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62 ayahs Makki Pages 526–528 Juz 27
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
Ayahs 1 – 40
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ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ ﴿٤١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

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وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿٤٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that thy Lord, He is the goal;

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ ﴿٤٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

44
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا ﴿٤٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

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وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٤٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,

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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ ﴿٤٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFrom a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;

47
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وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ ﴿٤٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;

48
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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ ﴿٤٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;

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وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ ﴿٤٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

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وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٥٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

51
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وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ ﴿٥١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;

52
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وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ ﴿٥٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;

53
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وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ ﴿٥٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

54
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فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ﴿٥٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo that there covered them that which did cover.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ﴿٥٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallConcerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?

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هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ ﴿٥٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is a warner of the warners of old.

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أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ ﴿٥٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe threatened Hour is nigh.

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لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ﴿٥٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNone beside Allah can disclose it.

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أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMarvel ye then at this statement,

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وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd laugh and not weep,

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وَأَنتُمْ سَـٰمِدُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhile ye amuse yourselves?

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فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩ ﴿٦٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallRather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).