Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories)
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طسٓمٓ ﴿1﴾
28:1 Ta, Seen, Meem.
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طسٓمٓ Ta Seem Meem
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ﴿2﴾
28:2 These are the verses of the clear Book.
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تِلْكَ These · ءَايَـٰتُ (are the) Verses · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book · ٱلْمُبِينِ the clear
نَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لِقَوۡمࣲ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿3﴾
28:3 We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.
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نَتْلُوا۟ We recite · عَلَيْكَ to you · مِن from · نَّبَإِ (the) news · مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa · وَفِرْعَوْنَ and Firaun · بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth · لِقَوْمٍۢ for a people · يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe
إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِيَعࣰ ا يَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَآئِفَةࣰ مِّنۡهُمۡ يُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦ نِسَآءَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ ﴿4﴾
28:4 Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.
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إِنَّ Indeed · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · عَلَا exalted himself · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · وَجَعَلَ and made · أَهْلَهَا its people · شِيَعًۭا (into) sects · يَسْتَضْعِفُ oppressing · طَآئِفَةًۭ a group · مِّنْهُمْ among them · يُذَبِّحُ slaughtering · أَبْنَآءَهُمْ their sons · وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ and letting live · نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ their women · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · كَانَ was · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ the corrupters
وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَنَجۡعَلَهُمۡ أَئِمَّةࣰ وَنَجۡعَلَهُمُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿5﴾
28:5 And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors
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وَنُرِيدُ And We wanted · أَن to · نَّمُنَّ bestow a favor · عَلَى upon · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ were oppressed · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ and make them · أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders · وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ and make them · ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ the inheritors
وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَنُرِيَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَحۡذَرُونَ ﴿6﴾
28:6 And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Haman and their soldiers through them that which they had feared.
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وَنُمَكِّنَ And [We] establish · لَهُمْ them · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · وَنُرِىَ and show · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ and Haman · وَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hosts · مِنْهُم through them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they were · يَحْذَرُونَ fearing
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَرۡضِعِيهِۖ فَإِذَا خِفۡتِ عَلَيۡهِ فَأَلۡقِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحۡزَنِيٓۖ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيۡكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ﴿7﴾
28:7 And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."
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وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired · إِلَىٰٓ [to] · أُمِّ (the) mother · مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa · أَنْ that · أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ Suckle him · فَإِذَا but when · خِفْتِ you fear · عَلَيْهِ for him · فَأَلْقِيهِ then cast him · فِى in(to) · ٱلْيَمِّ the river · وَلَا and (do) not · تَخَافِى fear · وَلَا and (do) not · تَحْزَنِىٓ ۖ grieve · إِنَّا Indeed, We · رَآدُّوهُ (will) restore him · إِلَيْكِ to you · وَجَاعِلُوهُ and (will) make him · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers
فَٱلۡتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمۡ عَدُوࣰّ ا وَحَزَنًاۗ إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُواْ خَٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿8﴾
28:8 And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were deliberate sinners.
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فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ Then picked him up · ءَالُ (the) family · فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun · لِيَكُونَ so that he might become · لَهُمْ to them · عَدُوًّۭا an enemy · وَحَزَنًا ۗ and a grief · إِنَّ Indeed · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ and Haman · وَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hosts · كَانُوا۟ were · خَـٰطِـِٔينَ sinners
وَقَالَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قُرَّتُ عَيۡنࣲ لِّي وَلَكَۖ لَا تَقۡتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدࣰ ا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿9﴾
28:9 And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
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وَقَالَتِ And said · ٱمْرَأَتُ (the) wife · فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun · قُرَّتُ A comfort · عَيْنٍۢ (of the) eye · لِّى for me · وَلَكَ ۖ and for you · لَا (Do) not · تَقْتُلُوهُ kill him · عَسَىٰٓ perhaps · أَن (that) · يَنفَعَنَآ he may benefit us · أَوْ or · نَتَّخِذَهُۥ we may take him · وَلَدًۭا (as) a son · وَهُمْ And they · لَا (did) not · يَشْعُرُونَ perceive
وَأَصۡبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَٰرِغًاۖ إِن كَادَتۡ لَتُبۡدِي بِهِۦ لَوۡلَآ أَن رَّبَطۡنَا عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿10﴾
28:10 And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
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وَأَصْبَحَ And became · فُؤَادُ (the) heart · أُمِّ (of the) mother · مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa · فَـٰرِغًا ۖ empty · إِن That · كَادَتْ she was near · لَتُبْدِى (to) disclosing · بِهِۦ about him · لَوْلَآ if not · أَن that · رَّبَطْنَا We strengthened · عَلَىٰ [over] · قَلْبِهَا her heart · لِتَكُونَ so that she would be · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers
وَقَالَتۡ لِأُخۡتِهِۦ قُصِّيهِۖ فَبَصُرَتۡ بِهِۦ عَن جُنُبࣲ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿11﴾
28:11 And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.
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وَقَالَتْ And she said · لِأُخْتِهِۦ to his sister · قُصِّيهِ ۖ Follow him · فَبَصُرَتْ So she watched · بِهِۦ him · عَن from · جُنُبٍۢ a distance · وَهُمْ while they · لَا (did) not · يَشْعُرُونَ perceive
۞وَحَرَّمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَقَالَتۡ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِ بَيۡتࣲ يَكۡفُلُونَهُۥ لَكُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ نَٰصِحُونَ ﴿12﴾
28:12 And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"
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۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا And We had forbidden · عَلَيْهِ for him · ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ the wet nurses · مِن before · قَبْلُ before · فَقَالَتْ so she said · هَلْ Shall I · أَدُلُّكُمْ direct you · عَلَىٰٓ to · أَهْلِ (the) people · بَيْتٍۢ (of) a house · يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ who will rear him · لَكُمْ for you · وَهُمْ while they · لَهُۥ to him · نَـٰصِحُونَ (will be) sincere
فَرَدَدۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّهِۦ كَيۡ تَقَرَّ عَيۡنُهَا وَلَا تَحۡزَنَ وَلِتَعۡلَمَ أَنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿13﴾
28:13 So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of the people do not know.
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فَرَدَدْنَـٰهُ So We restored him · إِلَىٰٓ to · أُمِّهِۦ his mother · كَىْ that · تَقَرَّ might be comforted · عَيْنُهَا her eye · وَلَا and not · تَحْزَنَ she may grieve · وَلِتَعْلَمَ and that she would know · أَنَّ that · وَعْدَ the Promise of Allah · ٱللَّهِ the Promise of Allah · حَقٌّۭ (is) true · وَلَـٰكِنَّ But · أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمࣰ ا وَعِلۡمࣰ اۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿14﴾
28:14 And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.
