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Talal Itani · published 2012

Surah 100

Al-Aadiyaatالعاديات

The Chargers · 11 verses · Meccan

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Eleven verses opening with oaths by charging horses - the chargers this surah is named for - which strike sparks, raid at dawn and cleave through a host. What follows is about man: ungrateful to his Lord, a witness to it himself, and intense in his love of wealth — a charge the four word differently. It closes on the day the graves are emptied and what is in the breasts is brought out.

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100:1

وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًا

Easy-read (simplified)wal-'aadiyaati dabhaa

DIN 31635wal-ʿādiyāti ḍabḥan

By the racers panting.

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By the snorting courses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

By the snorting chargers

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By the snorting CHARGERS

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By the war-horses which run swiftly to the battle, with a panting noise

George Sale · published 1734

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100:2

فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًا

Easy-read (simplified)fal-mooriyaati qadhaa

DIN 31635fal-mūriyāti qadḥan

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Igniting sparks.

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Striking sparks of fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And those who strike fire with their hoofs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And those that dash off sparks of fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and by those which strike fire, by dashing their hoofs against the stones

George Sale · published 1734

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100:3

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا

Easy-read (simplified)fal-mugheeraati subhaa

DIN 31635fal-muġīrāti ṣubḥan

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Raiding at dawn.

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And scouring to the raid at dawn

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And those who make incursions in the morning

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And those that scour to the attack at morn

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and by those which make a sudden incursion on the enemy early in the morning

George Sale · published 1734

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100:4

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا

Easy-read (simplified)fa'atharna bihi naq'aa

DIN 31635faʾaṯarna bihi naqʿan

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Raising clouds of dust.

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Then, therewith, with their trail of dust

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And raise up dust therein

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And stir therein the dust aloft

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and therein raise the dust

George Sale · published 1734

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100:5

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

Easy-read (simplified)fawasatna bihi jam'aa

DIN 31635fawasaṭna bihi ǧamʿan

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Storming into the midst.

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Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And cleave through a host therein

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And cleave therein their midway through a host

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and therein pass through the midst of the adverse troops

George Sale · published 1734

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100:6

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ

Easy-read (simplified)inna l-'insaana lirabbihi lakanood

DIN 31635ʾinna l-ʾinsāna lirabbihi lakanūdun

Indeed, the human being is ungrateful to his Lord.

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Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, man is to his Lord ungrateful

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Truly, Man is to his Lord ungrateful

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily man is ungrateful unto his Lord

George Sale · published 1734

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100:7

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu 'alaa dhaalika lashaheed

DIN 31635waʾinnahu ʿalā ḏālika lašahīdun

And he bears witness to that.

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And lo! he is a witness unto that

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, he is a witness of that

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And of this he is himself a witness

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and he is witness thereof

George Sale · published 1734

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100:8

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu lihubbi l-khayri lashadeed

DIN 31635waʾinnahu liḥubbi l-ḫayri lašadīdun

And he is fierce in his love of wealth.

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And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, he is keen in his love of good

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And truly, he is vehement in the love of this world's good

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And he is immoderate in the love of worldly good

George Sale · published 1734

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100:9

أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

Easy-read (simplified)afalaa ya'lamu idhaa bu'thira maa fee l-quboor

DIN 31635ʾafalā yaʿlamu ʾiḏā buʿṯira mā fī l-qubūri

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Does he not know? When the contents of the graves are scattered around.

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Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Does he not know when the tombs are exposed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Ah! knoweth he not, that when that which is in the graves shall be laid bare

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Doth he not know, therefore, when that which is in the graves shall be taken forth

George Sale · published 1734

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100:10

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

Easy-read (simplified)wahussila maa fee s-sudoor

DIN 31635waḥuṣṣila mā fī ṣ-ṣudūri

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And the contents of the hearts are obtained.

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And the secrets of the breasts are made known

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and what is in the breasts is brought to light

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And that which is in men's breasts shall be brought forth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and that which is in men's breasts shall be brought to light

George Sale · published 1734

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100:11

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ

Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbahum bihim yawma'idhin lakhabeer

DIN 31635ʾinna rabbahum bihim yawmaʾiḏin laḫabīrun

Their Lord, on that Day, is fully informed of them.

