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Ha Mim |
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The revelation of this Book is from God,
Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,- |
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Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is
strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in
all things). there is no god but He: to Him is
the final goal.
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None can dispute about the Signs of God but
the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting
about through the land deceive thee! |
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But (there were people) before them, who
denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the
Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every
People plotted against their prophet, to seize
him, and disputed by means of vanities,
therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I
that seized them! and how (terrible) was My
Requital! |
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Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true
against the Unbelievers; that truly they are
Companions of the Fire! |
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Those who sustain the Throne (of God) and
those around it Sing Glory and Praise to their
Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness
for those who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach is
over all things, in Mercy and Knowledge.
Forgive, then, those who turn in Repentance, and
follow Thy Path; and preserve them from the
Penalty of the Blazing Fire! |
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"And grant, our Lord! that they enter the
Gardens of Eternity, which Thou hast promised to
them, and to the righteous among their fathers,
their wives, and their posterity! For Thou art
(He), the Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
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"And preserve them from (all) ills; and any
whom Thou dost preserve from ills that Day,- on
them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and
that will be truly (for them) the highest
Achievement". |
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The Unbelievers will be addressed: "Greater
was the aversion of God to you than (is) your
aversion to yourselves, seeing that ye were
called to the Faith and ye used to refuse."
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They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou
made us without life, and twice hast Thou given
us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is
there any way out (of this)?" |
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(The answer will be:) "This is because, when
God was invoked as the Only (object of worship),
ye did reject Faith, but when partners were
joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with
God, Most High, Most Great!" |
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He it is Who showeth you his Signs, and
sendeth down sustenance for you from the sky:
but only those receive admonition who turn (to
God). |
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Call ye, then, upon God with sincere
devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may
detest it. |
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Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He
is) the Lord of the Throne (of Authority): by
His Command doth He send the Spirit (of
inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases,
that it may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual
Meeting,-
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The Day whereon they will (all) come forth:
not a single thing concerning them is hidden
from God. Whose will be the dominion that Day?"
That of God, the One the Irresistible! |
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That Day will every soul be requited for
what it earned; no injustice will there be that
Day, for God is Swift in taking account. |
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Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing
near, when the hearts will (come) right up to
the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend
nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who
could be listened to. |
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(God) knows of (the tricks) that deceive
with the eyes, and all that the hearts (of men)
conceal. |
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And God will judge with (justice and) Truth:
but those whom (men) invoke besides Him, will
not (be in a position) to judge at all. Verily
it is God (alone) Who hears and sees (all
things). |
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Do they not travel through the earth and see
what was the End of those before them? They were
even superior to them in strength, and in the
traces (they have left) in the land: but God did
call them to account for their sins, and none
had they to defend them against God. |
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That was because there came to them their
apostles with Clear (Signs), but they rejected
them: So God called them to account: for He is
Full of Strength, Strict in Punishment. |
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Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and an
authority manifest, |
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To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun; but they
called (him)" a sorcerer telling lies!"... |
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Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us,
they said, "Slay the sons of those who believe
with him, and keep alive their females," but the
plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors
(and delusions)!... |
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Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and
let him call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he
should change your religion, or lest he should
cause mischief to appear in the land!" |
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Moses said: "I have indeed called upon my
Lord and your Lord (for protection) from every
arrogant one who believes not in the Day of
Account!"
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A believer, a man from among the people of
Pharaoh, who had concealed his faith, said:
"Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord is
God'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear
(Signs) from your Lord? and if he be a liar, on
him is (th e sin of) his lie: but, if he is
telling the Truth, then will fall on you
something of the (calamity) of which he warns
you: Truly God guides not one who transgresses
and lies! |
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"O my People! Yours is the dominion this
day: Ye have the upper hand in the land: but who
will help us from the Punishment of God, should
it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but point out to
you that which I see (myself); Nor do I guide
you but to the Path of Right!" |
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Then said the man who believed: "O my
people! Truly I do fear for you something like
the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in
sin)!- |
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"Something like the fate of the People of
Noah, the 'Ad, and the Thamud, and those who
came after them: but God never wishes injustice
to his Servants.
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"And O my people! I fear for you a Day when
there will be Mutual calling (and wailing),-
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"A Day when ye shall turn your backs and
flee: No defender shall ye have from God: Any
whom God leaves to stray, there is none to
guide... |
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"And to you there came Joseph in times gone
by, with Clear Signs, but ye ceased not to doubt
of the (Mission) for which he had come: At
length, when he died, ye said: 'No apostle will
God send after him.' thus doth God leave to
stray such as t ransgress and live in doubt,-
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"(Such) as dispute about the Signs of God,
without any authority that hath reached them,
grievous and odious (is such conduct) in the
sight of God and of the Believers. Thus doth
God, seal up every heart - of arrogant and
obstinate Transgresso rs." |
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Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty
palace, that I may attain the ways and means-
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"The ways and means of (reaching) the
heavens, and that I may mount up to the God of
Moses: But as far as I am concerned, I think
(Moses) is a liar!" Thus was made alluring, in
Pharaoh's eyes, the evil of his deeds, and he
was hindered from the Path; and the plot of
Pharaoh led to nothing but perdition (for him).
