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Qaaf
Chapter 50 - The letter Qaaf - 45 verses
سُورَةُ قٓ
About Qaaf
The letter Qaaf • Meccan • 45 verses
Verse 1
قۤۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡمَجِیدِ
Pronunciation
Qaaaf; wal Qur aanil Majeed
Translation
Qaf. By the honored Qur'an...
Verse 2
بَلۡ عَجِبُوۤا۟ أَن جَاۤءَهُم مُّنذِرࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَقَالَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا شَیۡءٌ عَجِیبٌ
Pronunciation
Bal 'ajibooo an jaa'ahum munzirum minhum faqaalal kaafiroona haazaa shai'un 'ajeeb
Translation
But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
Verse 3
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰاۖ ذَ ٰلِكَ رَجۡعُۢ بَعِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaaban zaalika raj'um ba'eed
Translation
When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."
Verse 4
قَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِیظُۢ
Pronunciation
Qad 'alimnaa maa tanqu-sul-ardu minhum wa 'indanaa Kitaabun Hafeez
Translation
We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
Verse 5
بَلۡ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِیۤ أَمۡرࣲ مَّرِیجٍ
Pronunciation
Bal kazzaboo bilhaqqi lammaa jaaa'ahum fahum feee amrim mareej
Translation
But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
Verse 6
أَفَلَمۡ یَنظُرُوۤا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَوۡقَهُمۡ كَیۡفَ بَنَیۡنَـٰهَا وَزَیَّنَّـٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجࣲ
Pronunciation
Afalam yanzurooo ilas samaaa'i fawqahum kaifa banainaahaa wa zaiyannaahaa wa maa lahaa min furooj
Translation
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
Verse 7
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَـٰهَا وَأَلۡقَیۡنَا فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجِۭ بَهِیجࣲ
Pronunciation
Wal arda madadnaahaa wa alqainaa feehaa rawaasiya wa ambatnaa feehaa min kulli zawjim baheej
Translation
And the earth - We spread it out and cast in it firmly set mountains and made grow in it [something] of every beautiful kind,
Verse 8
تَبۡصِرَةࣰ وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبۡدࣲ مُّنِیبࣲ
Pronunciation
Tabsiratanw wa zikraa likulli 'abdim muneeb
Translation
Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].
Verse 9
وَنَزَّلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ مُّبَـٰرَكࣰا فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَحَبَّ ٱلۡحَصِیدِ
Pronunciation
Wa nazzalnaa minas samaaa'i maaa'am mubaarakan fa ambatnaa bihee jannaatinw wa habbal haseed
Translation
And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
Verse 10
وَٱلنَّخۡلَ بَاسِقَـٰتࣲ لَّهَا طَلۡعࣱ نَّضِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Wannakhla baasiqaatil laha tal'un nadeed
Translation
And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
Verse 11
رِّزۡقࣰا لِّلۡعِبَادِۖ وَأَحۡیَیۡنَا بِهِۦ بَلۡدَةࣰ مَّیۡتࣰاۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡخُرُوجُ
Pronunciation
Rizqal lil'ibaad, wa ahyainaa bihee baldatam maitaa; kazaalikal khurooj
Translation
As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.
Verse 12
كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحࣲ وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
Pronunciation
Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohinw wa Ashaabur Rassi wa Samood
Translation
The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud
Verse 13
وَعَادࣱ وَفِرۡعَوۡنُ وَإِخۡوَ ٰنُ لُوطࣲ
Pronunciation
Wa 'Aadunw wa Fir'awnu wikhwaanu loot
Translation
And 'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot
Verse 14
وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأَیۡكَةِ وَقَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲۚ كُلࣱّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِیدِ
Pronunciation
Wa Ashaabul Aykati wa qawmu Tubba'; kullun kazzabar Rusula fahaqqa wa'eed
Translation
And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
Verse 15
أَفَعَیِینَا بِٱلۡخَلۡقِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ فِی لَبۡسࣲ مِّنۡ خَلۡقࣲ جَدِیدࣲ
Pronunciation
Afa'a yeenaa bilkhalqil awwal; bal hum fee labsim min khalqin jadeed
Translation
Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
Verse 16
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعۡلَمُ مَا تُوَسۡوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفۡسُهُۥۖ وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَیۡهِ مِنۡ حَبۡلِ ٱلۡوَرِیدِ
Pronunciation
Wa laqad khalaqnal insaana wa na'lamu maa tuwaswisu bihee nafsuhoo wa Nahnu aqrabu ilaihi min hablil wareed
Translation
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
Verse 17
إِذۡ یَتَلَقَّى ٱلۡمُتَلَقِّیَانِ عَنِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
'Iz yatalaqqal mutalaqqi yaani 'anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali qa'eed
Translation
When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.
Verse 18
مَّا یَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَیۡهِ رَقِیبٌ عَتِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Maa yalfizu min qawlin illaa ladaihi raqeebun 'ateed
Translation
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
Verse 19
وَجَاۤءَتۡ سَكۡرَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ ذَ ٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنۡهُ تَحِیدُ
Pronunciation
Wa jaaa'at kullu nafsim ma'ahaa saaa'iqunw wa shaheed
Translation
And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
Verse 20
وَنُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡوَعِیدِ
Pronunciation
Wa nufikha fis Soor; zaalika yawmul wa'eed
Translation
And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
Verse 21
وَجَاۤءَتۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّعَهَا سَاۤىِٕقࣱ وَشَهِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Wa jaaa'at kullu nafsim ma'ahaa saaa'iqunw wa shaheed
Translation
And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.
