّبِثْتَ you (have) remained مِا۟ئَةَ one hundred عَامٍۢ year(s) فَٱنظُرْ Then look إِلَىٰ at طَعَامِكَ your food وَشَرَابِكَ and your drink لَمْ (they did) not يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ change with time وَٱنظُرْ and look إِلَىٰ at حِمَارِكَ your donkey وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ and We will make you ءَايَةًۭ a sign لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ for the people وَٱنظُرْ And look إِلَى at ٱلْعِظَامِ the bones كَيْفَ how نُنشِزُهَا We raise them ثُمَّ then نَكْسُوهَا We cover them لَحْمًۭا ۚ (with) flesh فَلَمَّا Then when تَبَيَّنَ became clear لَهُۥ to him قَالَ he said أَعْلَمُ I know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٥٩ (259)

Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allāh bring this to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allāh is over all things competent."

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ Ibrahim رَبِّ My Lord أَرِنِى show me كَيْفَ how تُحْىِ You give life ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ (to) the dead قَالَ He said أَوَلَمْ Have not تُؤْمِن ۖ you believed قَالَ He said بَلَىٰ Yes وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ to satisfy قَلْبِى ۖ my heart قَالَ He said فَخُذْ Then take أَرْبَعَةًۭ four مِّنَ of ٱلطَّيْرِ the birds فَصُرْهُنَّ and incline them إِلَيْكَ towards you ثُمَّ then ٱجْعَلْ put عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ each جَبَلٍۢ hill مِّنْهُنَّ of them جُزْءًۭا a portion ثُمَّ then ٱدْعُهُنَّ call them يَأْتِينَكَ they will come to you سَعْيًۭا ۚ (in) haste وَٱعْلَمْ And know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٦٠ (260)

And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allāh] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allāh] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."

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مَّثَلُ Example ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who يُنفِقُونَ spend أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ their wealth فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah كَمَثَلِ (is) like حَبَّةٍ a grain أَنۢبَتَتْ which grows سَبْعَ seven سَنَابِلَ ears فِى in كُلِّ each سُنۢبُلَةٍۢ ear مِّا۟ئَةُ hundred حَبَّةٍۢ ۗ grain(s) وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يُضَـٰعِفُ gives manifold لِمَن to whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ٢٦١ (261)

The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allāh multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُنفِقُونَ spend أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ their wealth فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ثُمَّ then لَا not يُتْبِعُونَ they follow مَآ what أَنفَقُوا۟ they spend مَنًّۭا (with) reminders of generosity وَلَآ and not أَذًۭى ۙ hurt لَّهُمْ for them أَجْرُهُمْ their reward عِندَ (is) with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَلَا and (there will be) no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٢٦٢ (262)

Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh and then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders [of it] or [other] injury will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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۞ قَوْلٌۭ A word مَّعْرُوفٌۭ kind وَمَغْفِرَةٌ and (seeking) forgiveness خَيْرٌۭ (are) better مِّن than صَدَقَةٍۢ a charity يَتْبَعُهَآ followed [it] أَذًۭى ۗ (by) hurt وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَنِىٌّ (is) All-Sufficient حَلِيمٌۭ All-Forbearing ٢٦٣ (263)

Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] لَا (Do) not تُبْطِلُوا۟ render in vain صَدَقَـٰتِكُم your charities بِٱلْمَنِّ with reminders (of it) وَٱلْأَذَىٰ or [the] hurt كَٱلَّذِى like the one who يُنفِقُ spends مَالَهُۥ his wealth رِئَآءَ (to) be seen ٱلنَّاسِ (by) the people وَلَا and (does) not يُؤْمِنُ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ [the] Last فَمَثَلُهُۥ Then his example كَمَثَلِ (is) like صَفْوَانٍ (that of a) smooth rock عَلَيْهِ upon it تُرَابٌۭ (is) dust فَأَصَابَهُۥ then fell on it وَابِلٌۭ heavy rain فَتَرَكَهُۥ then left it صَلْدًۭا ۖ bare لَّا Not يَقْدِرُونَ they have control عَلَىٰ on شَىْءٍۢ anything مِّمَّا of what كَسَبُوا۟ ۗ they (have) earned وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ [the] disbelieving ٢٦٤ (264)

O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.