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وَلَمَّا And when · بَلَغَ he reached · أَشُدَّهُۥ his full strength · وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ and became mature · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We bestowed upon him · حُكْمًۭا wisdom · وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge · وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus · نَجْزِى We reward · ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers
وَدَخَلَ ٱلۡمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيۡنِ يَقۡتَتِلَانِ هَٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ وَهَٰذَا مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦۖ فَٱسۡتَغَٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِي مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيۡهِۖ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوࣱّ مُّضِلࣱّ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿15﴾
28:15 And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
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وَدَخَلَ And he entered · ٱلْمَدِينَةَ the city · عَلَىٰ at · حِينِ a time · غَفْلَةٍۢ (of) inattention · مِّنْ of · أَهْلِهَا its people · فَوَجَدَ and found · فِيهَا therein · رَجُلَيْنِ two men · يَقْتَتِلَانِ fighting each other · هَـٰذَا this · مِن of · شِيعَتِهِۦ his party · وَهَـٰذَا and this · مِنْ of · عَدُوِّهِۦ ۖ his enemy · فَٱسْتَغَـٰثَهُ And called him for help · ٱلَّذِى the one who · مِن (was) from · شِيعَتِهِۦ his party · عَلَى against · ٱلَّذِى the one who · مِنْ (was) from · عَدُوِّهِۦ his enemy · فَوَكَزَهُۥ so Musa struck him with his fist · مُوسَىٰ so Musa struck him with his fist · فَقَضَىٰ and killed him · عَلَيْهِ ۖ and killed him · قَالَ He said · هَـٰذَا This (is) · مِنْ of · عَمَلِ (the) deed · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۖ (of) Shaitaan · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · عَدُوٌّۭ (is) an enemy · مُّضِلٌّۭ one who misleads · مُّبِينٌۭ clearly
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمۡتُ نَفۡسِي فَٱغۡفِرۡ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿16﴾
28:16 He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · إِنِّى Indeed, I · ظَلَمْتُ [I] have wronged · نَفْسِى my soul · فَٱغْفِرْ so forgive · لِى [for] me · فَغَفَرَ Then He forgave · لَهُۥٓ ۚ [for] him · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He · هُوَ He (is) · ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving · ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنۡ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرࣰ ا لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ﴿17﴾
28:17 He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · بِمَآ Because · أَنْعَمْتَ You have favored · عَلَىَّ [on] me · فَلَنْ so not · أَكُونَ I will be · ظَهِيرًۭا a supporter · لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals
فَأَصۡبَحَ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ خَآئِفࣰ ا يَتَرَقَّبُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي ٱسۡتَنصَرَهُۥ بِٱلۡأَمۡسِ يَسۡتَصۡرِخُهُۥۚ قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّكَ لَغَوِيࣱّ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿18﴾
28:18 And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
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فَأَصْبَحَ In the morning he was · فِى in · ٱلْمَدِينَةِ the city · خَآئِفًۭا fearful · يَتَرَقَّبُ (and) was vigilant · فَإِذَا when behold · ٱلَّذِى The one who · ٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥ sought his help · بِٱلْأَمْسِ the previous day · يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥ ۚ cried out to him for help · قَالَ Said · لَهُۥ to him · مُوسَىٰٓ Musa · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · لَغَوِىٌّۭ (are) surely a deviator · مُّبِينٌۭ clear
فَلَمَّآ أَنۡ أَرَادَ أَن يَبۡطِشَ بِٱلَّذِي هُوَ عَدُوࣱّ لَّهُمَا قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَتُرِيدُ أَن تَقۡتُلَنِي كَمَا قَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسَۢا بِٱلۡأَمۡسِۖ إِن تُرِيدُ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ جَبَّارࣰ ا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا تُرِيدُ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡلِحِينَ ﴿19﴾
28:19 And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be of the amenders."
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فَلَمَّآ Then when · أَنْ [that] · أَرَادَ he wanted · أَن to · يَبْطِشَ strike · بِٱلَّذِى the one who · هُوَ [he] (was) · عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy · لَّهُمَا to both of them · قَالَ he said · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa · أَتُرِيدُ Do you intend · أَن to · تَقْتُلَنِى kill me · كَمَا as · قَتَلْتَ you killed · نَفْسًۢا a person · بِٱلْأَمْسِ ۖ yesterday · إِن Not · تُرِيدُ you want · إِلَّآ but · أَن that · تَكُونَ you become · جَبَّارًۭا a tyrant · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَمَا and not · تُرِيدُ you want · أَن that · تَكُونَ you be · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ the reformers
وَجَآءَ رَجُلࣱ مِّنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَلَأَ يَأۡتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقۡتُلُوكَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ ﴿20﴾
28:20 And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
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وَجَآءَ And came · رَجُلٌۭ a man · مِّنْ from · أَقْصَا (the) farthest end · ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city · يَسْعَىٰ running · قَالَ He said · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْمَلَأَ the chiefs · يَأْتَمِرُونَ are taking counsel · بِكَ about you · لِيَقْتُلُوكَ to kill you · فَٱخْرُجْ so leave · إِنِّى indeed, I am · لَكَ to you · مِنَ of · ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ the sincere advisors
فَخَرَجَ مِنۡهَا خَآئِفࣰ ا يَتَرَقَّبُۖ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿21﴾
28:21 So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."
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فَخَرَجَ So he left · مِنْهَا from it · خَآئِفًۭا fearing · يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ (and) vigilant · قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · نَجِّنِى Save me · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَوْمِ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلۡقَآءَ مَدۡيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّيٓ أَن يَهۡدِيَنِي سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿22﴾
28:22 And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
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وَلَمَّا And when · تَوَجَّهَ he turned his face · تِلْقَآءَ towards · مَدْيَنَ Madyan · قَالَ he said · عَسَىٰ Perhaps · رَبِّىٓ my Lord · أَن [that] · يَهْدِيَنِى will guide me · سَوَآءَ (to the) sound · ٱلسَّبِيلِ way
وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدۡيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيۡهِ أُمَّةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡقُونَ وَوَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمُ ٱمۡرَأَتَيۡنِ تَذُودَانِۖ قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُمَاۖ قَالَتَا لَا نَسۡقِي حَتَّىٰ يُصۡدِرَ ٱلرِّعَآءُۖ وَأَبُونَا شَيۡخࣱ كَبِيرࣱ ﴿23﴾
28:23 And when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
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وَلَمَّا And when · وَرَدَ he came · مَآءَ (to the) water · مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan · وَجَدَ he found · عَلَيْهِ on it · أُمَّةًۭ a group · مِّنَ of · ٱلنَّاسِ men · يَسْقُونَ watering · وَوَجَدَ and he found · مِن besides them · دُونِهِمُ besides them · ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِ two women · تَذُودَانِ ۖ keeping back · قَالَ He said · مَا What · خَطْبُكُمَا ۖ (is the) matter with both of you · قَالَتَا They said · لَا We cannot water · نَسْقِى We cannot water · حَتَّىٰ until · يُصْدِرَ take away · ٱلرِّعَآءُ ۖ the shepherds · وَأَبُونَا and our father · شَيْخٌۭ (is) a very old man · كَبِيرٌۭ (is) a very old man
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَآ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَيَّ مِنۡ خَيۡرࣲ فَقِيرࣱ ﴿24﴾
28:24 So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."