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On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, thy Lord upon that day indeed is well aware

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily their Lord shall on that day be informed concerning them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that their Lord will, on that day, be fully informed concerning them

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 101

Al-Qaari'aالقارعة

The Calamity · 11 verses · Meccan

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Eleven verses on a striking day this surah is named after, when people are like scattered moths and the mountains like carded wool. Scales decide what follows: a pleasing life for the one whose scales are heavy, and for the one whose scales are light the four renderings part company - three name a pit of fire, and Pickthall renders it as a mother bereft.

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101:1

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)al-qaari'ah

DIN 31635al-qāriʿatu

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The Shocker.

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The Calamity

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The smiting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

THE BLOW

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The striking

George Sale · published 1734

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101:2

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)maa l-qaari'ah

DIN 31635mā l-qāriʿatu

What is the Shocker?

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What is the Calamity

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What is the smiting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

what is the Blow

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What is the striking

George Sale · published 1734

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101:3

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa l-qaari'ah

DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā l-qāriʿatu

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What will explain to you what the Shocker is?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And what shall make thee know what the smiting is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who shall teach thee what the Blow is

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And what shall make thee to understand how terrible the striking will be

George Sale · published 1734

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101:4

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

Easy-read (simplified)yawma yakoonu n-naasu kal-faraashi l-mabthooth

DIN 31635yawma yakūnu n-nāsu kal-farāši l-mabṯūṯi

The Day when the people will be like scattered moths.

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A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The day when men shall be like scattered moths

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

The Day when men shall be like scattered moths

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

On that day men shall be like moths scattered abroad

George Sale · published 1734

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101:5

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

Easy-read (simplified)watakoonu l-jibaalu kal-'ihni l-manfoosh

DIN 31635watakūnu l-ǧibālu kal-ʿihni l-manfūši

And the mountains will be like tufted wool.

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And the mountains will become as carded wool

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the mountains shall be like flocks of carded wool

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the mountains shall be like flocks of carded wool

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the mountains shall become like carded wool of various colours driven by the wind

George Sale · published 1734

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101:6

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)fa'ammaa man thaqulat mawaazeenuh

DIN 31635faʾammā man ṯaqulat mawāzīnuhu

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As for he whose scales are heavy.

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Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And as for him whose balance is heavy

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then as to him whose balances are heavy

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moreover he whose balance shall be heavy with good works

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101:7

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Easy-read (simplified)fahuwa fee 'eeshatin raadiyah

DIN 31635fahuwa fī ʿīšatin rāḍiyatin

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He will be in a pleasant life.

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He will live a pleasant life

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

he shall be in a well-pleasing life

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

his shall be a life that shall please him well

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

shall lead a pleasing life

George Sale · published 1734

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101:8

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa man khaffat mawaazeenuh

DIN 31635waʾammā man ḫaffat mawāzīnuhu

But as for he whose scales are light.

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But as for him whose scales are light

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But as for him whose balance is light

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And as to him whose balances are light

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But as to him whose balance shall be light

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101:9

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Easy-read (simplified)fa'ummuhu haawiyah

DIN 31635faʾummuhu hāwiyatun

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His home is the Abyss.

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A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

his dwelling shall be the pit of hell

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

his dwelling-place shall be the pit

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

his dwelling shall be the pit of hell

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101:10

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa hiyah

DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā hiyah

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Do you know what it is?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And who shall make thee know what it is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And who shall teach thee what the pit (El-Hawiya) is

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What shall make thee to understand how frightful the pit of hell is

George Sale · published 1734

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101:11

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Easy-read (simplified)naarun haamiyah

DIN 31635nārun ḥāmiyatun

A Raging Fire.

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Raging Fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

a burning fire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A raging fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is a burning fire

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 102

At-Takaathurالتكاثر

Competition · 8 verses · Meccan

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Eight verses on a rivalry over increase that occupies people until they reach the graves - the competition this surah is named for. It repeats that they will come to know, and it closes on being questioned about pleasure.

