51:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
wal-samai
By the heaven
ذَاتِ
dhati
full of
ٱلۡحُبُكِ
al-hubuki
pathways
٧

by the sky with its pathways

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51:8
إِنَّكُمۡ
innakum
Indeed you
لَفِي
lafi
(are) surely in
قَوۡلٖ
qawlin
a speech
مُّخۡتَلِفٖ
mukh'talifin
differing
٨

you differ in what you say––

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51:9
يُؤۡفَكُ
yu'faku
Deluded away
عَنۡهُ
anhu
from it
مَنۡ
man
(is he) who
أُفِكَ
ufika
is deluded
٩

those who turn away from it are [truly] deceived

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51:10
قُتِلَ
qutila
Cursed be
ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَ
al-kharasuna
the liars
١٠

Perish the liars

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51:11
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
فِي
fi
(are) in
غَمۡرَةٖ
ghamratin
flood
سَاهُونَ
sahuna
(of) heedlessness
١١

those steeped in error and unaware

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51:12
يَسۡـَٔلُونَ
yasaluna
They ask
أَيَّانَ
ayyana
When
يَوۡمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِ
al-dini
(of) Judgment
١٢

They ask, ‘When is this Judgement Day coming?’

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51:13
يَوۡمَ
yawma
A Day
هُمۡ
hum
they
عَلَى
ala
over
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
يُفۡتَنُونَ
yuf'tanuna
will be tried
١٣

On a Day when they will be punished by the Fire

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51:14
ذُوقُواْ
dhuqu
Taste
فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ
fit'natakum
your trial
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(is) what
كُنتُم
kuntum
you were
بِهِۦ
bihi
for it
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
tasta'jiluna
seeking to hasten
١٤

‘Taste the punishment! This is what you wished to hasten.’

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51:15
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
al-mutaqina
the righteous
فِي
fi
(will be) in
جَنَّٰتٖ
jannatin
Gardens
وَعُيُونٍ
wa'uyunin
and springs
١٥

The righteous will be in Gardens with [flowing] springs

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51:16
ءَاخِذِينَ
akhidhina
Taking
مَآ
ma
what
ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ
atahum
their Lord has given them
رَبُّهُمۡۚ
rabbuhum
their Lord has given them
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
قَبۡلَ
qabla
before
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
مُحۡسِنِينَ
muh'sinina
good-doers
١٦

They will receive their Lord’s gifts because of the good they did before

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51:17
كَانُواْ
kanu
They used to
قَلِيلٗا
qalilan
little
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
مَا
ma
[what]
يَهۡجَعُونَ
yahja'una
sleep
١٧

sleeping only little at night

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51:18
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ
wabil-ashari
And in the hours before dawn
هُمۡ
hum
they
يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
yastaghfiruna
would ask forgiveness
١٨

praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness

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51:19
وَفِيٓ
wafi
And in
أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
amwalihim
their wealth
حَقّٞ
haqqun
(was the) right
لِّلسَّآئِلِ
lilssaili
(of) those who asked
وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
wal-mahrumi
and the deprived
١٩

giving a rightful share of their wealth to the beggar and the deprived

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51:20
وَفِي
wafi
And in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
ءَايَٰتٞ
ayatun
(are) signs
لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ
lil'muqinina
for those who are certain
٢٠

On earth there are signs for those with sure faith––

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51:21
وَفِيٓ
wafi
And in
أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ
anfusikum
yourselves
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
تُبۡصِرُونَ
tub'siruna
you see
٢١

and in yourselves too, do you not see?––

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51:22
وَفِي
wafi
And in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the heaven
رِزۡقُكُمۡ
riz'qukum
(is) your provision
وَمَا
wama
and what
تُوعَدُونَ
tu'aduna
you are promised
٢٢

in the sky is your sustenance and all that you are promised

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51:23
فَوَرَبِّ
fawarabbi
Then by (the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
(of) the heaven
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
indeed it
لَحَقّٞ
lahaqqun
(is) surely (the) truth
مِّثۡلَ
mith'la
(just) as
مَآ
ma
[what]
أَنَّكُمۡ
annakum
you
تَنطِقُونَ
tantiquna
speak
٢٣

By the Lord of the heavens and earth! All this is as real as your speaking

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51:24
هَلۡ
hal
Has
أَتَىٰكَ
ataka
reached you
حَدِيثُ
hadithu
(the) narration
ضَيۡفِ
dayfi
(of the) guests
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rahima
(of) Ibrahim
ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ
al-muk'ramina
the honored
٢٤

[Muhammad], have you heard the story of the honoured guests of Abraham

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51:25
إِذۡ
idh
When
دَخَلُواْ
dakhalu
they entered
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
upon him
فَقَالُواْ
faqalu
and said
سَلَٰمٗاۖ
salaman
Peace
قَالَ
qala
He said
سَلَٰمٞ
salamun
Peace
قَوۡمٞ
qawmun
a people
مُّنكَرُونَ
munkaruna
unknown
٢٥

They went in to see him and said, ‘Peace.’ ‘Peace,’ he said, [adding to himself] ‘These people are strangers.’

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51:26
فَرَاغَ
faragha
Then he went
إِلَىٰٓ
ila
to
أَهۡلِهِۦ
ahlihi
his household
فَجَآءَ
fajaa
and came
بِعِجۡلٖ
bi'ij'lin
with a calf
سَمِينٖ
saminin
fat
٢٦

He turned quickly to his household, brought out a fat calf

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51:27
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ
faqarrabahu
And he placed it near
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
ilayhim
[to] them
قَالَ
qala
he said
أَلَا
ala
Will not
تَأۡكُلُونَ
takuluna
you eat
٢٧

and placed it before them. ‘Will you not eat?’ he said

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51:28
فَأَوۡجَسَ
fa-awjasa
Then he felt
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
from them
خِيفَةٗۖ
khifatan
a fear
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَخَفۡۖ
takhaf
fear
وَبَشَّرُوهُ
wabasharuhu
and they gave him glad tidings
بِغُلَٰمٍ
bighulamin
of a son
عَلِيمٖ
alimin
learned
٢٨

beginning to be afraid of them, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid.’ They gave him good news of a son who would be gifted with knowledge

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51:29
فَأَقۡبَلَتِ
fa-aqbalati
Then came forward
ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ
im'ra-atuhu
his wife
فِي
fi
with
صَرَّةٖ
sarratin
a loud voice
فَصَكَّتۡ
fasakkat
and struck
وَجۡهَهَا
wajhaha
her face
وَقَالَتۡ
waqalat
and she said
عَجُوزٌ
ajuzun
An old woman
عَقِيمٞ
aqimun
barren
٢٩

His wife then entered with a loud cry, struck her face, and said, ‘A barren old woman?’

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51:30
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
كَذَٰلِكِ
kadhaliki
Thus
قَالَ
qala
said
رَبُّكِۖ
rabbuki
your Lord
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
[He]
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
(is) the All-Wise
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
the All-Knower
٣٠

but they said, ‘It will be so. This is what your Lord said, and He is the Wise, the All Knowing.’

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