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Juz 23

357 ayahs Ya-Sin 28 → Az-Zumar 31 Pages 442–461
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Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe sent not down against his people after him a host from heaven, nor do We ever send.

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إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَـٰمِدُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct.

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يَـٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAh, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him!

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أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHave they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them;

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وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut all, without exception, will be brought before Us.

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وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof;

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وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We have placed therein gardens of the date-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein,

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لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks?

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سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallGlory be to Him Who created all the sexual pairs, of that which the earth groweth, and of themselves, and of that which they know not!

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وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness.

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وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.

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وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd for the moon We have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled palm-leaf.

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لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit.

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وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ﴿٤١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd a token unto them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship,

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وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd have created for them of the like thereof whereon they ride.

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وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if We will, We drown them, and there is no help for them, neither can they be saved;

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إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿٤٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallUnless by mercy from Us and as comfort for a while.

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen it is said unto them: Beware of that which is before you and that which is behind you, that haply ye may find mercy (they are heedless).

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وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNever came a token of the tokens of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it!

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿٤٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would feed? Ye are in naught else than error manifest.

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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٤٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful?

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مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey await but one Shout, which will surprise them while they are disputing.

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فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen they cannot make bequest, nor can they return to their own folk.

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وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ ﴿٥١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the trumpet is blown and lo! from the graves they hie unto their Lord,

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قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿٥٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallCrying: Woe upon us! Who hath raised us from our place of sleep? This is that which the Beneficent did promise, and the messengers spoke truth.

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إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is but one Shout, and behold them brought together before Us!

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فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٥٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis day no soul is wronged in aught; nor are ye requited aught save what ye used to do.

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إِنَّ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍ فَـٰكِهُونَ ﴿٥٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,

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هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ ﴿٥٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;

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لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTheirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;

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سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ ﴿٥٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!

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وَٱمْتَـٰزُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut avaunt ye, O ye guilty, this day!

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۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٦٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallDid I not charge you, O ye sons of Adam, that ye worship not the devil - Lo! he is your open foe!

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وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ﴿٦١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut that ye worship Me? That was the right path.

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وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYet he hath led astray of you a great multitude. Had ye then no sense?

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هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is hell which ye were promised (if ye followed him).

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ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBurn therein this day for that ye disbelieved.

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ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis day We seal up their mouths, and their hands speak out to Us and their feet bear witness as to what they used to earn.

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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd had We willed, We verily could have quenched their eyesight so that they should struggle for the way. Then how could they have seen?

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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back.

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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).