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فَسَقَىٰ So he watered · لَهُمَا for them · ثُمَّ Then · تَوَلَّىٰٓ he turned back · إِلَى to · ٱلظِّلِّ the shade · فَقَالَ and said · رَبِّ My Lord · إِنِّى Indeed, I am · لِمَآ of whatever · أَنزَلْتَ You send · إِلَىَّ to me · مِنْ of · خَيْرٍۢ good · فَقِيرٌۭ (in) need
فَجَآءَتۡهُ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا تَمۡشِي عَلَى ٱسۡتِحۡيَآءࣲ قَالَتۡ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدۡعُوكَ لِيَجۡزِيَكَ أَجۡرَ مَا سَقَيۡتَ لَنَاۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُۥ وَقَصَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفۡۖ نَجَوۡتَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿25﴾
28:25 Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have escaped from the wrongdoing people."
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فَجَآءَتْهُ Then came to him · إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two women · تَمْشِى walking · عَلَى with · ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍۢ shyness · قَالَتْ She said · إِنَّ Indeed · أَبِى my father · يَدْعُوكَ calls you · لِيَجْزِيَكَ that he may reward you · أَجْرَ (the) reward · مَا (for) what · سَقَيْتَ you watered · لَنَا ۚ for us · فَلَمَّا So when · جَآءَهُۥ he came to him · وَقَصَّ and narrated · عَلَيْهِ to him · ٱلْقَصَصَ the story · قَالَ he said · لَا (Do) not · تَخَفْ ۖ fear · نَجَوْتَ You have escaped · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَوْمِ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
قَالَتۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسۡتَـٔۡجِرۡهُۖ إِنَّ خَيۡرَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَـٔۡجَرۡتَ ٱلۡقَوِيُّ ٱلۡأَمِينُ ﴿26﴾
28:26 One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
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قَالَتْ Said · إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of them · يَـٰٓأَبَتِ O my father · ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ Hire him · إِنَّ Indeed · خَيْرَ (the) best · مَنِ whom · ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ you (can) hire · ٱلْقَوِىُّ (is) the strong · ٱلْأَمِينُ the trustworthy
قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أُرِيدُ أَنۡ أُنكِحَكَ إِحۡدَى ٱبۡنَتَيَّ هَٰتَيۡنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأۡجُرَنِي ثَمَٰنِيَ حِجَجࣲۖ فَإِنۡ أَتۡمَمۡتَ عَشۡرࣰ ا فَمِنۡ عِندِكَۖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنۡ أَشُقَّ عَلَيۡكَۚ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿27﴾
28:27 He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."
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قَالَ He said · إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I · أُرِيدُ [I] wish · أَنْ to · أُنكِحَكَ marry you to · إِحْدَى one · ٱبْنَتَىَّ (of) my daughters · هَـٰتَيْنِ (of) these two · عَلَىٰٓ on · أَن that · تَأْجُرَنِى you serve me · ثَمَـٰنِىَ (for) eight · حِجَجٍۢ ۖ years · فَإِنْ but if · أَتْمَمْتَ you complete · عَشْرًۭا ten · فَمِنْ then from · عِندِكَ ۖ you · وَمَآ And not · أُرِيدُ I wish · أَنْ to · أَشُقَّ make it difficult · عَلَيْكَ ۚ for you · سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me · إِن if · شَآءَ Allah wills · ٱللَّهُ Allah wills · مِنَ of · ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكَۖ أَيَّمَا ٱلۡأَجَلَيۡنِ قَضَيۡتُ فَلَا عُدۡوَٰنَ عَلَيَّۖ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلࣱ ﴿28﴾
28:28 [Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allah, over what we say, is Witness."
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قَالَ He said · ذَٰلِكَ That · بَيْنِى (is) between me · وَبَيْنَكَ ۖ and between you · أَيَّمَا Whichever · ٱلْأَجَلَيْنِ (of) the two terms · قَضَيْتُ I complete · فَلَا then no · عُدْوَٰنَ injustice · عَلَىَّ ۖ to me · وَٱللَّهُ and Allah · عَلَىٰ over · مَا what · نَقُولُ we say · وَكِيلٌۭ (is) a Witness
۞فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلۡأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰ اۖ قَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارࣰ ا لَّعَلِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ جَذۡوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ ﴿29﴾
28:29 And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."
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۞ فَلَمَّا Then when · قَضَىٰ Musa fulfilled · مُوسَى Musa fulfilled · ٱلْأَجَلَ the term · وَسَارَ and was traveling · بِأَهْلِهِۦٓ with his family · ءَانَسَ he saw · مِن in · جَانِبِ (the) direction · ٱلطُّورِ (of) Mount Tur · نَارًۭا a fire · قَالَ He said · لِأَهْلِهِ to his family · ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ Stay here · إِنِّىٓ indeed, I · ءَانَسْتُ [I] perceive · نَارًۭا a fire · لَّعَلِّىٓ Perhaps · ءَاتِيكُم I will bring you · مِّنْهَا from there · بِخَبَرٍ some information · أَوْ or · جَذْوَةٍۢ a burning wood · مِّنَ from · ٱلنَّارِ the fire · لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تَصْطَلُونَ warm yourselves
فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِيَ مِن شَٰطِيِٕ ٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡأَيۡمَنِ فِي ٱلۡبُقۡعَةِ ٱلۡمُبَٰرَكَةِ مِنَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَن يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿30﴾
28:30 But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds."
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فَلَمَّآ But when · أَتَىٰهَا he came (to) it · نُودِىَ he was called · مِن from · شَـٰطِئِ (the) side · ٱلْوَادِ (of) the valley · ٱلْأَيْمَنِ the right · فِى in · ٱلْبُقْعَةِ the place even · ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِ blessed · مِنَ from · ٱلشَّجَرَةِ the tree · أَن that · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa · إِنِّىٓ Indeed · أَنَا I Am · ٱللَّهُ Allah · رَبُّ (the) Lord · ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds
وَأَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهۡتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنࣱّ وَلَّىٰ مُدۡبِرࣰ ا وَلَمۡ يُعَقِّبۡۚ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَقۡبِلۡ وَلَا تَخَفۡۖ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأٓمِنِينَ ﴿31﴾
28:31 And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.