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The man who believed said further: "O my
people! Follow me: I will lead you to the Path
of Right. |
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"O my people! This life of the present is
nothing but (temporary) convenience: It is the
Hereafter that is the Home that will last. |
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"He that works evil will not be requited but
by the like thereof: and he that works a
righteous deed - whether man or woman - and is a
Believer- such will enter the Garden (of Bliss):
Therein will they have abundance without
measure. |
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"And O my people! How (strange) it is for me
to call you to Salvation while ye call me to the
Fire! |
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"Ye do call upon me to blaspheme against
God, and to join with Him partners of whom I
have no knowledge; and I call you to the Exalted
in Power, Who forgives again and again!" |
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"Without doubt ye do call me to one who is
not fit to be called to, whether in this world,
or in the Hereafter; our return will be to God;
and the Transgressors will be Companions of the
Fire! |
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"Soon will ye remember what I say to you
(now), My (own) affair I commit to God: for God
(ever) watches over His Servants." |
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Then God saved him from (every) ill that
they plotted (against him), but the burnt of the
Penalty encompassed on all sides the People of
Pharaoh. |
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In front of the Fire will they be brought,
morning and evening: And (the sentence will be)
on the Day that Judgment will be established:
"Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest
Penalty!" |
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Behold, they will dispute with each other in
the Fire! The weak ones (who followed) will say
to those who had been arrogant, "We but followed
you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us
some share of the Fire? |
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Those who had been arrogant will say: "We
are all in this (Fire)! Truly, God has judged
between (his) Servants!" |
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Those in the Fire will say to the Keepers of
Hell: "Pray to your Lord to lighten us the
Penalty for a day (at least)!" |
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They will say: "Did there not come to you
your apostles with Clear Signs?" They will say,
"Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye like)!
But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing
but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error!"
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We will, without doubt, help our apostles
and those who believe, (both) in this world's
life and on the Day when the Witnesses will
stand forth,-
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The Day when no profit will it be to
Wrong-doers to present their excuses, but they
will (only) have the Curse and the Home of
Misery. |
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We did aforetime give Moses the (Book of)
Guidance, and We gave the book in inheritance to
the Children of Israel,- |
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A Guide and a Message to men of
Understanding. |
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Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise
of God is true: and ask forgiveness for thy
fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in
the evening and in the morning. |
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Those who dispute about the signs of God
without any authority bestowed on them,- there
is nothing in their breasts but (the quest of)
greatness, which they shall never attain to:
seek refuge, then, in God: It is He Who hears
and sees (all thi ngs). |
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Assuredly the creation of the heavens and
the earth is a greater (matter) than the
creation of men: Yet most men understand not.
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Not equal are the blind and those who
(clearly) see: Nor are (equal) those who believe
and work deeds of righteousness, and those who
do evil. Little do ye learn by admonition! |
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The Hour will certainly come: Therein is no
doubt: Yet most men believe not.
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And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will
answer your (Prayer): but those who are too
arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves
in Hell - in humiliation!" |
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It is God Who has made the Night for you,
that ye may rest therein, and the days as that
which helps (you) to see. Verily God is full of
Grace and Bounty to men: yet most men give no
thanks. |
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Such is God, your Lord, the Creator of all
things, there is no god but He: Then how ye are
deluded away from the Truth! |
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Thus are deluded those who are wont to
reject the Signs of God. |
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It is God Who has made for you the earth as
a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and
has given you shape- and made your shapes
beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance,
of things pure and good;- such is God your Lord.
So Glory to G od, the Lord of the Worlds! |
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He is the Living (One): There is no god but
He: Call upon Him, giving Him sincere devotion.
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds! |
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Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those
whom ye invoke besides God,- seeing that the
Clear Sings have come to me from my Lord; and I
have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the
Lord of the Worlds." |
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It is He Who has created you from dust then
from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot;
then does he get you out (into the light) as a
child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age
of full strength; then lets you become old,-
though of you there are some who die before;-
and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order
that ye may learn wisdom. |
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It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when
He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be",
and it is. |
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Seest thou not those that dispute concerning
the Sings of God? How are they turned away (from
Reality)?- |
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Those who reject the Book and the
(revelations) with which We sent our apostles:
but soon shall they know,- |
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When the yokes (shall be) round their necks,
and the chains; they shall be dragged along-
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In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire
shall they be burned;
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Then shall it be said to them: "Where are
the (deities) to which ye gave part- worship-
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"In derogation of God?" They will reply:
"They have left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked
not, of old, anything (that had real
existence)." Thus does God leave the Unbelievers
to stray. |
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"That was because ye were wont to rejoice on
the earth in things other than the Truth, and
that ye were wont to be insolent. |
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"Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell
therein: and evil is (this) abode of the
arrogant!" |
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So persevere in patience; for the Promise of
God is true: and whether We show thee (in this
life) some part of what We promise them,- or We
take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in
any case) it is to Us that they shall (all)
return. |
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We did aforetime send apostles before thee:
of them there are some whose story We have
related to thee, and some whose story We have
not related to thee. It was not (possible) for
any apostle to bring a sign except by the leave
of God: but whe n the Command of God issued, the
matter was decided in truth and justice, and
there perished, there and then those who stood
on Falsehoods.
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It is God Who made cattle for you, that ye
may use some for riding and some for food; |
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And there are (other) advantages in them for
you (besides); that ye may through them attain
to any need (there may be) in your hearts; and
on them and on ships ye are carried. |
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And He shows you (always) His Signs: then
which of the Signs of God will ye deny? |
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Do they not travel through the earth and see
what was the End of those before them? They were
more numerous than these and superior in
strength and in the traces (they have left) in
the land: Yet all that they accomplished was of
no profit to them. |
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For when their apostles came to them with
Clear Signs, they exulted in such knowledge (and
skill) as they had; but that very (Wrath) at
which they were wont to scoff hemmed them in.
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But when they saw Our Punishment, they said:
"We believe in God,- the one God - and we reject
the partners we used to join with Him." |
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But their professing the Faith when they
(actually) saw Our Punishment was not going to
profit them. (Such has been) God's Way of
dealing with His Servants (from the most ancient
times). And even thus did the Rejecters of God
perish (utterly)! |