Revealed during the middle Makkan period, Surah An-Naml (The Ant) highlights the absolute knowledge, wisdom, and sovereignty of God by detailing the extraordinary stories of various prophets, most notably Solomon (Sulayman). The Surah takes its name from a remarkable scene where Solomon, endowed with the miraculous ability to understand the speech of animals, hears an ant warning its colony to hide from his approaching army, prompting him to smile and thank God for his blessings. It details Solomon's interaction with the Queen of Sheba (Bilqis), showcasing how his material power was entirely subordinated to his spiritual mission, leading the Queen to submit to the Lord of the worlds. The chapter also recounts the stories of Moses, Salih, and Lot, contrasting those who recognize the signs of God with those who blind themselves to the truth, concluding with powerful rhetorical questions challenging humanity to identify any partner with the Creator of the universe.
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Taseen tilka ayatu alqurani wakitabin mubeenin
Translation
Ta, Seen. These are the Signs of the Quran—a book that makes things clear
These two disjointed letters ('Ta-Sin') are Huruf Muqatta'at, whose true meaning rests with Allah alone. They affirm the clarity and miraculous eloquence of the Quranic revelation.
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Hudan wabushra lilmumineena
Translation
Guidance and good news for the believers
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Allatheena yuqeemoona alssalata wayutoona alzzakata wahum bialakhirati hum yooqinoona
Translation
Those who observe the prayers, and give charity regularly, and are certain of the Hereafter
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Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati zayyanna lahum aAAmalahum fahum yaAAmahoona
Translation
As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter: We made their deeds appear good to them, so they wander aimlessly
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Olaika allatheena lahum sooo alAAathabi wahum fee alakhirati humu alakhsaroona
Translation
It is they who will receive the grievous punishment—and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers
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Wainnaka latulaqqa alqurana min ladun hakeemin AAaleemin
Translation
You are receiving the Quran from an All-Wise, All-Knowing
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Ith qala moosa liahlihi innee anastu naran saateekum minha bikhabarin aw ateekum bishihabin qabasin laAAallakum tastaloona
Translation
When Moses said to his family, “I have glimpsed a fire. I will bring you some news from it; or bring you a firebrand, that you may warm yourselves.”
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Falamma jaaha noodiya an boorika man fee alnnari waman hawlaha wasubhana Allahi rabbi alAAalameena
Translation
Then, when he reached it, he was called: “Blessed is He who is within the fire, and He who is around it, and glorified be God, Lord of the Worlds
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Ya moosa innahu ana Allahu alAAazeezu alhakeemu
Translation
O Moses, it is I, God, the Almighty, the Wise
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Waalqi AAasaka falamma raaha tahtazzu kaannaha jannun walla mudbiran walam yuAAaqqib ya moosa la takhaf innee la yakhafu ladayya almursaloona
Translation
Throw down your staff.” But when he saw it quivering, as though it were a demon, he turned around not looking back. “O Moses, do not fear; the messengers do not fear in My presence
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Illa man thalama thumma baddala husnan baAAda sooin fainnee ghafoorun raheemun
Translation
But whoever has done wrong, and then substituted goodness in place of evil. I am Forgiving and Merciful
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Waadkhil yadaka fee jaybika takhruj baydaa min ghayri sooin fee tisAAi ayatin ila firAAawna waqawmihi innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
Translation
Put your hand inside your pocket, and it will come out white, without blemish—among nine miracles to Pharaoh and his people, for they are immoral people.”
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Falamma jaathum ayatuna mubsiratan qaloo hatha sihrun mubeenun
Translation
Yet when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is obvious witchcraft.”
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Wajahadoo biha waistayqanatha anfusuhum thulman waAAuluwwan faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almufsideena
Translation
And they rejected them, although their souls were certain of them, out of wickedness and pride. So see how the outcome was for the mischief-makers
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Walaqad atayna dawooda wasulaymana AAilman waqala alhamdu lillahi allathee faddalana AAala katheerin min AAibadihi almumineena
Translation
And We gave David and Solomon knowledge. They said, “Praise God, who has favored us over many of His believing servants.”