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وَمَثَلُ And (the) example ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who يُنفِقُونَ spend أَمْوَٰلَهُمُ their wealth ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking مَرْضَاتِ (the) pleasure ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَتَثْبِيتًۭا and certainty مِّنْ from أَنفُسِهِمْ their (inner) souls كَمَثَلِ (is) like جَنَّةٍۭ a garden بِرَبْوَةٍ on a height أَصَابَهَا fell on it وَابِلٌۭ heavy rain فَـَٔاتَتْ so it yielded أُكُلَهَا its harvest ضِعْفَيْنِ double فَإِن Then if لَّمْ (does) not يُصِبْهَا fall (on) it وَابِلٌۭ heavy rain فَطَلٌّۭ ۗ then a drizzle وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌ (is) All-Seer ٢٦٥ (265)

And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allāh and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.

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أَيَوَدُّ Would like أَحَدُكُمْ any of you أَن that تَكُونَ it be لَهُۥ for him جَنَّةٌۭ a garden مِّن of نَّخِيلٍۢ date-palms وَأَعْنَابٍۢ and grapevines تَجْرِى flowing مِن [from] تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers لَهُۥ for him فِيهَا in it مِن of كُلِّ all (kinds) ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ (of) [the] fruits وَأَصَابَهُ and strikes him ٱلْكِبَرُ [the] old age وَلَهُۥ and [for] his ذُرِّيَّةٌۭ children ضُعَفَآءُ (are) weak فَأَصَابَهَآ then falls on it إِعْصَارٌۭ whirlwind فِيهِ in it نَارٌۭ (is) fire فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ ۗ then it is burnt كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُبَيِّنُ makes clear ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمُ for you ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ (His) Signs لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَفَكَّرُونَ ponder ٢٦٦ (266)

Would one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit? But he is afflicted with old age and has weak [i.e., immature] offspring, and it is hit by a whirlwind containing fire and is burned. Thus does Allāh make clear to you [His] verses that you might give thought.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] أَنفِقُوا۟ Spend مِن from طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good things مَا that كَسَبْتُمْ you have earned وَمِمَّآ and whatever أَخْرَجْنَا We brought forth لَكُم for you مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth وَلَا And (do) not تَيَمَّمُوا۟ aim (at) ٱلْخَبِيثَ the bad مِنْهُ of it تُنفِقُونَ you spend وَلَسْتُم while you (would) not بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ take it إِلَّآ except أَن [that] تُغْمِضُوا۟ (with) close(d) eyes فِيهِ ۚ [in it] وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah غَنِىٌّ (is) Self-Sufficient حَمِيدٌ Praiseworthy ٢٦٧ (267)

O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.

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ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ The Shaitaan يَعِدُكُمُ promises you ٱلْفَقْرَ [the] poverty وَيَأْمُرُكُم and orders you بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ to immorality وَٱللَّهُ while Allah يَعِدُكُم promises you مَّغْفِرَةًۭ forgiveness مِّنْهُ from Him وَفَضْلًۭا ۗ and bounty وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٦٨ (268)

Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allāh promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

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يُؤْتِى He grants ٱلْحِكْمَةَ [the] wisdom مَن (to) whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَمَن and whoever يُؤْتَ is granted ٱلْحِكْمَةَ [the] wisdom فَقَدْ then certainly أُوتِىَ he is granted خَيْرًۭا good كَثِيرًۭا ۗ abundant وَمَا And none يَذَّكَّرُ remembers إِلَّآ except أُو۟لُوا۟ those ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ (of) understanding ٢٦٩ (269)

He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much good. And none will remember except those of understanding.

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وَمَآ And whatever أَنفَقْتُم you spend مِّن (out) of نَّفَقَةٍ (your) expenditures أَوْ or نَذَرْتُم you vow مِّن of نَّذْرٍۢ vow(s) فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُهُۥ ۗ knows it وَمَا and not لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers مِنْ any أَنصَارٍ helpers ٢٧٠ (270)

And whatever you spend of expenditures or make of vows - indeed, Allāh knows of it. And for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.

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إِن If تُبْدُوا۟ you disclose ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ the charities فَنِعِمَّا then good هِىَ ۖ it (is) وَإِن But if تُخْفُوهَا you keep it secret وَتُؤْتُوهَا and give it ٱلْفُقَرَآءَ (to) the poor فَهُوَ then it خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ ۚ for you وَيُكَفِّرُ And He will remove عَنكُم from you مِّن [of] سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ۗ your evil deeds وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا with what تَعْمَلُونَ you do خَبِيرٌۭ (is) All-Aware ٢٧١ (271)

If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.

