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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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وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿٤٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding.

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وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَـٰهُ صَابِرًا ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ﴿٤٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord).

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وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَـٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ ﴿٤٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision.

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إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَـٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ ﴿٤٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter).

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وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ﴿٤٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent.

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وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ﴿٤٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen.

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هَـٰذَا ذِكْرٌ ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ ﴿٤٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is a reminder. And lo! for those who ward off (evil) is a happy journey's end,

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جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ ﴿٥٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallGardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them,

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مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ ﴿٥١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein.

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۞ وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ ﴿٥٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd with them are those of modest gaze, companions.

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هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿٥٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning.

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إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ ﴿٥٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away.

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هَـٰذَا ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّـٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ ﴿٥٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there will be an evil journey's end,

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جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ﴿٥٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place.

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هَـٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ ﴿٥٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHere is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it,

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وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ ﴿٥٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)!

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هَـٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ ۖ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿٥٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHere is an army rushing blindly with you. (Those who are already in the Fire say): No word of welcome for them. Lo! they will roast at the Fire.

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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ ۖ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ ﴿٦٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight.

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قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ ﴿٦١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire!

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وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ ﴿٦٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked?

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أَتَّخَذْنَـٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ ﴿٦٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallDid we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them?

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إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿٦٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire.

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قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ ﴿٦٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay (unto them, O Muhammad): I am only a warner, and there is no Allah save Allah, the One, the Absolute,

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رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ ﴿٦٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Mighty, the Pardoning.

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قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٦٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay: It is tremendous tidings

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أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhence ye turn away!

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مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallI had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed;

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إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٧٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is revealed unto me only that I may be a plain warner.

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إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ ﴿٧١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire,

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فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ ﴿٧٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate,

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فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ ﴿٧٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe angels fell down prostrate, every one,

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إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿٧٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSaving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers.

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قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ ﴿٧٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted?

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قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ ﴿٧٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay.

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قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ ﴿٧٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast,

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وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٧٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment.

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قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.

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قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved

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إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ ﴿٨١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallUntil the day of the time appointed.

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قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿٨٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one,

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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).