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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ
We will soon brand him on the snout[3].
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17
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ
Indeed, We have tested them [i.e., the Makkans] as We tested the people of the garden when they swore to harvest its fruits in the early morning,
Ajet :
18
وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ
and made no exception [by saying: if Allah wills][4].
Ajet :
19
فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ
Then it was struck by an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep,
Ajet :
20
فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
and it turned to ashes [as black as night].
Ajet :
21
فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ
Then in the early morning they called out to one another:
Ajet :
22
أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ
“Go early to your garden if you really wish to harvest.”
Ajet :
23
فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
So they set out, whispering to one another,
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24
أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ
“Not a single poor person should enter your garden today.”
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وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ
And they left early, fully determined to stick to their plan[5].
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26
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
But when they saw the garden, they said, “We must have lost our way!
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27
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived.”
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28
قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The best among them said, “Did I not say to you to glorify Allah[6]?”
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29
قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said, “Glory be to our Lord! We were truly wrongdoers.”
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30
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Then they turned to one another, throwing blame.
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31
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said, “Woe to us! We were surely transgressors.
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32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
Our Lord may give us something better than this. We certainly turn to our Lord in hope[7].”
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33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Such is the punishment [in this world]; but the punishment of the Hereafter is far worse, if only they knew.
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34
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Indeed, the righteous will have gardens of bliss with their Lord.
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35
أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Should We then treat Muslims like the wicked?
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36
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you that you make such a judgment?
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37
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ
Or do you have a scripture in which you read
Ajet :
38
إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
that you will be given whatever you choose?
Ajet :
39
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ
Or do you have a solemn promise binding upon Us until the Day of Resurrection, that you will have whatever you decide for yourselves?
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40
سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Ask them which of them can guarantee that.
Ajet :
41
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Or do they have associate-gods? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods[8], if they are truthful.
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42
يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
On the Day when the Shin [of Allah] will be uncovered[9], and they are invited to prostrate, but they will not be able to do so.