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۞ لَّيْسَ Not عَلَيْكَ on you هُدَىٰهُمْ (is) their guidance وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱللَّهَ Allah يَهْدِى guides مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَمَا And whatever تُنفِقُوا۟ you spend مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ then it is for yourself وَمَا and not تُنفِقُونَ you spend إِلَّا except ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking وَجْهِ (the) face ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَمَا And whatever تُنفِقُوا۟ you spend مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good يُوَفَّ will be repaid in full إِلَيْكُمْ to you وَأَنتُمْ and you لَا (will) not تُظْلَمُونَ be wronged ٢٧٢ (272)

Not upon you, [O Muḥammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

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لِلْفُقَرَآءِ For the poor ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُحْصِرُوا۟ are wrapped up فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah لَا not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able ضَرْبًۭا (to) move about فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth يَحْسَبُهُمُ Think (about) them ٱلْجَاهِلُ the ignorant one أَغْنِيَآءَ (that they are) self-sufficient مِنَ (because) of ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ (their) restraint تَعْرِفُهُم you recognize them بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ by their mark لَا Not يَسْـَٔلُونَ (do) they ask ٱلنَّاسَ the people إِلْحَافًۭا ۗ with importunity وَمَا And whatever تُنفِقُوا۟ you spend مِنْ of خَيْرٍۢ good فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِهِۦ of it عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower ٢٧٣ (273)

[Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allāh, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all]. And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allāh is Knowing of it.

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُنفِقُونَ spend أَمْوَٰلَهُم their wealth بِٱلَّيْلِ by night وَٱلنَّهَارِ and day سِرًّۭا secretly وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ and openly فَلَهُمْ then for them أَجْرُهُمْ (is) their reward عِندَ with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَلَا and no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٢٧٤ (274)

Those who spend their wealth [in Allāh's way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَأْكُلُونَ consume ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ [the] usury لَا not يَقُومُونَ they can stand إِلَّا except كَمَا like يَقُومُ stands ٱلَّذِى the one who يَتَخَبَّطُهُ confounds him ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan مِنَ with ٱلْمَسِّ ۚ (his) touch ذَٰلِكَ That بِأَنَّهُمْ (is) because they قَالُوٓا۟ say إِنَّمَا Only ٱلْبَيْعُ the trade مِثْلُ (is) like ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ ۗ [the] usury وَأَحَلَّ While has permitted ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْبَيْعَ [the] trade وَحَرَّمَ but (has) forbidden ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ ۚ [the] usury فَمَن Then whoever جَآءَهُۥ comes to him مَوْعِظَةٌۭ (the) admonition مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ His Lord فَٱنتَهَىٰ and he refrained فَلَهُۥ then for him مَا what سَلَفَ (has) passed وَأَمْرُهُۥٓ and his case إِلَى (is) with ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَمَنْ and whoever عَادَ repeated فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the Fire هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever ٢٧٥ (275)

Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like interest." But Allāh has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allāh. But whoever returns [to dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

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يَمْحَقُ Destroys ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ the usury وَيُرْبِى and (gives) increase ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ ۗ (for) the charities وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يُحِبُّ love كُلَّ every كَفَّارٍ ungrateful أَثِيمٍ sinner ٢٧٦ (276)

Allāh destroys interest and gives increase for charities. And Allāh does not like every sinning disbeliever.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] وَعَمِلُوا۟ and did ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ good deeds وَأَقَامُوا۟ and established ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتَوُا۟ and gave ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah لَهُمْ for them أَجْرُهُمْ their reward عِندَ (is) with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَلَا and no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ on them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٢٧٧ (277)

Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakāh will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] ٱتَّقُوا۟ Fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَذَرُوا۟ and give up مَا what بَقِىَ remained مِنَ of ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ [the] usury إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٢٧٨ (278)

O you who have believed, fear Allāh and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers.

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فَإِن And if لَّمْ not تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do فَأْذَنُوا۟ then be informed بِحَرْبٍۢ of a war مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۖ and His Messenger وَإِن And if تُبْتُمْ you repent فَلَكُمْ then for you رُءُوسُ (is) أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ your capital لَا (do) not تَظْلِمُونَ wrong وَلَا and not تُظْلَمُونَ you will be wronged ٢٧٩ (279)

And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allāh and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.

