As-Saffat 37:7

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37:1
وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ
wal-safati
By those lined
صَفّٗا
saffan
(in) rows
١

By those [angels] ranged in rows

Translation 1260

37:2
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ
fal-zajirati
And those who drive
زَجۡرٗا
zajran
strongly
٢

who rebuke reproachfully

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37:3
فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ
fal-taliyati
And those who recite
ذِكۡرًا
dhik'ran
(the) Message
٣

and recite God’s word

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37:4
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
إِلَٰهَكُمۡ
ilahakum
your Lord
لَوَٰحِدٞ
lawahidun
(is) surely One
٤

truly your God is One

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37:5
رَّبُّ
rabbu
Lord
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and what
بَيۡنَهُمَا
baynahuma
(is) between both of them
وَرَبُّ
warabbu
and Lord
ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ
al-mashariqi
(of) each point of sunrise
٥

Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise

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37:6
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
زَيَّنَّا
zayyanna
[We] adorned
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
al-samaa
the sky
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
[the world]
بِزِينَةٍ
bizinatin
with an adornment
ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ
al-kawakibi
(of) the stars
٦

We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars

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37:7
وَحِفۡظٗا
wahif'zan
And (to) guard
مِّن
min
against
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡطَٰنٖ
shaytanin
devil
مَّارِدٖ
maridin
rebellious
٧

and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil

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37:8
لَّا
la
Not
يَسَّمَّعُونَ
yassamma'una
they may listen
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡمَلَإِ
al-mala-i
the assembly
ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
al-a'la
[the] exalted
وَيُقۡذَفُونَ
wayuq'dhafuna
are pelted
مِن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
جَانِبٖ
janibin
side
٨

they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side

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37:9
دُحُورٗاۖ
duhuran
Repelled
وَلَهُمۡ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابٞ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
وَاصِبٌ
wasibun
perpetual
٩

driven away, they will have perpetual torment––

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37:10
إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَنۡ
man
(him) who
خَطِفَ
khatifa
snatches
ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ
al-khatfata
(by) theft
فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ
fa-atba'ahu
but follows him
شِهَابٞ
shihabun
a burning flame
ثَاقِبٞ
thaqibun
piercing
١٠

if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame

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37:11
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ
fa-is'taftihim
Then ask them
أَهُمۡ
ahum
Are they
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
a stronger
خَلۡقًا
khalqan
creation
أَم
am
or
مَّنۡ
man
(those) whom
خَلَقۡنَآۚ
khalaqna
We have created
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
خَلَقۡنَٰهُم
khalaqnahum
created them
مِّن
min
from
طِينٖ
tinin
a clay
لَّازِبِۭ
lazibin
sticky
١١

So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay

Translation 1260

37:12
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
عَجِبۡتَ
ajib'ta
you wonder
وَيَسۡخَرُونَ
wayaskharuna
while they mock
١٢

You marvel as they scoff

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37:13
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ذُكِّرُواْ
dhukkiru
they are reminded
لَا
la
not
يَذۡكُرُونَ
yadhkuruna
they receive admonition
١٣

take no heed when they are warned

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37:14
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
رَأَوۡاْ
ra-aw
they see
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
a Sign
يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ
yastaskhiruna
they mock
١٤

and resort to ridicule when they see a sign

Translation 1260

37:15
وَقَالُوٓاْ
waqalu
And they say
إِنۡ
in
Not
هَٰذَآ
hadha
(is) this
إِلَّا
illa
except
سِحۡرٞ
sih'run
a magic
مُّبِينٌ
mubinun
clear
١٥

saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’

Translation 1260

37:16
أَءِذَا
a-idha
Is it when
مِتۡنَا
mit'na
we are dead
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
and have become
تُرَابٗا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَٰمًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَءِنَّا
a-inna
shall we then
لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
be certainly resurrected
١٦

‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again

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37:17
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا
awaabauna
Or our fathers
ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
al-awaluna
former
١٧

along with our forefathers?’

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37:18
قُلۡ
qul
Say
نَعَمۡ
na'am
Yes
وَأَنتُمۡ
wa-antum
and you
دَٰخِرُونَ
dakhiruna
(will be) humiliated
١٨

Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’

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37:19
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
Then only
هِيَ
hiya
it
زَجۡرَةٞ
zajratun
(will be) a cry
وَٰحِدَةٞ
wahidatun
single
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
then behold
هُمۡ
hum
They
يَنظُرُونَ
yanzuruna
will see
١٩

Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will look

Translation 1260

37:20
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they will say
يَٰوَيۡلَنَا
yawaylana
O woe to us
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
يَوۡمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِ
al-dini
(of) the Recompense
٢٠

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’

Translation 1260

37:21
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
يَوۡمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
al-fasli
(of) Judgment
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
which
كُنتُم
kuntum
you used to
بِهِۦ
bihi
[of it]
تُكَذِّبُونَ
tukadhibuna
deny
٢١

[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny

Translation 1260

37:22
۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ
uh'shuru
Gather
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ظَلَمُواْ
zalamu
wronged
وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ
wa-azwajahum
and their kinds
وَمَا
wama
and what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used (to)
يَعۡبُدُونَ
ya'buduna
worship
٢٢

[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshipped

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37:23
مِن
min
Besides
دُونِ
duni
Besides
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ
fa-ih'duhum
then lead them
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
صِرَٰطِ
sirati
(the) Path
ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
al-jahimi
(of) the Hellfire
٢٣

beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell

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37:24
وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ
waqifuhum
And stop them
إِنَّهُم
innahum
indeed they
مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ
masuluna
(are) to be questioned
٢٤

and halt them for questioning

Translation 1260

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37:25
مَا
ma
What
لَكُمۡ
lakum
(is) for you
لَا
la
(Why) not
تَنَاصَرُونَ
tanasaruna
you help one another
٢٥

“Why do you not support each other now?” ’––

Translation 1260