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وَأَنْ And [that] · أَلْقِ throw · عَصَاكَ ۖ your staff · فَلَمَّا But when · رَءَاهَا he saw it · تَهْتَزُّ moving · كَأَنَّهَا as if it · جَآنٌّۭ (were) a snake · وَلَّىٰ he turned · مُدْبِرًۭا (in) flight · وَلَمْ and (did) not · يُعَقِّبْ ۚ return · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa · أَقْبِلْ Draw near · وَلَا and (do) not · تَخَفْ ۖ fear · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · مِنَ (are) of · ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ the secure
ٱسۡلُكۡ يَدَكَ فِي جَيۡبِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءࣲ وَٱضۡمُمۡ إِلَيۡكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ ٱلرَّهۡبِۖ فَذَٰنِكَ بُرۡهَٰنَانِ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمࣰ ا فَٰسِقِينَ ﴿32﴾
28:32 Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you [as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
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ٱسْلُكْ Insert · يَدَكَ your hand · فِى in · جَيْبِكَ your bosom · تَخْرُجْ it will come forth · بَيْضَآءَ white · مِنْ without · غَيْرِ without · سُوٓءٍۢ any harm · وَٱضْمُمْ And draw · إِلَيْكَ to yourselves · جَنَاحَكَ your hand · مِنَ against · ٱلرَّهْبِ ۖ fear · فَذَٰنِكَ So these · بُرْهَـٰنَانِ (are) two evidences · مِن from · رَّبِّكَ your Lord · إِلَىٰ to · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦٓ ۚ and his chiefs · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · كَانُوا۟ are · قَوْمًۭا a people · فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي قَتَلۡتُ مِنۡهُمۡ نَفۡسࣰ ا فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ ﴿33﴾
28:33 He said, "My Lord, indeed, I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · إِنِّى Indeed · قَتَلْتُ I killed · مِنْهُمْ of them · نَفْسًۭا a man · فَأَخَافُ and I fear · أَن that · يَقْتُلُونِ they will kill me
وَأَخِي هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفۡصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانࣰ ا فَأَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعِيَ رِدۡءࣰ ا يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ﴿34﴾
28:34 And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."
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وَأَخِى And my brother · هَـٰرُونُ Harun · هُوَ he · أَفْصَحُ (is) more eloquent · مِنِّى than me · لِسَانًۭا (in) speech · فَأَرْسِلْهُ so send him · مَعِىَ with me · رِدْءًۭا (as) a helper · يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖ who will confirm me · إِنِّىٓ Indeed · أَخَافُ I fear · أَن that · يُكَذِّبُونِ they will deny me
قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ وَنَجۡعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلۡطَٰنࣰ ا فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيۡكُمَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚ أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ﴿35﴾
28:35 [Allah] said, "We will strengthen your arm through your brother and grant you both supremacy so they will not reach you. [It will be] through Our signs; you and those who follow you will be the predominant."
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قَالَ He said · سَنَشُدُّ We will strengthen · عَضُدَكَ your arm · بِأَخِيكَ through your brother · وَنَجْعَلُ and We will make · لَكُمَا for both of you · سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority · فَلَا so not · يَصِلُونَ they will reach · إِلَيْكُمَا ۚ to both of you · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Through Our Signs · أَنتُمَا you two · وَمَنِ and (those) who · ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا follow you · ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (will) be the dominant
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتࣲ قَالُواْ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّفۡتَرࣰ ى وَمَا سَمِعۡنَا بِهَٰذَا فِيٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿36﴾
28:36 But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."
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فَلَمَّا But when · جَآءَهُم came to them · مُّوسَىٰ Musa · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا with Our Signs · بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear · قَالُوا۟ they said · مَا Not · هَـٰذَآ (is) this · إِلَّا except · سِحْرٌۭ a magic · مُّفْتَرًۭى invented · وَمَا and not · سَمِعْنَا we heard · بِهَـٰذَا of this · فِىٓ among · ءَابَآئِنَا our forefathers · ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ our forefathers
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ مِنۡ عِندِهِۦ وَمَن تَكُونُ لَهُۥ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلدَّارِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿37﴾
28:37 And Moses said, "My Lord is more knowing [than we or you] of who has come with guidance from Him and to whom will be succession in the home. Indeed, wrongdoers do not succeed."
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وَقَالَ And Musa said · مُوسَىٰ And Musa said · رَبِّىٓ My Lord · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِمَن of who · جَآءَ has come · بِٱلْهُدَىٰ with [the] guidance · مِنْ from Him · عِندِهِۦ from Him · وَمَن and who · تَكُونُ will be · لَهُۥ for him · عَـٰقِبَةُ the good end in the Hereafter · ٱلدَّارِ ۖ the good end in the Hereafter · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed · لَا not · يُفْلِحُ will be successful · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers
وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمۡتُ لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرِي فَأَوۡقِدۡ لِي يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ فَٱجۡعَل لِّي صَرۡحࣰ ا لَّعَلِّيٓ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿38﴾
28:38 And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Haman, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
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وَقَالَ And Firaun said · فِرْعَوْنُ And Firaun said · يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O chiefs · ٱلْمَلَأُ O chiefs · مَا Not · عَلِمْتُ I know · لَكُم for you · مِّنْ any · إِلَـٰهٍ god · غَيْرِى other than me · فَأَوْقِدْ So kindle · لِى for me · يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ O Haman · عَلَى Upon · ٱلطِّينِ the clay · فَٱجْعَل and make · لِّى for me · صَرْحًۭا a lofty tower · لَّعَلِّىٓ so that [I] · أَطَّلِعُ I may look · إِلَىٰٓ at · إِلَـٰهِ (the) God · مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa · وَإِنِّى And indeed, I · لَأَظُنُّهُۥ [I] think that he · مِنَ (is) of · ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars
وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا يُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿39﴾
28:39 And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
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وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ And he was arrogant · هُوَ And he was arrogant · وَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hosts · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · بِغَيْرِ without · ٱلْحَقِّ right · وَظَنُّوٓا۟ and they thought · أَنَّهُمْ that they · إِلَيْنَا to Us · لَا not · يُرْجَعُونَ will be returned
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿40﴾
28:40 So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.
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فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ So We seized him · وَجُنُودَهُۥ and his hosts · فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ and We threw them · فِى in · ٱلْيَمِّ ۖ the sea · فَٱنظُرْ So see · كَيْفَ how · كَانَ was · عَـٰقِبَةُ (the) end · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (of) the wrongdoers
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةࣰ يَدۡعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ﴿41﴾
28:41 And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
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وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them · أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders · يَدْعُونَ inviting · إِلَى to · ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire · وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · لَا not · يُنصَرُونَ they will be helped
وَأَتۡبَعۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لَعۡنَةࣰۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ هُم مِّنَ ٱلۡمَقۡبُوحِينَ ﴿42﴾
28:42 And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.
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وَأَتْبَعْنَـٰهُمْ And We caused to follow them · فِى in · هَـٰذِهِ this · ٱلدُّنْيَا world · لَعْنَةًۭ ۖ a curse · وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · هُم they · مِّنَ (will be) of · ٱلْمَقْبُوحِينَ the despised
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا ٱلۡقُرُونَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدࣰ ى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿43﴾
28:43 And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · ءَاتَيْنَا We gave · مُوسَى Musa · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture · مِنۢ after [what] · بَعْدِ after [what] · مَآ after [what] · أَهْلَكْنَا We had destroyed · ٱلْقُرُونَ the generations · ٱلْأُولَىٰ former · بَصَآئِرَ (as) an enlightenment · لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind · وَهُدًۭى and a guidance · وَرَحْمَةًۭ and mercy · لَّعَلَّهُمْ that they may · يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلۡغَرۡبِيِّ إِذۡ قَضَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلۡأَمۡرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿44﴾
28:44 And you, [O Muhammad], were not on the western side [of the mount] when We revealed to Moses the command, and you were not among the witnesses [to that].