Verse 22
لَّقَدۡ كُنتَ فِی غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفۡنَا عَنكَ غِطَاۤءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ حَدِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Laqad kunta fee ghaf latim min haazaa fakashafnaa 'anka ghitaaa'aka fabasarukal yawma hadeed
Translation
[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
Verse 23
وَقَالَ قَرِینُهُۥ هَـٰذَا مَا لَدَیَّ عَتِیدٌ
Pronunciation
Wa qaala qareenuhoo haazaa maa ladaiya 'ateed
Translation
And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
Verse 24
أَلۡقِیَا فِی جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِیدࣲ
Pronunciation
Alqiyaa fee Jahannama kulla kaffaarin 'aneed
Translation
[Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,
Verse 25
مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدࣲ مُّرِیبٍ
Pronunciation
Mannaa'il lilkhayri mu'tadim mureeb
Translation
Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
Verse 26
ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلۡقِیَاهُ فِی ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِیدِ
Pronunciation
Allazee ja'ala ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara fa alqiyaahu fil'azaabish shadeed
Translation
Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."
Verse 27
۞ قَالَ قَرِینُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَاۤ أَطۡغَیۡتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِی ضَلَـٰلِۭ بَعِیدࣲ
Pronunciation
Qaala qareenuhoo Rabbanaa maaa atghaituhoo wa laakin kaana fee dalaahim ba'eed
Translation
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
Verse 28
قَالَ لَا تَخۡتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَیَّ وَقَدۡ قَدَّمۡتُ إِلَیۡكُم بِٱلۡوَعِیدِ
Pronunciation
Qaala laa takhtasimoo ladaayya wa qad qaddamtu ilaikum bilwa'eed
Translation
[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.
Verse 29
مَا یُبَدَّلُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ لَدَیَّ وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمࣲ لِّلۡعَبِیدِ
Pronunciation
Maa yubaddalul qawlu ladaiya wa maaa ana bizal laamil lil'abeed
Translation
The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
Verse 30
یَوۡمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمۡتَلَأۡتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلۡ مِن مَّزِیدࣲ
Pronunciation
Yawma naqoolu li'jahannama halim talaati wa taqoolu hal mim mazeed
Translation
On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
Verse 31
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ غَیۡرَ بَعِیدٍ
Pronunciation
Wa uzlifatil jannatu lil muttaqeena ghaira ba'eed
Translation
And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
Verse 32
هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِیظࣲ
Pronunciation
Haaza maa too'adoona likulli awwaabin hafeez
Translation
[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant]
Verse 33
مَّنۡ خَشِیَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنَ بِٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَجَاۤءَ بِقَلۡبࣲ مُّنِیبٍ
Pronunciation
Man khashiyar Rahmaana bilghaibi wa jaaa'a biqalbim muneeb
Translation
Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
Verse 34
ٱدۡخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمࣲۖ ذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡخُلُودِ
Pronunciation
Udkhuloohaa bisalaamin zaalika yawmul khulood
Translation
Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
Verse 35
لَهُم مَّا یَشَاۤءُونَ فِیهَا وَلَدَیۡنَا مَزِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Lahum maa yashaaa'oona feehaa wa ladainaa mazeed
Translation
They will have whatever they wish in it, and with Us is more.
Verse 36
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُم بَطۡشࣰا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡبِلَـٰدِ هَلۡ مِن مَّحِیصٍ
Pronunciation
Wa kam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fil bilaad, hal mim mahees
Translation
And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
Verse 37
إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَذِكۡرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلۡبٌ أَوۡ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَهُوَ شَهِیدࣱ
Pronunciation
Inna fee zaalika lazikraa liman kaana lahoo qalbun aw alqas sam'a wa huwa shaheed
Translation
Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
Verse 38
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا فِی سِتَّةِ أَیَّامࣲ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبࣲ
Pronunciation
Wa laqad khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaa fee sittati ayyaamin wa maa massanaa mil lughoob
Translation
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
Verse 39
فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ ٱلۡغُرُوبِ
Pronunciation
Fasbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wa sabbih bihamdi Rabbika qabla tuloo'ish shamsi wa qablal ghuroob
Translation
So be patient, [O Muhammad], over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
Verse 40
وَمِنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡهُ وَأَدۡبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
Pronunciation
Wa minal laili fasabbih hu wa adbaaras sujood
Translation
And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration.
Verse 41
وَٱسۡتَمِعۡ یَوۡمَ یُنَادِ ٱلۡمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانࣲ قَرِیبࣲ
Pronunciation
Wastami' yawma yunaa dil munaadi mim makaanin qareeb
Translation
And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -
Verse 42
یَوۡمَ یَسۡمَعُونَ ٱلصَّیۡحَةَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡخُرُوجِ
Pronunciation
Yawma yasmaoonas sai hata bilhaqq zaalika yawmul khurooj
Translation
The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
Verse 43
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡیِۦ وَنُمِیتُ وَإِلَیۡنَا ٱلۡمَصِیرُ
Pronunciation
Innaa Nahnu nuhyee wa numeetu wa ilainal maseer
Translation
Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
Verse 44
یَوۡمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ عَنۡهُمۡ سِرَاعࣰاۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ حَشۡرٌ عَلَیۡنَا یَسِیرࣱ
Pronunciation
Yawma tashaqqaqul ardu 'anhum siraa'aa; zaalika hashrun 'alainaa yaseer
Translation
On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
Verse 45
نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا یَقُولُونَۖ وَمَاۤ أَنتَ عَلَیۡهِم بِجَبَّارࣲۖ فَذَكِّرۡ بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَن یَخَافُ وَعِیدِ
Pronunciation
Nahnu a'lamu bimaa yaqooloona wa maaa anta 'alihim bijabbaarin fazakkir bil quraani many yakhaafu wa'eed
Translation
We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. But remind by the Qur'an whoever fears My threat.
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