76:26
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
فَٱسۡجُدۡ
fa-us'jud
prostrate
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Him
وَسَبِّحۡهُ
wasabbih'hu
and glorify Him
لَيۡلٗا
laylan
a night
طَوِيلًا
tawilan
long
٢٦

bow down before Him, and glorify Him at length by night

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76:27
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
these
يُحِبُّونَ
yuhibbuna
love
ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ
al-'ajilata
the immediate
وَيَذَرُونَ
wayadharuna
and leave
وَرَآءَهُمۡ
waraahum
behind them
يَوۡمٗا
yawman
a Day
ثَقِيلٗا
thaqilan
grave
٢٧

These people love the fleeting life. They put aside [all thoughts of] a Heavy Day

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76:28
نَّحۡنُ
nahnu
We
خَلَقۡنَٰهُمۡ
khalaqnahum
created them
وَشَدَدۡنَآ
washadadna
and We strengthened
أَسۡرَهُمۡۖ
asrahum
their forms
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
and when
شِئۡنَا
shi'na
We will
بَدَّلۡنَآ
baddalna
We can change
أَمۡثَٰلَهُمۡ
amthalahum
their likeness[es]
تَبۡدِيلًا
tabdilan
(with) a change
٢٨

Yet We created them; We strengthened their constitution; if We please, We can replace such people completely

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76:29
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَٰذِهِۦ
hadhihi
this
تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ
tadhkiratun
(is) a reminder
فَمَن
faman
so whoever
شَآءَ
shaa
wills
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
let him take
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
سَبِيلٗا
sabilan
a way
٢٩

This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes, take the way to his Lord

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76:30
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَشَآءُونَ
tashauna
you will
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
يَشَآءَ
yashaa
wills
ٱللَّهُۚ
al-lahu
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kana
is
عَلِيمًا
aliman
All-Knower
حَكِيمٗا
hakiman
All-Wise
٣٠

But you will only wish to do so if God wills- God is all knowing, all wise

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76:31
يُدۡخِلُ
yud'khilu
He admits
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashau
He wills
فِي
fi
into
رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ
rahmatihi
His mercy
وَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
wal-zalimina
but (for) the wrongdoers
أَعَدَّ
a'adda
He has prepared
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابًا
adhaban
a punishment
أَلِيمَۢا
aliman
painful
٣١

He admits whoever He will into His Mercy and has prepared a painful torment for the disbelievers

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77:1
وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ
wal-mur'salati
By the ones sent forth
عُرۡفٗا
ur'fan
one after another
١

By the [winds] sent forth in swift succession

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77:2
فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ
fal-'asifati
And the winds that blow
عَصۡفٗا
asfan
violently
٢

violently storming

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77:3
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ
wal-nashirati
And the ones that scatter
نَشۡرٗا
nashran
far and wide
٣

scattering far and wide

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77:4
فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ
fal-fariqati
And those who separate
فَرۡقٗا
farqan
(by the) Criterion
٤

separating forcefully

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77:5
فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ
fal-mul'qiyati
And those who bring down
ذِكۡرًا
dhik'ran
(the) Reminder
٥

delivering a reminder

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77:6
عُذۡرًا
udh'ran
(As) justification
أَوۡ
aw
or
نُذۡرًا
nudh'ran
warning
٦

as a proof or a warning

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77:7
إِنَّمَا
innama
Indeed what
تُوعَدُونَ
tu'aduna
you are promised
لَوَٰقِعٞ
lawaqi'un
will surely occur
٧

what you are promised will come to pass

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77:8
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
ٱلنُّجُومُ
al-nujumu
the stars
طُمِسَتۡ
tumisat
are obliterated
٨

When the stars are dimmed

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77:9
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
al-samau
the heaven
فُرِجَتۡ
furijat
is cleft asunder
٩

and the sky is torn apart

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77:10
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡجِبَالُ
al-jibalu
the mountains
نُسِفَتۡ
nusifat
are blown away
١٠

when the mountains are turned to dust

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77:11
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلرُّسُلُ
al-rusulu
the Messengers
أُقِّتَتۡ
uqqitat
are gathered to their appointed time
١١

and the messengers given their appointed time––

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77:12
لِأَيِّ
li-ayyi
For what
يَوۡمٍ
yawmin
Day
أُجِّلَتۡ
ujjilat
are (these) postponed
١٢

for what Day has all this been set

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77:13
لِيَوۡمِ
liyawmi
For (the) Day
ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
al-fasli
(of) Judgment
١٣

The Day of Decision

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77:14
وَمَآ
wama
And what
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
adraka
will make you know
مَا
ma
what
يَوۡمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
al-fasli
(of) the Judgment
١٤

What will explain to you what the Day of Decision is

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77:15
وَيۡلٞ
waylun
Woe
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
that Day
لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
lil'mukadhibina
to the deniers
١٥

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth

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77:16
أَلَمۡ
alam
Did not
نُهۡلِكِ
nuh'liki
We destroy
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
the former (people)
١٦

Did We not destroy the first [of them]

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77:17
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
نُتۡبِعُهُمُ
nut'bi'uhumu
We follow them up
ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
al-akhirina
(with) the later ones
١٧

We shall make the last follow them

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77:18
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
نَفۡعَلُ
naf 'alu
We deal
بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
bil-muj'rimina
with the criminals
١٨

this is how We deal with the guilty

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77:19
وَيۡلٞ
waylun
Woe
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
that Day
لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
lil'mukadhibina
to the deniers
١٩

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth

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