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وَإِن And if كَانَ is ذُو the (debtor) عُسْرَةٍۢ in difficulty فَنَظِرَةٌ then postponement إِلَىٰ until مَيْسَرَةٍۢ ۚ ease وَأَن And if تَصَدَّقُوا۟ you remit as charity خَيْرٌۭ (it is) better لَّكُمْ ۖ for you إِن If كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ٢٨٠ (280)

And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.

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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear يَوْمًۭا a Day تُرْجَعُونَ you will be brought back فِيهِ [in it] إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah ثُمَّ Then تُوَفَّىٰ (will be) repaid in full كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۢ soul مَّا what كَسَبَتْ it earned وَهُمْ and they لَا not يُظْلَمُونَ will be wronged ٢٨١ (281)

And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allāh. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly].

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] إِذَا When تَدَايَنتُم you contract with one another بِدَيْنٍ any debt إِلَىٰٓ for أَجَلٍۢ a term مُّسَمًّۭى fixed فَٱكْتُبُوهُ ۚ then write it وَلْيَكْتُب And let write بَّيْنَكُمْ between you كَاتِبٌۢ a scribe بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ in justice وَلَا And not يَأْبَ (should) refuse كَاتِبٌ a scribe أَن that يَكْتُبَ he writes كَمَا as عَلَّمَهُ (has) taught him ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah فَلْيَكْتُبْ So let him write وَلْيُمْلِلِ and let dictate ٱلَّذِى the one عَلَيْهِ on whom ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the right وَلْيَتَّقِ and let him fear ٱللَّهَ Allah رَبَّهُۥ his Lord وَلَا and (let him) not يَبْخَسْ diminish مِنْهُ from it شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ anything فَإِن Then if كَانَ is ٱلَّذِى the one عَلَيْهِ on him ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the right سَفِيهًا (of) limited understanding أَوْ or ضَعِيفًا weak أَوْ or لَا not يَسْتَطِيعُ capable أَن that يُمِلَّ (can) dictate هُوَ he فَلْيُمْلِلْ then let dictate وَلِيُّهُۥ his guardian بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ with justice وَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ And call for evidence شَهِيدَيْنِ two witnesses مِن among رِّجَالِكُمْ ۖ your men فَإِن And if لَّمْ not يَكُونَا there are رَجُلَيْنِ two men فَرَجُلٌۭ then one man وَٱمْرَأَتَانِ and two women مِمَّن of whom تَرْضَوْنَ you agree مِنَ of ٱلشُّهَدَآءِ [the] witnesses أَن (so) that (if) تَضِلَّ [she] errs إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two فَتُذَكِّرَ then will remind إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ ۚ the other وَلَا And not يَأْبَ (should) refuse ٱلشُّهَدَآءُ the witnesses إِذَا when مَا that دُعُوا۟ ۚ they are called وَلَا And not تَسْـَٔمُوٓا۟ (be) weary أَن that تَكْتُبُوهُ you write it صَغِيرًا small أَوْ or كَبِيرًا large إِلَىٰٓ for أَجَلِهِۦ ۚ its term ذَٰلِكُمْ That أَقْسَطُ (is) more just عِندَ near ٱللَّهِ Allah وَأَقْوَمُ and more upright لِلشَّهَـٰدَةِ for evidence وَأَدْنَىٰٓ and nearer أَلَّا that not تَرْتَابُوٓا۟ ۖ you (have) doubt إِلَّآ except أَن that تَكُونَ be تِجَـٰرَةً a transaction حَاضِرَةًۭ present تُدِيرُونَهَا you carry out بَيْنَكُمْ among you فَلَيْسَ then not عَلَيْكُمْ on you جُنَاحٌ any sin أَلَّا that not تَكْتُبُوهَا ۗ you write it وَأَشْهِدُوٓا۟ And take witness إِذَا when تَبَايَعْتُمْ ۚ you make commercial transaction وَلَا And not يُضَآرَّ (should) be harmed كَاتِبٌۭ (the) scribe وَلَا and not شَهِيدٌۭ ۚ (the) witness وَإِن and if تَفْعَلُوا۟ you do فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed it فُسُوقٌۢ (is) sinful conduct بِكُمْ ۗ for you وَٱتَّقُوا۟ and fear ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ And teaches ٱللَّهُ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٢٨٢ (282)

O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe write [it] between you in justice. Let no scribe refuse to write as Allāh has taught him. So let him write and let the one who has the obligation [i.e., the debtor] dictate. And let him fear Allāh, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of them [i.e., the women] errs, then the other can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in the sight of Allāh and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you conduct among yourselves. For [then] there is no blame upon you if you do not write it. And take witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let no scribe be harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is [grave] disobedience in you. And fear Allāh. And Allāh teaches you. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.