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وَمَا And not · كُنتَ you were · بِجَانِبِ on (the) side · ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ western · إِذْ when · قَضَيْنَآ We decreed · إِلَىٰ to · مُوسَى Musa · ٱلْأَمْرَ the Commandment · وَمَا and not · كُنتَ you were · مِنَ among · ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses
وَلَٰكِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَا قُرُونࣰ ا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۚ وَمَا كُنتَ ثَاوِيࣰ ا فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ تَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ ﴿45﴾
28:45 But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].
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وَلَـٰكِنَّآ But We · أَنشَأْنَا [We] produced · قُرُونًۭا generations · فَتَطَاوَلَ and prolonged · عَلَيْهِمُ for them · ٱلْعُمُرُ ۚ the life · وَمَا And not · كُنتَ you were · ثَاوِيًۭا a dweller · فِىٓ among · أَهْلِ (the) people · مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan · تَتْلُوا۟ reciting · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses · وَلَـٰكِنَّا but We · كُنَّا [We] were · مُرْسِلِينَ the Senders
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ إِذۡ نَادَيۡنَا وَلَٰكِن رَّحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمࣰ ا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿46﴾
28:46 And you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded.
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وَمَا And not · كُنتَ you were · بِجَانِبِ at (the) side · ٱلطُّورِ (of) the Tur · إِذْ when · نَادَيْنَا We called · وَلَـٰكِن But · رَّحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ your Lord · لِتُنذِرَ so that you warn · قَوْمًۭا a people · مَّآ not · أَتَىٰهُم (had) come to them · مِّن any · نَّذِيرٍۢ warner · مِّن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember
وَلَوۡلَآ أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةُۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُواْ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَآ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَيۡنَا رَسُولࣰ ا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿47﴾
28:47 And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
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وَلَوْلَآ And if not · أَن [that] · تُصِيبَهُم struck them · مُّصِيبَةٌۢ a disaster · بِمَا for what · قَدَّمَتْ had sent forth · أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands · فَيَقُولُوا۟ and they would say · رَبَّنَا Our Lord · لَوْلَآ Why not · أَرْسَلْتَ You sent · إِلَيْنَا to us · رَسُولًۭا a Messenger · فَنَتَّبِعَ so we (could have) followed · ءَايَـٰتِكَ Your Verses · وَنَكُونَ and we (would) have been · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِنۡ عِندِنَا قَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُوتِيَ مِثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ يَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُۖ قَالُواْ سِحۡرَانِ تَظَٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِكُلࣲّ كَٰفِرُونَ ﴿48﴾
28:48 But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."
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فَلَمَّا But when · جَآءَهُمُ came to them · ٱلْحَقُّ the truth · مِنْ from Us · عِندِنَا from Us · قَالُوا۟ they said · لَوْلَآ Why not · أُوتِىَ he was given · مِثْلَ (the) like · مَآ (of) what · أُوتِىَ was given · مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ (to) Musa · أَوَلَمْ Did not · يَكْفُرُوا۟ they disbelieve · بِمَآ in what · أُوتِىَ was given · مُوسَىٰ (to) Musa · مِن before · قَبْلُ ۖ before · قَالُوا۟ They said · سِحْرَانِ Two magic (works) · تَظَـٰهَرَا supporting each other · وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they said · إِنَّا Indeed, we · بِكُلٍّۢ in all · كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers
قُلۡ فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبࣲ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡهُمَآ أَتَّبِعۡهُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿49﴾
28:49 Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allah which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful."
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قُلْ Say · فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring · بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ a Book · مِّنْ from Allah · عِندِ from Allah · ٱللَّهِ from Allah · هُوَ which · أَهْدَىٰ (is) a better guide · مِنْهُمَآ than both of them · أَتَّبِعْهُ that I may follow it · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
فَإِن لَّمۡ يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لَكَ فَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَمَنۡ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ بِغَيۡرِ هُدࣰ ى مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿50﴾
28:50 But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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فَإِن But if · لَّمْ not · يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ they respond · لَكَ to you · فَٱعْلَمْ then know · أَنَّمَا that only · يَتَّبِعُونَ they follow · أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ their desires · وَمَنْ And who · أَضَلُّ (is) more astray · مِمَّنِ than (one) who · ٱتَّبَعَ follows · هَوَىٰهُ his own desire · بِغَيْرِ without · هُدًۭى guidance · مِّنَ from · ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
۞وَلَقَدۡ وَصَّلۡنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿51﴾
28:51 And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded.
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۞ وَلَقَدْ And indeed · وَصَّلْنَا We have conveyed · لَهُمُ to them · ٱلْقَوْلَ the Word · لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · يَتَذَكَّرُونَ remember
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ هُم بِهِۦ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿52﴾
28:52 Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it - they are believers in it.
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave them · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture · مِن before it · قَبْلِهِۦ before it · هُم they · بِهِۦ in it · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe
وَإِذَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ مُسۡلِمِينَ ﴿53﴾
28:53 And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [submitting to Allah]."
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وَإِذَا And when · يُتْلَىٰ it is recited · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · قَالُوٓا۟ they say · ءَامَنَّا We believe · بِهِۦٓ in it · إِنَّهُ Indeed, it · ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth · مِن from · رَّبِّنَآ our Lord · إِنَّا Indeed, we · كُنَّا [we] were · مِن before it · قَبْلِهِۦ before it · مُسْلِمِينَ Muslims
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُؤۡتَوۡنَ أَجۡرَهُم مَّرَّتَيۡنِ بِمَا صَبَرُواْ وَيَدۡرَءُونَ بِٱلۡحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ ﴿54﴾
28:54 Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · يُؤْتَوْنَ will be given · أَجْرَهُم their reward · مَّرَّتَيْنِ twice · بِمَا because · صَبَرُوا۟ they are patient · وَيَدْرَءُونَ and they repel · بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ with good · ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ the evil · وَمِمَّا and from what · رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ We have provided them · يُنفِقُونَ they spend
وَإِذَا سَمِعُواْ ٱللَّغۡوَ أَعۡرَضُواْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ لَنَآ أَعۡمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَا نَبۡتَغِي ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ﴿55﴾
28:55 And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
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وَإِذَا And when · سَمِعُوا۟ they hear · ٱللَّغْوَ vain talk · أَعْرَضُوا۟ they turn away · عَنْهُ from it · وَقَالُوا۟ and say · لَنَآ For us · أَعْمَـٰلُنَا our deeds · وَلَكُمْ and for you · أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ your deeds · سَلَـٰمٌ Peace (be) · عَلَيْكُمْ on you · لَا not · نَبْتَغِى we seek · ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهۡدِي مَنۡ أَحۡبَبۡتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ ﴿56﴾
28:56 Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
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إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · لَا (can) not · تَهْدِى guide · مَنْ whom · أَحْبَبْتَ you love · وَلَـٰكِنَّ but · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَهْدِى guides · مَن whom · يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills · وَهُوَ And He · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ (of) the guided ones
وَقَالُوٓاْ إِن نَّتَّبِعِ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفۡ مِنۡ أَرۡضِنَآۚ أَوَلَمۡ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمۡ حَرَمًا ءَامِنࣰ ا يُجۡبَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ ثَمَرَٰتُ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ رِّزۡقࣰ ا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿57﴾
28:57 And they say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have we not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.
