Revealed in the middle Makkan period, Surah Ya-Sin is widely celebrated as the 'Heart of the Quran,' focusing intensely on the core tenets of Islamic belief: the authenticity of the Prophet's mission, the reality of resurrection, and the absolute sovereignty of God. It recounts the parable of the companions of the city who rejected three divine messengers, resulting in their sudden destruction. The chapter points to the natural world—the dead land brought to life with vegetation, the alternation of day and night, and the orbits of the sun and moon—as clear signs of the Creator's power. It culminates in a vivid depiction of resurrection, where human bodies will rise, their hands will speak, and their feet will bear witness to their deeds.
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Yaseen
Translation
Ya, Seen
These two disjointed letters ('Ya-Sin') are Huruf Muqatta'at, whose true divine meaning rests with Allah alone. Renowned as 'The Heart of the Quran' (Qalb al-Quran), this chapter focuses intensively on core tenets: divine revelation, cosmic design, and bodily resurrection.
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Waalqurani alhakeemi
Translation
By the Wise Quran
God swears an oath by the Quran, praising it as filled with profound wisdom, flawless guidance, and immune to change.
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Innaka lamina almursaleena
Translation
You are one of the messengers
The foundational truth sworn to by the Wise Quran: reassuring the Prophet ﷺ and declaring with absolute divine certainty that he is an authentic messenger sent by God.
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AAala siratin mustaqeemin
Translation
On a straight path
Confirms that his spiritual teachings, moral character, and life guidance form an unwavering, balanced highway of truth leading to Paradise.
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Tanzeela alAAazeezi alrraheemi
Translation
The revelation of the Almighty, the Merciful
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Litunthira qawman ma onthira abaohum fahum ghafiloona
Translation
To warn a people whose ancestors were not warned, and so they are unaware
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Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAala aktharihim fahum la yuminoona
Translation
The Word was realized against most of them, for they do not believe
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Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihim aghlalan fahiya ila alathqani fahum muqmahoona
Translation
We placed shackles around their necks, up to their chins, so they are stiff-necked
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WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroona
Translation
And We placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them, so they cannot see
Recited by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the night of the Hijrah when Quraysh assassins surrounded his house to assassinate him. God blinded their vision as the Prophet ﷺ walked past them completely undetected, scattering dust over their heads.
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Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahum am lam tunthirhum la yuminoona
Translation
It is the same for them, whether you warn them, or do not warn them—they will not believe
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Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAa alththikra wakhashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareemin
Translation
You warn only him who follows the Message, and fears the Most Gracious inwardly. So give him good news of forgiveness, and a generous reward
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Inna nahnu nuhyee almawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahum wakulla shayin ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeenin
Translation
It is We who revive the dead; and We write down what they have forwarded, and their traces. We have tallied all things in a Clear Record
Revealed when the Banu Salimah clan wanted to relocate closer to the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. The Prophet ﷺ advised them to remain in their homes, reassuring them that their physical footsteps walked toward the mosque ('atharahum') were being recorded as ongoing good deeds.
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Waidrib lahum mathalan ashaba alqaryati ith jaaha almursaloona
Translation
And cite for them the parable of the landlords of the town—when the messengers came to it
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Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnayni fakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithin faqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloona
Translation
We sent them two messengers, but they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, “We are messengers to you.”
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Qaloo ma antum illa basharun mithluna wama anzala alrrahmanu min shayin in antum illa takthiboona
Translation
They said, “You are nothing but humans like us, and the Gracious did not send down anything; you are only lying.”
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Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu inna ilaykum lamursaloona
Translation
They said, “Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you
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Wama AAalayna illa albalaghu almubeenu
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And our only duty is clear communication.”
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Qaloo inna tatayyarna bikum lain lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minna AAathabun aleemun
Translation
They said, “We see an evil omen in you; if you do not give up, we will stone you, and a painful punishment from us will befall you.”
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Qaloo tairukum maAAakum ain thukkirtum bal antum qawmun musrifoona
Translation
They said, “Your evil omen is upon you. Is it because you were reminded? But you are an extravagant people.”
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Wajaa min aqsa almadeenati rajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAoo almursaleena
Translation
Then a man came running from the remotest part of the city. He said, “O my people, follow the messengers
Introduces Habib the Carpenter (Habib an-Najjar), a righteous citizen from the outskirts of Antioch who sprinted through the city to urge his fellow citizens to embrace the monotheistic teachings of the three messengers sent to them.
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IttabiAAoo man la yasalukum ajran wahum muhtadoona
Translation
Follow those who ask you of no wage, and are themselves guided
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Wama liya la aAAbudu allathee fataranee wailayhi turjaAAoona
Translation
“And why should I not worship Him Who created me, and to Whom you will be returned
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Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatan in yuridni alrrahmanu bidurrin la tughni AAannee shafaAAatuhum shayan wala yunqithooni
Translation
Shall I take other gods instead of Him? If the Merciful desires harm for me, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor will they save me
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Innee ithan lafee dalalin mubeenin
Translation
In that case, I would be completely lost
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Innee amantu birabbikum faismaAAooni
Translation
I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me.”
