54:50
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أَمۡرُنَآ
amruna
(is) Our Command
إِلَّا
illa
but
وَٰحِدَةٞ
wahidatun
one
كَلَمۡحِۭ
kalamhin
like the twinkling
بِٱلۡبَصَرِ
bil-basari
(of) the eye
٥٠

when We ordain something it happens at once, in the blink of an eye

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54:51
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
أَهۡلَكۡنَآ
ahlakna
We destroyed
أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ
ashya'akum
your kinds
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so is (there)
مِن
min
any
مُّدَّكِرٖ
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
٥١

We have destroyed the likes of you in the past. Will anyone take heed

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54:52
وَكُلُّ
wakullu
And every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
فَعَلُوهُ
fa'aluhu
they did
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلزُّبُرِ
al-zuburi
the written records
٥٢

Everything they do is noted in their records

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54:53
وَكُلُّ
wakullu
And every
صَغِيرٖ
saghirin
small
وَكَبِيرٖ
wakabirin
and big
مُّسۡتَطَرٌ
mus'tatarun
(is) written down
٥٣

every action, great or small, is recorded

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54:54
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
al-mutaqina
the righteous
فِي
fi
(will be) in
جَنَّٰتٖ
jannatin
gardens
وَنَهَرٖ
wanaharin
and river
٥٤

The righteous will live securely among Gardens and rivers

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54:55
فِي
fi
In
مَقۡعَدِ
maq'adi
a seat
صِدۡقٍ
sid'qin
(of) honor
عِندَ
inda
near
مَلِيكٖ
malikin
a King
مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ
muq'tadirin
Most Powerful
٥٥

secure in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign

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55:1
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
al-rahmanu
The Most Gracious
١

It is the Lord of Mercy

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55:2
عَلَّمَ
allama
He taught
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
al-qur'ana
the Quran
٢

who taught the Quran

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55:3
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
[the] man
٣

He created man

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55:4
عَلَّمَهُ
allamahu
He taught him
ٱلۡبَيَانَ
al-bayana
[the] speech
٤

and taught him to communicate

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55:5
ٱلشَّمۡسُ
al-shamsu
The sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرُ
wal-qamaru
and the moon
بِحُسۡبَانٖ
bihus'banin
by (precise) calculation
٥

The sun and the moon follow their calculated courses

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55:6
وَٱلنَّجۡمُ
wal-najmu
And the stars
وَٱلشَّجَرُ
wal-shajaru
and the trees
يَسۡجُدَانِ
yasjudani
both prostrate
٦

the plants and the trees submit to His designs

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55:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ
wal-samaa
And the heaven
رَفَعَهَا
rafa'aha
He raised it
وَوَضَعَ
wawada'a
and He has set up
ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
al-mizana
the balance
٧

He has raised up the sky. He has set the balance

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55:8
أَلَّا
alla
That not
تَطۡغَوۡاْ
tatghaw
you may transgress
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡمِيزَانِ
al-mizani
the balance
٨

so that you may not exceed in the balance

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55:9
وَأَقِيمُواْ
wa-aqimu
And establish
ٱلۡوَزۡنَ
al-wazna
the weight
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ
bil-qis'ti
in justice
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تُخۡسِرُواْ
tukh'siru
make deficient
ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
al-mizana
the balance
٩

weigh with justice and do not fall short in the balance

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55:10
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
And the earth
وَضَعَهَا
wada'aha
He laid it
لِلۡأَنَامِ
lil'anami
for the creatures
١٠

He set down the Earth for His creatures

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55:11
فِيهَا
fiha
Therein
فَٰكِهَةٞ
fakihatun
(is) fruit
وَٱلنَّخۡلُ
wal-nakhlu
and date-palms
ذَاتُ
dhatu
having
ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ
al-akmami
sheaths
١١

with its fruits, its palm trees with sheathed clusters

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55:12
وَٱلۡحَبُّ
wal-habu
And the grain
ذُو
dhu
having
ٱلۡعَصۡفِ
al-'asfi
husk
وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ
wal-rayhanu
and scented plants
١٢

its husked grain, its fragrant plants

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55:13
فَبِأَيِّ
fabi-ayyi
So which
ءَالَآءِ
alai
(of the) favors
رَبِّكُمَا
rabbikuma
(of) your Lord
تُكَذِّبَانِ
tukadhibani
will you both deny
١٣

Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny

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55:14
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
the man
مِن
min
from
صَلۡصَٰلٖ
salsalin
clay
كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ
kal-fakhari
like the pottery
١٤

He created mankind out of dried clay, like pottery

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55:15
وَخَلَقَ
wakhalaqa
And He created
ٱلۡجَآنَّ
al-jana
the jinn
مِن
min
from
مَّارِجٖ
marijin
a smokeless flame
مِّن
min
of
نَّارٖ
narin
fire
١٥

the jinn out of smokeless fire

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55:16
فَبِأَيِّ
fabi-ayyi
So which
ءَالَآءِ
alai
(of the) favors
رَبِّكُمَا
rabbikuma
(of) your Lord
تُكَذِّبَانِ
tukadhibani
will you both deny
١٦

Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny

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