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۞ وَإِن And if كُنتُمْ you are عَلَىٰ on سَفَرٍۢ a journey وَلَمْ and not تَجِدُوا۟ you find كَاتِبًۭا a scribe فَرِهَـٰنٌۭ then pledge مَّقْبُوضَةٌۭ ۖ in hand فَإِنْ Then if أَمِنَ entrusts بَعْضُكُم one of you بَعْضًۭا (to) another فَلْيُؤَدِّ then let discharge ٱلَّذِى the one who ٱؤْتُمِنَ is entrusted أَمَـٰنَتَهُۥ his trust وَلْيَتَّقِ And let him fear ٱللَّهَ Allah رَبَّهُۥ ۗ his Lord وَلَا And (do) not تَكْتُمُوا۟ conceal ٱلشَّهَـٰدَةَ ۚ the evidence وَمَن And whoever يَكْتُمْهَا conceals it فَإِنَّهُۥٓ then indeed he ءَاثِمٌۭ (is) sinful قَلْبُهُۥ ۗ his heart وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٢٨٣ (283)

And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit [should be] taken. And if one of you entrusts another, then let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allāh, his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful, and Allāh is Knowing of what you do.

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لِّلَّهِ To Allah (belongs) مَا whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and whatever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earth وَإِن And if تُبْدُوا۟ you disclose مَا what فِىٓ (is) in أَنفُسِكُمْ yourselves أَوْ or تُخْفُوهُ you conceal it يُحَاسِبْكُم will call you to account بِهِ for it ٱللَّهُ ۖ Allah فَيَغْفِرُ Then, He will forgive لِمَن [to] whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيُعَذِّبُ and He will punish مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌ (is) All-Powerful ٢٨٤ (284)

To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allāh will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

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ءَامَنَ Believed ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger بِمَآ in what أُنزِلَ was revealed إِلَيْهِ to him مِن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ and the believers كُلٌّ All ءَامَنَ believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ and His Angels وَكُتُبِهِۦ and His Books وَرُسُلِهِۦ and His Messengers لَا Not نُفَرِّقُ we make distinction بَيْنَ between أَحَدٍۢ any مِّن of رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ His messengers وَقَالُوا۟ And they said سَمِعْنَا We heard وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ and we obeyed غُفْرَانَكَ (Grant) us Your forgiveness رَبَّنَا our Lord وَإِلَيْكَ and to You ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the return ٢٨٥ (285)

The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."

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لَا (Does) not يُكَلِّفُ burden ٱللَّهُ Allah نَفْسًا any soul إِلَّا except وُسْعَهَا ۚ its capacity لَهَا for it مَا what كَسَبَتْ it earned وَعَلَيْهَا and against it مَا what ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ it earned رَبَّنَا Our Lord لَا (Do) not تُؤَاخِذْنَآ take us to task إِن if نَّسِينَآ we forget أَوْ or أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ we err رَبَّنَا Our Lord وَلَا And (do) not تَحْمِلْ lay عَلَيْنَآ upon us إِصْرًۭا a burden كَمَا like that حَمَلْتَهُۥ (which) You laid [it] عَلَى on ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) from قَبْلِنَا ۚ before us رَبَّنَا Our Lord وَلَا [And] (do) not تُحَمِّلْنَا lay on us مَا what لَا not طَاقَةَ (the) strength لَنَا we have بِهِۦ ۖ [of it] (to bear) وَٱعْفُ And pardon عَنَّا [from] us وَٱغْفِرْ and forgive لَنَا [for] us وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ and have mercy on us أَنتَ You (are) مَوْلَىٰنَا our Protector فَٱنصُرْنَا so help us عَلَى against ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ [the] disbelievers ٢٨٦ (286)

Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."1