37:154
مَا
ma
What is with you
لَكُمۡ
lakum
What is with you
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
How
تَحۡكُمُونَ
tahkumuna
you judge
١٥٤

What is the matter with you? How do you form your judgements

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37:155
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkaruna
you pay heed
١٥٥

Do you not reflect

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37:156
أَمۡ
am
Or
لَكُمۡ
lakum
(is) for you
سُلۡطَٰنٞ
sul'tanun
an authority
مُّبِينٞ
mubinun
clear
١٥٦

Do you perhaps have clear authority

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37:157
فَأۡتُواْ
fatu
Then bring
بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ
bikitabikum
your book
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
صَٰدِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful
١٥٧

Bring your scriptures, if you are telling the truth

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37:158
وَجَعَلُواْ
waja'alu
And they have made
بَيۡنَهُۥ
baynahu
between Him
وَبَيۡنَ
wabayna
and between
ٱلۡجِنَّةِ
al-jinati
the jinn
نَسَبٗاۚ
nasaban
a relationship
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
but certainly
عَلِمَتِ
alimati
know
ٱلۡجِنَّةُ
al-jinatu
the jinn
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
that they
لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
lamuh'daruna
(will) surely be brought
١٥٨

They claim that He has kinship with the jinn, yet the jinn themselves know that they will be brought before Him

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37:159
سُبۡحَٰنَ
sub'hana
Glory be
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(to) Allah
عَمَّا
amma
above what
يَصِفُونَ
yasifuna
they attribute
١٥٩

God is far above what they attribute to Him

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37:160
إِلَّا
illa
Except
عِبَادَ
ibada
(the) slaves
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
al-mukh'lasina
the chosen
١٦٠

the true servants of God do not do such things

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37:161
فَإِنَّكُمۡ
fa-innakum
So indeed you
وَمَا
wama
and what
تَعۡبُدُونَ
ta'buduna
you worship
١٦١

and neither you nor what you worship

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37:162
مَآ
ma
Not
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
from Him
بِفَٰتِنِينَ
bifatinina
can tempt away (anyone)
١٦٢

can lure away from God any

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37:163
إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَنۡ
man
who
هُوَ
huwa
he
صَالِ
sali
(is) to burn
ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
al-jahimi
(in) the Hellfire
١٦٣

except those who will burn in Hell

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37:164
وَمَا
wama
And not
مِنَّآ
minna
among us
إِلَّا
illa
except
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مَقَامٞ
maqamun
(is) a position
مَّعۡلُومٞ
ma'lumun
known
١٦٤

[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place

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37:165
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
And indeed we
لَنَحۡنُ
lanahnu
surely [we]
ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
al-safuna
stand in rows
١٦٥

we are ranged in ranks

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37:166
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
And indeed we
لَنَحۡنُ
lanahnu
surely [we]
ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ
al-musabihuna
glorify (Allah)
١٦٦

We glorify God.’

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37:167
وَإِن
wa-in
And indeed
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
لَيَقُولُونَ
layaquluna
say
١٦٧

[The disbelievers] used to say

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37:168
لَوۡ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
that
عِندَنَا
indana
we had
ذِكۡرٗا
dhik'ran
a reminder
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
the former (people)
١٦٨

‘If only we had a scripture like previous people

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37:169
لَكُنَّا
lakunna
Certainly we (would) have been
عِبَادَ
ibada
slaves
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
al-mukh'lasina
the chosen
١٦٩

we would be true servants of God,’

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37:170
فَكَفَرُواْ
fakafaru
But they disbelieved
بِهِۦۖ
bihi
in it
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
so soon
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
they will know
١٧٠

yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize

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37:171
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
سَبَقَتۡ
sabaqat
has preceded
كَلِمَتُنَا
kalimatuna
Our Word
لِعِبَادِنَا
li'ibadina
for Our slaves
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
al-mur'salina
the Messengers
١٧١

Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers

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37:172
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
لَهُمُ
lahumu
surely they
ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ
al-mansuruna
(would be) the victorious
١٧٢

it is they who will be helped

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37:173
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
جُندَنَا
jundana
Our host
لَهُمُ
lahumu
surely they
ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
al-ghalibuna
(will be) those who overcome
١٧٣

and the ones who support Our cause will be the winners

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37:174
فَتَوَلَّ
fatawalla
So turn away
عَنۡهُمۡ
anhum
from them
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
حِينٖ
hinin
a time
١٧٤

So [Prophet] turn away from the disbelievers for a while

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37:175
وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ
wa-absir'hum
And see them
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
so soon
يُبۡصِرُونَ
yub'siruna
they will see
١٧٥

Watch them: they will soon see

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37:176
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا
afabi'adhabina
Then is (it) for Our punishment
يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
yasta'jiluna
they hasten
١٧٦

Do they really wish to hasten Our punishment

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37:177
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
But when
نَزَلَ
nazala
it descends
بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ
bisahatihim
in their territory
فَسَآءَ
fasaa
then evil (will be)
صَبَاحُ
sabahu
(the) morning
ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
al-mundharina
(for) those who were warned
١٧٧

When it descends on their courtyards, how ter-rible that morning will be for those who were warned

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37:178
وَتَوَلَّ
watawalla
So turn away
عَنۡهُمۡ
anhum
from them
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
for
حِينٖ
hinin
a time
١٧٨

[Prophet], turn away from the disbelievers for a while

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37:179
وَأَبۡصِرۡ
wa-absir
And see
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
so soon
يُبۡصِرُونَ
yub'siruna
they will see
١٧٩

Watch them: they will soon see

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37:180
سُبۡحَٰنَ
sub'hana
Glory
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(be to) your Lord
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلۡعِزَّةِ
al-'izati
(of) Honor
عَمَّا
amma
above what
يَصِفُونَ
yasifuna
they attribute
١٨٠

Your Lord, the Lord of Glory, is far above what they attribute to Him

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37:181
وَسَلَٰمٌ
wasalamun
And peace be
عَلَى
ala
upon
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
al-mur'salina
the Messengers
١٨١

Peace be upon the messengers

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37:182
وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ
wal-hamdu
And all praise
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds
١٨٢

and praise be to God the Lord of all the Worlds

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