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As-Saffat · Those who set the Ranks

182 ayahs Makki Pages 446–452 Juz 23

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah

Ayahs 1 – 120

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! thus do We reward the good.

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إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! they are two of Our believing slaves.

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وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

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إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٢٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

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أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ ﴿١٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWill ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,

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ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ﴿١٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSave single-minded slaves of Allah.

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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

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سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ ﴿١٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallPeace be unto Elias!

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! thus do We reward the good.

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إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! he is one of our believing slaves.

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وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).

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إِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿١٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen We saved him and his household, every one,

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إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSave an old woman among those who stayed behind;

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ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿١٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen We destroyed the others.

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وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ ﴿١٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning

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وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿١٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd at night-time; have ye then no sense?

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وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)

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إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ﴿١٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen he fled unto the laden ship,

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فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ ﴿١٤١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd then drew lots and was of those rejected;

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فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ ﴿١٤٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;

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فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ ﴿١٤٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)

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لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿١٤٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;

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۞ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ ﴿١٤٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;

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وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ ﴿١٤٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;

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وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ ﴿١٤٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more

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فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٤٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ ﴿١٤٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNow ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons?

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أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَـٰثًا وَهُمْ شَـٰهِدُونَ ﴿١٥٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr created We the angels females while they were present?

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أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿١٥١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! it is of their falsehood that they say:

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وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿١٥٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.

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أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ ﴿١٥٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.

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مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿١٥٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat aileth you? How judge ye?

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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿١٥٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWill ye not then reflect?

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أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٥٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr have ye a clear warrant?

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فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿١٥٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen produce your writ, if ye are truthful.

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ﴿١٥٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).

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سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٥٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallGlorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),

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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٦٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSave single-minded slaves of Allah.

Ayahs 161 – 182

Mishary Rashid AlafasyMurattal · As-Saffat

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).