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Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona
Translation
It was said, “Enter Paradise.” He said, “If only my people knew
Depicts the noble martyrdom of Habib: when the furious city mob stoned him to death, angels immediately ushered his soul into Paradise. Even in martyrdom, he harbored no malice, wishing only that his murderers could see the divine honor and forgiveness he received so they too might believe.
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Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena
Translation
How my Lord has forgiven me, and made me one of the honored.”
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Wama anzalna AAala qawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina alssamai wama kunna munzileena
Translation
After him, We sent down no hosts from heaven to his people; nor would We ever send any down
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In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum khamidoona
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It was just one Cry, and they were stilled
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Ya hasratan AAala alAAibadi ma yateehim min rasoolin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona
Translation
Alas for the servants. No messenger ever came to them, but they ridiculed him
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Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoona
Translation
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them; and that unto them they will not return
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Wain kullun lamma jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona
Translation
All of them, every single one of them, will be arraigned before Us
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Waayatun lahumu alardu almaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minha habban faminhu yakuloona
Translation
And there is a sign for them in the dead land: We give it life, and produce from it grains from which they eat
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WajaAAalna feeha jannatin min nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feeha mina alAAuyooni
Translation
And We place in it gardens of palm-trees and vines, and cause springs to gush out of it
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Liyakuloo min thamarihi wama AAamilathu aydeehim afala yashkuroona
Translation
That they may eat from its fruits, although their hands did not make it. Will they not be appreciative
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Subhana allathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu alardu wamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoona
Translation
Glory be to Him who created all the pairs; of what the earth produces, and of their own selves, and of what they do not know
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Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhu minhu alnnahara faitha hum muthlimoona
Translation
Another sign for them is the night: We strip the day out of it—and they are in darkness
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Waalshshamsu tajree limustaqarrin laha thalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleemi
Translation
And the sun runs towards its destination. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing
Remarkable astronomical observation: the sun is not stationary in space, but journeys along a determined trajectory toward its solar apex in the galaxy ('li-mustaqarrin laha') at approximately 220 kilometers per second.
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Waalqamara qaddarnahu manazila hatta AAada kaalAAurjooni alqadeemi
Translation
And the moon: We have disposed it in phases, until it returns like the old twig
Describes the changing lunar orbital phases as viewed from earth, progressing from crescent to full moon and thinning back until it resembles an ancient, dried, curved palm frond ('al-'urjun al-qadim').
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La alshshamsu yanbaghee laha an tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu alnnahari wakullun fee falakin yasbahoona
Translation
The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor is the night to outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit
Affirms that celestial bodies navigate predictable orbital trajectories in space without chaotic collisions: the sun, moon, and planets glide smoothly in designated cosmic paths ('Kullun fi falakin yasbahun').
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Waayatun lahum anna hamalna thurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhooni
Translation
Another sign for them is that We carried their offspring in the laden Ark
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Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi ma yarkaboona
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And We created for them the like of it, in which they ride
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Wain nasha nughriqhum fala sareekha lahum wala hum yunqathoona
Translation
If We will, We can drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved
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Illa rahmatan minna wamataAAan ila heenin
Translation
Except by a mercy from Us, and enjoyment for a while
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Waitha qeela lahumu ittaqoo ma bayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoona
Translation
Yet when it is said to them, “Beware of what lies before you, and what lies behind you, that you may receive mercy.”
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Wama tateehim min ayatin min ayati rabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideena
Translation
Yet never came to them a sign of their Lord’s signs, but they turned away from it
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Waitha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimma razaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashao Allahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalin mubeenin
Translation
And when it is said to them, “Spend of what God has provided for you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Shall we feed someone whom God could feed, if He so willed? You must be deeply misguided.”
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Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
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And they say, “When will this promise be, if you are truthful?”
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Ma yanthuroona illa sayhatan wahidatan takhuthuhum wahum yakhissimoona
Translation
All they can expect is a single blast, which will seize them while they feud
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Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatan wala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoona
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They will not be able to make a will, nor will they return to their families
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Wanufikha fee alssoori faitha hum mina alajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloona
Translation
The Trumpet will be blown, then behold, they will rush from the tombs to their Lord
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Qaloo ya waylana man baAAathana min marqadina hatha ma waAAada alrrahmanu wasadaqa almursaloona
Translation
They will say, “Woe to us! Who resurrected us from our resting-place?” This is what the Most Gracious had promised, and the messengers have spoken the truth.”