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وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say · إِن If · نَّتَّبِعِ we follow · ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance · مَعَكَ with you · نُتَخَطَّفْ we would be swept · مِنْ from · أَرْضِنَآ ۚ our land · أَوَلَمْ Have not · نُمَكِّن We established · لَّهُمْ for them · حَرَمًا a sanctuary · ءَامِنًۭا secure · يُجْبَىٰٓ are brought · إِلَيْهِ to it · ثَمَرَٰتُ fruits · كُلِّ (of) all · شَىْءٍۢ things · رِّزْقًۭا a provision · مِّن from · لَّدُنَّا Us · وَلَـٰكِنَّ But · أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةِۭ بَطِرَتۡ مَعِيشَتَهَاۖ فَتِلۡكَ مَسَٰكِنُهُمۡ لَمۡ تُسۡكَن مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ اۖ وَكُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿58﴾
28:58 And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors.
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وَكَمْ And how many · أَهْلَكْنَا We have destroyed · مِن of · قَرْيَةٍۭ a town · بَطِرَتْ which exulted · مَعِيشَتَهَا ۖ (in) its means of livelihood · فَتِلْكَ And these · مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ (are) their dwellings · لَمْ not · تُسْكَن have been inhabited · مِّنۢ after them · بَعْدِهِمْ after them · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا ۖ a little · وَكُنَّا And indeed, [We] · نَحْنُ We · ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ (are) the inheritors
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡعَثَ فِيٓ أُمِّهَا رَسُولࣰ ا يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَاۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهۡلِكِي ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا وَأَهۡلُهَا ظَٰلِمُونَ ﴿59﴾
28:59 And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
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وَمَا And not · كَانَ was · رَبُّكَ your Lord · مُهْلِكَ (the) one to destroy · ٱلْقُرَىٰ the towns · حَتَّىٰ until · يَبْعَثَ He (had) sent · فِىٓ in · أُمِّهَا their mother (town) · رَسُولًۭا a Messenger · يَتْلُوا۟ reciting · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۚ Our Verses · وَمَا And not · كُنَّا We would be · مُهْلِكِى (the) one to destroy · ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ the towns · إِلَّا except · وَأَهْلُهَا while their people · ظَـٰلِمُونَ (were) wrongdoers
وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَيۡءࣲ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَزِينَتُهَاۚ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿60﴾
28:60 And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?
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وَمَآ And whatever · أُوتِيتُم you have been given · مِّن from · شَىْءٍۢ things · فَمَتَـٰعُ (is) an enjoyment · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of the) life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · وَزِينَتُهَا ۚ and its adornment · وَمَا And what · عِندَ (is) with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۚ and more lasting · أَفَلَا So (will) not · تَعْقِلُونَ you use intellect
أَفَمَن وَعَدۡنَٰهُ وَعۡدًا حَسَنࣰ ا فَهُوَ لَٰقِيهِ كَمَن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُ مَتَٰعَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ثُمَّ هُوَ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ ﴿61﴾
28:61 Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will obtain like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]?
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أَفَمَن Then is (he) whom · وَعَدْنَـٰهُ We have promised him · وَعْدًا a promise · حَسَنًۭا good · فَهُوَ and he · لَـٰقِيهِ (will) meet it · كَمَن like (the one) whom · مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُ We provided him · مَتَـٰعَ enjoyment · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of the) life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · ثُمَّ then · هُوَ he · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · مِنَ (will be) among · ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ those presented
وَيَوۡمَ يُنَادِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تَزۡعُمُونَ ﴿62﴾
28:62 And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day · يُنَادِيهِمْ He will call them · فَيَقُولُ and say · أَيْنَ Where · شُرَكَآءِىَ (are) My partners · ٱلَّذِينَ whom · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَزْعُمُونَ claim
قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَغۡوَيۡنَآ أَغۡوَيۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا غَوَيۡنَاۖ تَبَرَّأۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَۖ مَا كَانُوٓاْ إِيَّانَا يَعۡبُدُونَ ﴿63﴾
28:63 Those upon whom the word will have come into effect will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led to error. We led them to error just as we were in error. We declare our disassociation [from them] to You. They did not used to worship us."
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قَالَ (Will) say · ٱلَّذِينَ those · حَقَّ (has) come true · عَلَيْهِمُ against whom · ٱلْقَوْلُ the Word · رَبَّنَا Our Lord · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) those whom · أَغْوَيْنَآ we led astray · أَغْوَيْنَـٰهُمْ We led them astray · كَمَا as · غَوَيْنَا ۖ we were astray · تَبَرَّأْنَآ We declare our innocence · إِلَيْكَ ۖ before You · مَا Not · كَانُوٓا۟ they used (to) · إِيَّانَا worship us · يَعْبُدُونَ worship us
وَقِيلَ ٱدۡعُواْ شُرَكَآءَكُمۡ فَدَعَوۡهُمۡ فَلَمۡ يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لَهُمۡ وَرَأَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ لَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يَهۡتَدُونَ ﴿64﴾
28:64 And it will be said, "Invoke your 'partners' " and they will invoke them; but they will not respond to them, and they will see the punishment. If only they had followed guidance!
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وَقِيلَ And it will be said · ٱدْعُوا۟ Call · شُرَكَآءَكُمْ your partners · فَدَعَوْهُمْ And they will call them · فَلَمْ but not · يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ they will respond · لَهُمْ to them · وَرَأَوُا۟ and they will see · ٱلْعَذَابَ ۚ the punishment · لَوْ If only · أَنَّهُمْ [that] they · كَانُوا۟ had been · يَهْتَدُونَ guided
وَيَوۡمَ يُنَادِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أَجَبۡتُمُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ﴿65﴾
28:65 And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day · يُنَادِيهِمْ He will call them · فَيَقُولُ and say · مَاذَآ What · أَجَبْتُمُ did you answer · ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers
فَعَمِيَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءُ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ فَهُمۡ لَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿66﴾
28:66 But the information will be unapparent to them that Day, so they will not [be able to] ask one another.