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102:1

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Easy-read (simplified)alhaakumu t-takaathur

DIN 31635ʾalhākumu t-takāṯuru

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Abundance distracts you.

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Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The contention about numbers deludes you

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

THE DESIRE of increasing riches occupieth you

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The emulous desire of multiplying riches and children employeth you

George Sale · published 1734

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102:2

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

Easy-read (simplified)hattaa zurtumu l-maqaabir

DIN 31635ḥattā zurtumu l-maqābira

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Until you visit the graveyards.

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Until ye come to the graves

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

till ye visit the tombs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Till ye come to the grave

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

until ye visit the graves

George Sale · published 1734

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102:3

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Easy-read (simplified)kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon

DIN 31635kallā sawfa taʿlamūna

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Indeed, you will know.

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Nay, but ye will come to know

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Not so! In the end ye shall know

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay! but in the end ye shall know

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means should ye thus employ your time: Hereafter shall ye know your folly

George Sale · published 1734

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102:4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Easy-read (simplified)thumma kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon

DIN 31635ṯumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūna

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Certainly, you will know.

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Nay, but ye will come to know

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And again not so! In the end ye shall know

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay! once more,in the end ye shall know your folly

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Again, by no means: Hereafter shall ye know your folly

George Sale · published 1734

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102:5

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Easy-read (simplified)kallaa law ta'lamoona 'ilma l-yaqeen

DIN 31635kallā law taʿlamūna ʿilma l-yaqīni

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If you knew with knowledge of certainty.

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Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Not so! Did ye but know with certain knowledge

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay! would that ye knew it with knowledge of certainty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means: If ye knew the consequence hereof with certainty of knowledge, ye would not act thus

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102:6

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

Easy-read (simplified)latarawunna l-jaheem

DIN 31635latarawunna l-ǧaḥīma

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You would see the Inferno.

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For ye will behold hell-fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Ye shall surely see hell

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Surely ye shall see hell-fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily ye shall see hell

George Sale · published 1734

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102:7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Easy-read (simplified)thumma latarawunnahaa 'ayna l-yaqeen

DIN 31635ṯumma latarawunnahā ʿayna l-yaqīni

Then you will see it with the eye of certainty.

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Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And again ye shall surely see it with an eye of certainty

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then shall ye surely see it with the eye of certainty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Again, ye shall surely see it with the eye of certainty

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102:8

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Easy-read (simplified)thumma latus'alunna yawma'idhin 'ani n-na'eem

DIN 31635ṯumma latusʾalunna yawmaʾiḏin ʿani n-naʿīmi

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Then, on that Day, you will be questioned about the Bliss.

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Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then ye shall surely be asked about pleasure

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then shall ye on that day be taken to task concerning pleasures

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Then shall ye be examined, on that day, concerning the pleasures with which ye have amused yourselves in this life

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 103

Al-Asrالعصر

The Declining Day, Epoch · 3 verses · Meccan

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Three verses and fourteen words, the second fewest words of any surah in this canon: an oath, then that man is in loss, except those who believe, do right, and urge truth and patience on one another.

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103:1

وَٱلْعَصْرِ

Easy-read (simplified)wal-'asr

DIN 31635wal-ʿaṣri

By Time.

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By the declining day

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

By the afternoon

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

I SWEAR by the declining day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By the afternoon

George Sale · published 1734

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103:2

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

Easy-read (simplified)inna l-'insaana lafee khusr

DIN 31635ʾinna l-ʾinsāna lafī ḫusrin

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The human being is in loss.

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Lo! man is a state of loss

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

verily, man is in loss

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily, man's lot is cast amid destruction

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

verily man employeth himself in that which will prove of loss

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103:3

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ

Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati watawaasaw bil-haqqi watawaasaw bis-sabr

DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqqi watawāṣaw biṣ-ṣabri

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Except those who believe, and do good works, and encourage truth, and recommend patience.