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Wawaritha sulaymanu dawooda waqala ya ayyuha alnnasu AAullimna mantiqa alttayri waooteena min kulli shayin inna hatha lahuwa alfadlu almubeenu
Translation
And Solomon succeeded David. He said, “O people, we were taught the language of birds, and we were given from everything. This is indeed a real blessing.”
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Wahushira lisulaymana junooduhu mina aljinni waalinsi waalttayri fahum yoozaAAoona
Translation
To the service of Solomon were mobilized his troops of sprites, and men, and birds—all held in strict order
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Hatta itha ataw AAala wadi alnnamli qalat namlatun ya ayyuha alnnamlu odkhuloo masakinakum la yahtimannakum sulaymanu wajunooduhu wahum la yashAAuroona
Translation
Until, when they came upon the Valley of Ants, an ant said, “O ants! Go into your nests, lest Solomon and his troops crush you without noticing.”
Describes Prophet Solomon's (Sulayman) army approaching the Valley of the Ants: an observant ant warned her colony to retreat into underground tunnels to avoid being unknowingly crushed underfoot. Modern entomology confirms complex pheromone-based alarm communication systems among ant colonies.
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Fatabassama dahikan min qawliha waqala rabbi awziAAnee an ashkura niAAmataka allatee anAAamta AAalayya waAAala walidayya waan aAAmala salihan tardahu waadkhilnee birahmatika fee AAibadika alssaliheena
Translation
He smiled and laughed at her words, and said, “My Lord, direct me to be thankful for the blessings you have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do good works that please You. And admit me, by Your grace, into the company of Your virtuous servants.”
Solomon smiled in gratitude at the ant's words, supplicating to God to grant him the spiritual discipline to remain humble and continually thank Him for his unique miraculous gifts, including understanding animal speech.
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Watafaqqada alttayra faqala ma liya la ara alhudhuda am kana mina alghaibeena
Translation
Then he inspected the birds, and said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees
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LaoAAaththibannahu AAathaban shadeedan aw laathbahannahu aw layatiyannee bisultanin mubeenin
Translation
I will punish him most severely, or slay him, unless he gives me a valid excuse.”
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Famakatha ghayra baAAeedin faqala ahattu bima lam tuhit bihi wajituka min sabain binabain yaqeenin
Translation
But he did not stay for long. He said, “I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information
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Innee wajadtu imraatan tamlikuhum waootiyat min kulli shayin walaha AAarshun AAatheemun
Translation
I found a woman ruling over them, and she was given of everything, and she has a magnificent throne
The hoopoe bird (Hudhud) returned from an aerial reconnaissance mission to southern Arabia (Yemen), reporting on the wealthy Kingdom of Sheba (Saba') ruled by a powerful monarch (traditionally Queen Bilqis) possessing a magnificent throne.
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Wajadtuha waqawmaha yasjudoona lilshshamsi min dooni Allahi wazayyana lahumu alshshaytanu aAAmalahum fasaddahum AAani alssabeeli fahum la yahtadoona
Translation
I found her and her people worshiping the sun, instead of God. Satan made their conduct appear good to them, and diverted them from the path, so they are not guided
The hoopoe noted that despite the high civilization and material wealth of Sheba, the Queen and her subjects worshiped the physical sun rather than its Creator.
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Alla yasjudoo lillahi allathee yukhriju alkhabaa fee alssamawati waalardi wayaAAlamu ma tukhfoona wama tuAAlinoona
Translation
If only they would worship God, who brings to light the mysteries of the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal
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Allahu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alAAatheemi
Translation
God—There is no god but He, the Lord of the Sublime Throne.”
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Qala sananthuru asadaqta am kunta mina alkathibeena
Translation
He said, “We will see, whether you have spoken the truth, or whether you are a liar
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Ithhab bikitabee hatha faalqih ilayhim thumma tawalla AAanhum faonthur matha yarjiAAoona
Translation
Go with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them; then withdraw from them, and see how they respond.”
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Qalat ya ayyuha almalao innee olqiya ilayya kitabun kareemun
Translation
She said, “O Counselors, a gracious letter was delivered to me
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Innahu min sulaymana wainnahu bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
Translation
It is from Solomon, and it is, ‘In the Name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful
Prophet Solomon's diplomatic letter to Queen Bilqis begins: 'In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful' (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim). This exact verse contains the 114th Bismillah in the Quran, completing the count to balance the missing Bismillah at the opening of Surah 9.
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Alla taAAloo AAalayya watoonee muslimeena
Translation
Do not defy me, and come to me submissively.’”
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Qalat ya ayyuha almalao aftoonee fee amree ma kuntu qatiAAatan amran hatta tashhadoona
Translation
She said, “O counselors, advise me in this matter of mine. I never make a decision unless you are present.”
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Qaloo nahnu oloo quwwatin waoloo basin shadeedin waalamru ilayki faonthuree matha tamureena
Translation
They said, “We are a people of might and great courage, but the decision is yours, so consider what you wish to command.”
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Qalat inna almulooka itha dakhaloo qaryatan afsadooha wajaAAaloo aAAizzata ahliha athillatan wakathalika yafAAaloona
Translation
She said, “When kings enter a city, they devastate it, and subjugate its dignified people. Thus they always do
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Wainnee mursilatun ilayhim bihadiyyatin fanathiratun bima yarjiAAu almursaloona
Translation
I am sending them a gift, and will see what the envoys bring back.”
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Falamma jaa sulaymana qala atumiddoonani bimalin fama ataniya Allahu khayrun mimma atakum bal antum bihadiyyatikum tafrahoona
Translation
When he came to Solomon, he said, “Are you supplying me with money? What God has given me is better than what He has given you. It is you who delight in your gift
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IrjiAA ilayhim falanatiyannahum bijunoodin la qibala lahum biha walanukhrijannahum minha athillatan wahum saghiroona
Translation
Go back to them. We will come upon them with troops they cannot resist; and we will expel them from there, disgraced and humiliated.”
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Qala ya ayyuha almalao ayyukum yateenee biAAarshiha qabla an yatoonee muslimeena
Translation
He said, “O notables, which one of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?”
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Qala AAifreetun mina aljinni ana ateeka bihi qabla an taqooma min maqamika wainne AAalayhi laqawiyyun ameenun
Translation
An imp of the sprites said, “I will bring it to you before you rise from your seat. I am strong and reliable enough to do it.”
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Qala allathee AAindahu AAilmun mina alkitabi ana ateeka bihi qabla an yartadda ilayka tarfuka falamma raahu mustaqirran AAindahu qala hatha min fadli rabbee liyabluwanee aashkuru am akfuru waman shakara fainnama yashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fainna rabbee ghaniyyun kareemun
Translation
He who had knowledge from the Book said, “I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.” And when he saw it settled before him, he said, “This is from the grace of my Lord, to test me, whether I am grateful or ungrateful. He who is grateful, his gratitude is to his own credit; but he who is ungrateful—my Lord is Independent and Generous.”
A righteous scholar possessing deep knowledge of divine scripture (traditionally identified as Asaf ibn Barkhiya) miraculously transported Queen Bilqis's heavy royal throne across hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye.
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Qala nakkiroo laha AAarshaha nanthur atahtadee am takoonu mina allatheena la yahtadoona
Translation
He said, “Disguise her throne for her, and we shall see whether she will be guided, or remains one of the misguided.”
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Falamma jaat qeela ahakatha AAarshuki qalat kaannahu huwa waooteena alAAilma min qabliha wakunna muslimeena
Translation
When she arrived, it was said, “Is your throne like this?” She said, “As if this is it.” “We were given knowledge before her, and we were submissive.”
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Wasaddaha ma kanat taAAbudu min dooni Allahi innaha kanat min qawmin kafireena
Translation
But she was prevented by what she worshiped besides God; she belonged to a disbelieving people
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Qeela laha odkhulee alssarha falamma raathu hasibathu lujjatan wakashafat AAan saqayha qala innahu sarhun mumarradun min qawareera qalat rabbi innee thalamtu nafsee waaslamtu maAAa sulaymana lillahi rabbi alAAalameena
Translation
It was said to her, “Go inside the palace.” And when she saw it, she thought it was a deep pond, and she bared her legs. He said, “It is a palace paved with glass.” She said, “My Lord, I have done wrong to myself, and I have submitted with Solomon, to God, Lord of the Worlds.”
Queen Bilqis entered Solomon's palace, mistaking its floor of polished crystal over flowing water for a pool, lifting her robe to avoid wetting it. When Solomon explained the architecture, she was captivated by the harmony of faith and advanced beauty, embracing monotheism wholeheartedly.
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Walaqad arsalna ila thamooda akhahum salihan ani oAAbudoo Allaha faitha hum fareeqani yakhtasimoona
Translation
And We sent to Thamood their brother Saleh: “Worship God.” But they became two disputing factions
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Qala ya qawmi lima tastaAAjiloona bialssayyiati qabla alhasanati lawla tastaghfiroona Allaha laAAallakum turhamoona
Translation
He said, “O my people, why are you quick to do evil rather than good? If only you would seek God’s forgiveness, so that you may be shown mercy.”
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Qaloo ittayyarna bika wabiman maAAaka qala tairukum AAinda Allahi bal antum qawmun tuftanoona
Translation
They said, “We consider you an ill omen, and those with you.” He said, “Your omen is with God. In fact, you are a people being tested.”
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Wakana fee almadeenati tisAAatu rahtin yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona
Translation
In the city was a gang of nine who made mischief in the land and did no good
Refers to nine notorious criminal ringleaders within the ancient city of Thamud who plotted an undercover nocturnal raid to assassinate Prophet Salih and his family before divine retribution wiped them out.
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Qaloo taqasamoo biAllahi lanubayyitannahu waahlahu thumma lanaqoolanna liwaliyyihi ma shahidna mahlika ahlihi wainna lasadiqoona
Translation
They said, “Swear by God to one another that we will attack him and his family by night, and then tell his guardian, 'We did not witness the murder of his family, and we are being truthful.'“
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Wamakaroo makran wamakarna makran wahum la yashAAuroona
Translation
They planned a plan, and We planned a plan, but they did not notice
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Faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu makrihim anna dammarnahum waqawmahum ajmaAAeena
Translation
So note the outcome of their planning; We destroyed them and their people, altogether
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Fatilka buyootuhum khawiyatan bima thalamoo inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yaAAlamoona
Translation
Here are their homes, in ruins, on account of their iniquities. Surely in this is a sign for people who know
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Waanjayna allatheena amanoo wakanoo yattaqoona
Translation
And We saved those who believed and were pious
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Walootan ith qala liqawmihi atatoona alfahishata waantum tubsiroona
Translation
And Lot, when he said to his people, “Do you commit lewdness with open eyes
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Ainnakum latatoona alrrijala shahwatan min dooni alnnisai bal antum qawmun tajhaloona
Translation
Do you lust after men instead of women? You are truly ignorant people.”
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Fama kana jawaba qawmihi illa an qaloo akhrijoo ala lootin min qaryatikum innahum onasun yatatahharoona
Translation
But the only response of his people was to say, “Expel the family of Lot from your town. They are purist people.”
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Faanjaynahu waahlahu illa imraatahu qaddarnaha mina alghabireena
Translation
So We saved him and his family, except for his wife, whom We destined to be among the laggards
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Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena
Translation
And We rained upon them a rain. Miserable was the rain of those forewarned
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Quli alhamdu lillahi wasalamun AAala AAibadihi allatheena istafa allahu khayrun amma yushrikoona
Translation
Say, “Praise God, and peace be upon His servants whom He has selected. Is God better, or what they associate?”
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Amman khalaqa alssamawati waalarda waanzala lakum mina alssamai maan faanbatna bihi hadaiqa thata bahjatin ma kana lakum an tunbitoo shajaraha ailahun maAAa Allahi bal hum qawmun yaAAdiloona
Translation
Or, who created the heavens and the earth, and rains down water from the sky for you? With it We produce gardens full of beauty, whose trees you could not have produced. Is there another god with God? But they are a people who equate
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Amman jaAAala alarda qararan wajaAAala khilalaha anharan wajaAAala laha rawasiya wajaAAala bayna albahrayni hajizan ailahun maAAa Allahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona
Translation
Or, who made the earth habitable, and made rivers flow through it, and set mountains on it, and placed a partition between the two seas? Is there another god with God? But most of them do not know
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Amman yujeebu almudtarra itha daAAahu wayakshifu alssooa wayajAAalukum khulafaa alardi ailahun maAAa Allahi qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
Translation
Or, who answers the one in need when he prays to Him, and relieves adversity, and makes you successors on earth? Is there another god with God? How hardly you pay attention
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Amman yahdeekum fee thulumati albarri waalbahri waman yursilu alrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi ailahun maAAa Allahi taAAala Allahu AAamma yushrikoona
Translation
Or, who guides you through the darkness of land and sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of His mercy? Is there another god with God? Most exalted is God, above what they associate
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Amman yabdao alkhalqa thumma yuAAeeduhu waman yarzuqukum mina alssamai waalardi ailahun maAAa Allahi qul hatoo burhanakum in kuntum sadiqeena
Translation
Or, who originates the creation and then repeats it, and who gives you livelihood from the sky and the earth? Is there another god with God? Say, “Produce your evidence, if you are truthful.”
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Qul la yaAAlamu man fee alssamawati waalardi alghayba illa Allahu wama yashAAuroona ayyana yubAAathoona
Translation
Say, “No one in the heavens or on earth knows the future except God; and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.”
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Bali iddaraka AAilmuhum fee alakhirati bal hum fee shakkin minha bal hum minha AAamoona
Translation
In fact, their knowledge of the Hereafter is confused. In fact, they are in doubt about it. In fact, they are blind to it
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Waqala allatheena kafaroo aitha kunna turaban waabaona ainna lamukhrajoona
Translation
Those who disbelieve say, “When we have become dust, and our ancestors, shall we be brought out
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Laqad wuAAidna hatha nahnu waabaona min qablu in hatha illa asateeru alawwaleena
Translation
We were promised that before, we and our ancestors—these are nothing but legends of the ancients.”
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Qul seeroo fee alardi faonthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu almujrimeena
Translation
Say, travel through the earth, and observe the fate of the guilty.”
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Wala tahzan AAalayhim wala takun fee dayqin mimma yamkuroona
Translation
But do not grieve over them, and do not be troubled by what they plot
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Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
Translation
And they say, “When is this promise, if you are truthful?”
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Qul AAasa an yakoona radifa lakum baAAdu allathee tastaAAjiloona
Translation
Say, “Perhaps some of what you are impatient for has drawn near.”
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Wainna rabbaka lathoo fadlin AAala alnnasi walakinna aktharahum la yashkuroona
Translation
Your Lord is gracious towards humanity, but most of them are not thankful
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Wainna rabbaka layaAAlamu ma tukinnu sudooruhum wama yuAAlinoona
Translation
And your Lord knows what their hearts conceal, and what they reveal
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Wama min ghaibatin fee alssamai waalardi illa fee kitabin mubeenin
Translation
There is no mystery in the heaven and the earth, but it is in a Clear Book
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Inna hatha alqurana yaqussu AAala banee israeela akthara allathee hum feehi yakhtalifoona
Translation
This Quran relates to the Children of Israel most of what they differ about
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Wainnahu lahudan warahmatun lilmumineena
Translation
And it is guidance and mercy for the believers
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Inna rabbaka yaqdee baynahum bihukmihi wahuwa alAAazeezu alAAaleemu
Translation
Your Lord will judge between them by His wisdom. He is the Almighty, the All-Knowing
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Fatawakkal AAala Allahi innaka AAala alhaqqi almubeeni
Translation
So rely on God. You are upon the clear truth
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Innaka la tusmiAAu almawta wala tusmiAAu alssumma aldduAAaa itha wallaw mudbireena
Translation
You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call if they turn their backs and flee
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Wama anta bihadee alAAumyi AAan dalalatihim in tusmiAAu illa man yuminu biayatina fahum muslimoona
Translation
Nor can you guide the blind out of their straying. You can make no one listen, except those who believe in Our verses; for they are Muslims
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Waitha waqaAAa alqawlu AAalayhim akhrajna lahum dabbatan mina alardi tukallimuhum anna alnnasa kanoo biayatina la yooqinoona
Translation
And when the Word has fallen on them, We will bring out for them from the earth a creature which will say to them that the people are uncertain of Our revelations
Prophesies the emergence of 'The Beast of the Earth' (Dabbat al-Ard) near the end of time: a miraculous creature that will openly address mankind, marking a major threshold sign when the door of repentance finally closes.
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Wayawma nahshuru min kulli ommatin fawjan mimman yukaththibu biayatina fahum yoozaAAoona
Translation
On the Day when We gather from every community a group of those who rejected Our revelations; and they will be restrained
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Hatta itha jaoo qala akaththabtum biayatee walam tuheetoo biha AAilman ammatha kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
Until, when they arrive, He will say, “Did you reject My revelations without comprehending them? Or what is it you were doing?”
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WawaqaAAa alqawlu AAalayhim bima thalamoo fahum la yantiqoona
Translation
The Word will come down upon them for their wrongdoing, and they will not speak
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Alam yaraw anna jaAAalna allayla liyaskunoo feehi waalnnahara mubsiran inna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yuminoona
Translation
Do they not see that We made the night for them to rest therein, and the day for visibility? Surely in that are signs for people who believe
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Wayawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fafaziAAa man fee alssamawati waman fee alardi illa man shaa Allahu wakullun atawhu dakhireena
Translation
On the Day when the Trumpet is blown, everyone in the heavens and the earth will be horrified, except whomever God wills; and everyone will come before Him in humility
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Watara aljibala tahsabuha jamidatan wahiya tamurru marra alssahabi sunAAa Allahi allathee atqana kulla shayin innahu khabeerun bima tafAAaloona
Translation
And you see the mountains, and imagine them fixed, yet they pass, as the passing of the clouds—the making of God, who has perfected everything. He is fully Informed of what you do
Describes the mountains on the Day of Judgment: though humans perceive mountain ranges as immovable and rigid, they will glide away like passing clouds under the irresistible cosmic power of God.
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Man jaa bialhasanati falahu khayrun minha wahum min fazaAAin yawmaithin aminoona
Translation
Whoever brings a virtue will receive better than it—and they will be safe from the horrors of that Day
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Waman jaa bialssayyiati fakubbat wujoohuhum fee alnnari hal tujzawna illa ma kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
But whoever brings evil—their faces will be tumbled into the Fire. Will you be rewarded except for what you used to do
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Innama omirtu an aAAbuda rabba hathihi albaldati allathee harramaha walahu kullu shayin waomirtu an akoona mina almuslimeena
Translation
“I was commanded to worship the Lord of this town, who has sanctified it, and to Whom everything belongs; and I was commanded to be of those who submit
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Waan atluwa alqurana famani ihtada fainnama yahtadee linafsihi waman dalla faqul innama ana mina almunthireena
Translation
And to recite the Quran.” Whoever is guided—is guided to his own advantage. And whoever goes astray, then say, “I am one of the warners.”
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Waquli alhamdu lillahi sayureekum ayatihi fataAArifoonaha wama rabbuka bighafilin AAamma taAAmaloona
Translation
And say, “Praise belongs to God; He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. Your Lord is not heedless of what you do.”