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فَعَمِيَتْ But (will) be obscure · عَلَيْهِمُ to them · ٱلْأَنۢبَآءُ the information · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that day · فَهُمْ so they · لَا will not ask one another · يَتَسَآءَلُونَ will not ask one another
فَأَمَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحࣰ ا فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحِينَ ﴿67﴾
28:67 But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful.
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فَأَمَّا But as for · مَن (him) who · تَابَ repented · وَءَامَنَ and believed · وَعَمِلَ and did · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteousness · فَعَسَىٰٓ then perhaps · أَن [that] · يَكُونَ he will be · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُفْلِحِينَ the successful ones
وَرَبُّكَ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخۡتَارُۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡخِيَرَةُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ﴿68﴾
28:68 And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allah and high above what they associate with Him.
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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord · يَخْلُقُ creates · مَا what · يَشَآءُ He wills · وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ and chooses · مَا Not · كَانَ they have · لَهُمُ for them · ٱلْخِيَرَةُ ۚ the choice · سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be · ٱللَّهِ (to) Allah · وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and High is He · عَمَّا above what · يُشْرِكُونَ they associate (with Him)
وَرَبُّكَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمۡ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَ ﴿69﴾
28:69 And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.
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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord · يَعْلَمُ knows · مَا what · تُكِنُّ conceals · صُدُورُهُمْ their breasts · وَمَا and what · يُعْلِنُونَ they declare
وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ لَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ فِي ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَلَهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿70﴾
28:70 And He is Allah; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.
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وَهُوَ And He · ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah · لَآ (there is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّا but · هُوَ ۖ He · لَهُ To Him · ٱلْحَمْدُ (are due) all praises · فِى in · ٱلْأُولَىٰ the first · وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ and the last · وَلَهُ And for Him · ٱلْحُكْمُ (is) the Decision · وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him · تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَٰهٌ غَيۡرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأۡتِيكُم بِضِيَآءٍۚ أَفَلَا تَسۡمَعُونَ ﴿71﴾
28:71 Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen · إِن if · جَعَلَ Allah made · ٱللَّهُ Allah made · عَلَيْكُمُ for you · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · سَرْمَدًا continuous · إِلَىٰ till · يَوْمِ (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · مَنْ who · إِلَـٰهٌ (is the) god · غَيْرُ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · يَأْتِيكُم who could bring you · بِضِيَآءٍ ۖ light · أَفَلَا Then will not · تَسْمَعُونَ you hear
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلنَّهَارَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَٰهٌ غَيۡرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأۡتِيكُم بِلَيۡلࣲ تَسۡكُنُونَ فِيهِۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿72﴾
28:72 Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen · إِن if · جَعَلَ Allah made · ٱللَّهُ Allah made · عَلَيْكُمُ for you · ٱلنَّهَارَ the day · سَرْمَدًا continuous · إِلَىٰ till · يَوْمِ (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · مَنْ who · إِلَـٰهٌ (is the) god · غَيْرُ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · يَأْتِيكُم who could bring you · بِلَيْلٍۢ night · تَسْكُنُونَ (for) you (to) rest · فِيهِ ۖ in it · أَفَلَا Then will not · تُبْصِرُونَ you see
وَمِن رَّحۡمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسۡكُنُواْ فِيهِ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿73﴾
28:73 And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.
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وَمِن And from · رَّحْمَتِهِۦ His Mercy · جَعَلَ He made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day · لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ that you may rest · فِيهِ therein · وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ and that you may seek · مِن from · فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty · وَلَعَلَّكُمْ and so that you may · تَشْكُرُونَ be grateful
وَيَوۡمَ يُنَادِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تَزۡعُمُونَ ﴿74﴾
28:74 And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are my 'partners' which you used to claim?"
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day · يُنَادِيهِمْ He will call them · فَيَقُولُ and say · أَيْنَ Where · شُرَكَآءِىَ (are) My partners · ٱلَّذِينَ whom · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَزْعُمُونَ claim
وَنَزَعۡنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ شَهِيدࣰ ا فَقُلۡنَا هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡ فَعَلِمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱلۡحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ ﴿75﴾
28:75 And We will extract from every nation a witness and say, "Produce your proof," and they will know that the truth belongs to Allah, and lost from them is that which they used to invent.
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وَنَزَعْنَا And We will draw forth · مِن from · كُلِّ every · أُمَّةٍۢ nation · شَهِيدًۭا a witness · فَقُلْنَا and We will say · هَاتُوا۟ Bring · بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ your proof · فَعَلِمُوٓا۟ Then they will know · أَنَّ that · ٱلْحَقَّ the truth · لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah · وَضَلَّ and (will be) lost · عَنْهُم from them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَفْتَرُونَ invent
۞إِنَّ قَٰرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوۡمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُۥ لَتَنُوٓأُ بِٱلۡعُصۡبَةِ أُوْلِي ٱلۡقُوَّةِ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُۥ قَوۡمُهُۥ لَا تَفۡرَحۡۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡفَرِحِينَ ﴿76﴾
28:76 Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant.
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۞ إِنَّ Indeed · قَـٰرُونَ Qarun · كَانَ was · مِن from · قَوْمِ (the) people · مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa · فَبَغَىٰ but he oppressed · عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ [on] them · وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ And We gave him · مِنَ of · ٱلْكُنُوزِ the treasures · مَآ which · إِنَّ indeed · مَفَاتِحَهُۥ (the) keys of it · لَتَنُوٓأُ would burden · بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ a company (of men) · أُو۟لِى possessors of great strength · ٱلْقُوَّةِ possessors of great strength · إِذْ When · قَالَ said · لَهُۥ to him · قَوْمُهُۥ his people · لَا (Do) not · تَفْرَحْ ۖ exult · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يُحِبُّ love · ٱلْفَرِحِينَ the exultant
وَٱبۡتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَأَحۡسِن كَمَآ أَحۡسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَلَا تَبۡغِ ٱلۡفَسَادَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ ﴿77﴾
28:77 But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."
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وَٱبْتَغِ But seek · فِيمَآ through what · ءَاتَىٰكَ Allah has given you · ٱللَّهُ Allah has given you · ٱلدَّارَ the home · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۖ (of) the Hereafter · وَلَا and (do) not · تَنسَ forget · نَصِيبَكَ your share · مِنَ of · ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ the world · وَأَحْسِن And do good · كَمَآ as · أَحْسَنَ Allah has been good · ٱللَّهُ Allah has been good · إِلَيْكَ ۖ to you · وَلَا And (do) not · تَبْغِ seek · ٱلْفَسَادَ corruption · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يُحِبُّ love · ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ the corrupters
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عِندِيٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ أَهۡلَكَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مَنۡ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُ قُوَّةࣰ وَأَكۡثَرُ جَمۡعࣰ اۚ وَلَا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ﴿78﴾
28:78 He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
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قَالَ He said · إِنَّمَآ Only · أُوتِيتُهُۥ I have been given it · عَلَىٰ on (account) · عِلْمٍ (of) knowledge · عِندِىٓ ۚ I have · أَوَلَمْ Did not · يَعْلَمْ he know · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · قَدْ indeed · أَهْلَكَ destroyed · مِن before him · قَبْلِهِۦ before him · مِنَ of · ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations · مَنْ who · هُوَ [they] · أَشَدُّ (were) stronger · مِنْهُ than him · قُوَّةًۭ (in) strength · وَأَكْثَرُ and greater · جَمْعًۭا ۚ (in) accumulation · وَلَا And not · يُسْـَٔلُ will be questioned · عَن about · ذُنُوبِهِمُ their sins · ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ the criminals
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فِي زِينَتِهِۦۖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا يَٰلَيۡتَ لَنَا مِثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيَ قَٰرُونُ إِنَّهُۥ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمࣲ ﴿79﴾
28:79 So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."