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In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona
Translation
It will be but a single scream; and behold, they will all be brought before Us
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Faalyawma la tuthlamu nafsun shayan wala tujzawna illa ma kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
On that Day, no soul will be wronged in the least, and you will be recompensed only for what you used to do
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Inna ashaba aljannati alyawma fee shughulin fakihoona
Translation
The inhabitants of Paradise, on that Day, will be happily busy
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Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalin AAala alaraiki muttakioona
Translation
They and their spouses, in shades, reclining on couches
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Lahum feeha fakihatun walahum ma yaddaAAoona
Translation
They will have therein fruits. They will have whatever they call for
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Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheemin
Translation
Peace—a saying from a Most Merciful Lord
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Waimtazoo alyawma ayyuha almujrimoona
Translation
But step aside today, you criminals
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Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adama an la taAAbudoo alshshaytana innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun
Translation
Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not serve the devil? That he is your sworn enemy
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Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratun mustaqeemun
Translation
And that you shall serve Me? This is a straight path
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Walaqad adalla minkum jibillan katheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloona
Translation
He has misled a great multitude of you. Did you not understand
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Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntum tooAAadoona
Translation
This is Hellfire, which you were promised
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Islawha alyawma bima kuntum takfuroona
Translation
Roast in it today, because you persistently disbelieved
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Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihim watukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanoo yaksiboona
Translation
On this Day, We will seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to everything they had done
Describes the trial of Judgment Day: when deniers attempt to lie or make excuses, God will seal their tongues, commanding their hands to speak and their feet to testify to the deeds they committed.
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Walaw nashao latamasna AAala aAAyunihim faistabaqoo alssirata faanna yubsiroona
Translation
If We will, We can blind their eyes as they rush towards the path—but how will they see
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Walaw nashao lamasakhnahum AAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyan wala yarjiAAoona
Translation
And if We will, We can cripple them in their place; so they can neither move forward, nor go back
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Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkishu fee alkhalqi afala yaAAqiloona
Translation
Whomever We grant old age, We reverse his development. Do they not understand
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Wama AAallamnahu alshshiAAra wama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrun waquranun mubeenun
Translation
We did not teach him poetry, nor is it proper for him. It is only a reminder, and a Clear Quran
Clarifies the nature of the Quran: it is divine guidance, not human poetry, and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was neither trained as a poet nor did he possess poetic tendencies, refuting Meccan accusations of literary forgery.
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Liyunthira man kana hayyan wayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireena
Translation
That he may warn whoever is alive, and prove the Word against the faithless
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Awalam yaraw anna khalaqna lahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahum laha malikoona
Translation
Have they not seen that We created for them, of Our Handiwork, livestock that they own
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Wathallalnaha lahum faminha rakoobuhum waminha yakuloona
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And We subdued them for them. Some they ride, and some they eat
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Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibu afala yashkuroona
Translation
And they have in them other benefits, and drinks. Will they not give thanks
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Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan laAAallahum yunsaroona
Translation
Yet they have taken to themselves gods other than God, that perhaps they may be helped
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La yastateeAAoona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroona
Translation
They cannot help them, although they are arrayed as troops for them
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Fala yahzunka qawluhum inna naAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona
Translation
So let their words not sadden you. We know what they conceal, and what they reveal
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Awalam yara alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin faitha huwa khaseemun mubeenun
Translation
Does the human being not consider that We created him from a seed? Yet he becomes a fierce adversary
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Wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithama wahiya rameemun
Translation
And he produces arguments against Us, and he forgets his own creation. He says, “Who will revive the bones when they have decayed?”
Revealed when the pagan chieftain Ubayy ibn Khalaf picked up a brittle, decayed human bone, crushed it into powder between his fingers, blew the dust into the air, and mockingly asked the Prophet ﷺ who could ever resurrect rotted dust.
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Qul yuhyeeha allathee anshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleemun
Translation
Say, “He who initiated them in the first instance will revive them. He has knowledge of every creation.”
The decisive rational response: the God who designed and engineered the complex human organism out of nothing the first time can easily reassemble and resurrect it a second time.
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Allathee jaAAala lakum mina alshshajari alakhdari naran faitha antum minhu tooqidoona
Translation
He who produced fuel for you from the green trees, with which you kindle a fire
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Awalaysa allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqa mithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleemu
Translation
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Certainly. He is the Supreme All-Knowing Creator
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Innama amruhu itha arada shayan an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoonu
Translation
His command, when He wills a thing, is to say to it, “Be,” and it comes to be
Describes the effortless nature of divine creation: when God decrees the existence of anything, He merely commands 'Be!' ('Kun') and it immediately comes into being ('Fa-yakun').
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Fasubhana allathee biyadihi malakootu kulli shayin wailayhi turjaAAoona
Translation
So glory be to Him in whose hand is the dominion of everything, and to Him you will be returned