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Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

save those who believe and do right, and bid each other be true, and bid each other be patient

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Save those who believe and do the things which be right, and enjoin truth and enjoin stedfastness on each other

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Except those who believe, and do that which is right; and who mutually recommend the truth, and mutually recommend perseverance unto each other

George Sale · published 1734

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Surah 104

Al-Humazaالهمزة

The Traducer · 9 verses · Meccan

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Nine verses against one figure: a slanderer who gathers wealth and counts it and thinks it will make him last, and the fire that closes over him in outstretched columns. It takes its name from the slander at verse 1.

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104:1

وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ

Easy-read (simplified)waylun likulli humazatin lumazah

DIN 31635waylun likulli humazatin lumazatin

Woe to every slanderer backbiter.

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Woe unto every slandering traducer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Woe to every slanderous backbiter

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Woe to every BACKBITER, Defamer

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Woe unto every slanderer, and backbiter

George Sale · published 1734

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104:2

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)alladhee jama'a maalan wa'addadah

DIN 31635allaḏī ǧamaʿa mālan waʿaddadahu

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Who gathers wealth and counts it over.

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Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

who collects wealth and counts it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Who amasseth wealth and storeth it against the future

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Who heapeth up riches, and prepareth the same for the time to come

George Sale · published 1734

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104:3

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ

Easy-read (simplified)yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah

DIN 31635yaḥsabu ʾanna mālahu ʾaḫladahu

Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal.

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He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He thinks that his wealth can immortalize him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He thinketh surely that his wealth shall be with him for ever

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He thinketh that his riches will render him immortal

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104:4

كَلَّا لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

Easy-read (simplified)kallaa layunbadhanna fee l-hutamah

DIN 31635kallā layunbaḏanna fī l-ḥuṭamati

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By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher.

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Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Not so! he shall be hurled into ElHutamah

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Nay! for verily he shall be flung into the Crushing Fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

By no means. He shall surely be cast into al Hotama

George Sale · published 1734

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104:5

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa l-hutamah

DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā l-ḥuṭamatu

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And what will make you realize what the Crusher is?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is

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And what shall make thee understand what ElHutamah is

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And who shall teach thee what the Crushing Fire is

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And what shall cause thee to understand what al Hotama is

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104:6

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

Easy-read (simplified)naaru llaahi l-mooqadah

DIN 31635nāru llāhi l-mūqadatu

God's kindled Fire.

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(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

the fire of God kindled

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is God's kindled fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is the kindled fire of God

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104:7

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ

Easy-read (simplified)allatee tattali'u 'alaa l-'af'idah

DIN 31635allatī taṭṭaliʿu ʿalā l-ʾafʾidati

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That laps to the hearts.

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Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

which rises above the hearts

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Which shall mount above the hearts of the damned

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

which shall mount above the hearts of those who shall be cast therein

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104:8

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Easy-read (simplified)innahaa 'alayhim mu'sadah

DIN 31635ʾinnahā ʿalayhim muʾṣadatun

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It closes in on them.

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Lo! it is closed in on them

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Verily, it is an archway over them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It shall verily rise over them like a vault

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Verily it shall be as an arched vault above them

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104:9

فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ

Easy-read (simplified)fee 'amadin mumaddadah

DIN 31635fī ʿamadin mumaddadatin

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In extended columns.

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In outstretched columns

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

on long-drawn columns

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On outstretched columns

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

on columns of vast extent

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Surah 105

Al-Filالفيل

The Elephant · 5 verses · Meccan

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Five verses recalling what was done to the owners of the elephant, which this surah is named for: a plan brought to nothing, birds, stones of baked clay, and an end like stubble eaten down.

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105:1

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

Easy-read (simplified)alam tara kayfa fa'ala rabbuka bi'ashaabi l-feel

DIN 31635ʾalam tara kayfa faʿala rabbuka biʾaṣḥābi l-fīli

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with the People of the Elephant?

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Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Hast thou not seen what thy Lord did with the fellows of the elephant

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

HAST thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the army of the ELEPHANT

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the masters of the elephant

George Sale · published 1734

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

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