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فَخَرَجَ So he went forth · عَلَىٰ to · قَوْمِهِۦ his people · فِى in · زِينَتِهِۦ ۖ his adornment · قَالَ Said · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يُرِيدُونَ desire · ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · يَـٰلَيْتَ O! Would that · لَنَا for us · مِثْلَ (the) like · مَآ (of) what · أُوتِىَ has been given · قَـٰرُونُ (to) Qarun · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · لَذُو (is the) owner · حَظٍّ (of) fortune · عَظِيمٍۢ great
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ وَيۡلَكُمۡ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرࣱ لِّمَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحࣰ اۚ وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ ﴿80﴾
28:80 But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."
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وَقَالَ But said · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · أُوتُوا۟ were given · ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge · وَيْلَكُمْ Woe to you · ثَوَابُ (The) reward · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · لِّمَنْ for (he) who · ءَامَنَ believes · وَعَمِلَ and does · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) · وَلَا And not · يُلَقَّىٰهَآ it is granted · إِلَّا except · ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ (to) the patient ones
فَخَسَفۡنَا بِهِۦ وَبِدَارِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ مِن فِئَةࣲ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنتَصِرِينَ ﴿81﴾
28:81 And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves.
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فَخَسَفْنَا Then We caused to swallow up · بِهِۦ him · وَبِدَارِهِ and his home · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · فَمَا Then not · كَانَ was · لَهُۥ for him · مِن any · فِئَةٍۢ group · يَنصُرُونَهُۥ (to) help him · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَمَا and not · كَانَ was · مِنَ (he) of · ٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَ those who (could) defend themselves
وَأَصۡبَحَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوۡاْ مَكَانَهُۥ بِٱلۡأَمۡسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيۡكَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقۡدِرُۖ لَوۡلَآ أَن مَّنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَاۖ وَيۡكَأَنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿82﴾
28:82 And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh, how Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that Allah had conferred favor on us, He would have caused it to swallow us. Oh, how the disbelievers do not succeed!"
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وَأَصْبَحَ And began · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · تَمَنَّوْا۟ (had) wished · مَكَانَهُۥ his position · بِٱلْأَمْسِ the day before · يَقُولُونَ (to) say · وَيْكَأَنَّ Ah! That · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يَبْسُطُ extends · ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision · لِمَن for whom · يَشَآءُ He wills · مِنْ of · عِبَادِهِۦ His slaves · وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ and restricts it · لَوْلَآ If not · أَن that · مَّنَّ Allah had favored · ٱللَّهُ Allah had favored · عَلَيْنَا [to] us · لَخَسَفَ He would have caused it to swallow us · بِنَا ۖ He would have caused it to swallow us · وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ Ah! That · لَا not · يُفْلِحُ will succeed · ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers
تِلۡكَ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ نَجۡعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوࣰّ ا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فَسَادࣰ اۚ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴿83﴾
28:83 That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
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تِلْكَ That · ٱلدَّارُ the Home · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter · نَجْعَلُهَا We assign it · لِلَّذِينَ to those who · لَا (do) not · يُرِيدُونَ desire · عُلُوًّۭا exaltedness · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَلَا and not · فَسَادًۭا ۚ corruption · وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ And the good end · لِلْمُتَّقِينَ (is) for the righteous
مَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنۡهَاۖ وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجۡزَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ إِلَّا مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿84﴾
28:84 Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do.
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مَن Whoever · جَآءَ comes · بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ with a good (deed) · فَلَهُۥ then for him · خَيْرٌۭ (will be) better · مِّنْهَا ۖ than it · وَمَن and whoever · جَآءَ comes · بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ with an evil (deed) · فَلَا then not · يُجْزَى will be recompensed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · عَمِلُوا۟ do · ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil (deeds) · إِلَّا except · مَا what · كَانُوا۟ they used (to) · يَعْمَلُونَ do
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِي فَرَضَ عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادࣲۚ قُل رَّبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَمَنۡ هُوَ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿85﴾
28:85 Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error."
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِى He Who · فَرَضَ ordained · عَلَيْكَ upon you · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · لَرَآدُّكَ (will) surely take you back · إِلَىٰ to · مَعَادٍۢ ۚ a place of return · قُل Say · رَّبِّىٓ My Lord · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · مَن (of him) who · جَآءَ comes · بِٱلْهُدَىٰ with the guidance · وَمَنْ and who · هُوَ he · فِى (is) in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error · مُّبِينٍۢ manifest
وَمَا كُنتَ تَرۡجُوٓاْ أَن يُلۡقَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرࣰ ا لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿86﴾
28:86 And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.
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وَمَا And not · كُنتَ you were · تَرْجُوٓا۟ expecting · أَن that · يُلْقَىٰٓ would be sent down · إِلَيْكَ to you · ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ the Book · إِلَّا except · رَحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ ۖ your Lord · فَلَا So (do) not · تَكُونَنَّ be · ظَهِيرًۭا an assistant · لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ to the disbelievers
وَلَا يَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ أُنزِلَتۡ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَٱدۡعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ﴿87﴾
28:87 And never let them avert you from the verses of Allah after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord. And never be of those who associate others with Allah.
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وَلَا And (let) not · يَصُدُّنَّكَ avert you · عَنْ from · ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Verses · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · بَعْدَ after · إِذْ [when] · أُنزِلَتْ they have been revealed · إِلَيْكَ ۖ to you · وَٱدْعُ And invite (people) · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّكَ ۖ your Lord · وَلَا And (do) not · تَكُونَنَّ be · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists
وَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۘ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ كُلُّ شَيۡءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجۡهَهُۥۚ لَهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿88﴾
28:88 And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَدْعُ invoke · مَعَ with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · إِلَـٰهًا god · ءَاخَرَ ۘ other · لَآ (There is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّا except · هُوَ ۚ Him · كُلُّ Every · شَىْءٍ thing · هَالِكٌ (will be) destroyed · إِلَّا except · وَجْهَهُۥ ۚ His Face · لَهُ To Him · ٱلْحُكْمُ (is) the Decision · وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him · تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned