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Juz 23

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Juz 23

357 ayahs Ya-Sin 28 → Az-Zumar 31 Pages 442–461
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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۞ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ ﴿١٤٥﴾

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

146
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وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ ﴿١٤٦﴾

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

147
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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

148
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فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٤٨﴾

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

149
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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?

155
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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿١٥٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWill ye not then reflect?

156
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أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٥٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr have ye a clear warrant?

157
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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.

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فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿١٦١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,

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مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ ﴿١٦٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYe cannot excite (anyone) against Him.

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إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿١٦٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSave him who is to burn in hell.

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وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿١٦٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere is not one of us but hath his known position.

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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ﴿١٦٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,

166
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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿١٦٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise

167
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وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿١٦٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd indeed they used to say:

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لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٦٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIf we had but a reminder from the men of old

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لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٦٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe would be single-minded slaves of Allah.

170
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فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٧٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.

171
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وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٧١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)

172
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إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ ﴿١٧٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat they verily would be helped,

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وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ ﴿١٧٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that Our host, they verily would be the victors.

174
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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٧٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,

175
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وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿١٧٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd watch, for they will (soon) see.

176
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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿١٧٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWould they hasten on Our doom?

177
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فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿١٧٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morning for those who have been warned.

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وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٧٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWithdraw from them awhile

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وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿١٧٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd watch, for they will (soon) see.

180
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سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallGlorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)

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وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd peace be unto those sent (to warn).

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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

صSad · The Letter "Saad"88 ayahs · Makki
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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صٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSad. By the renowned Qur'an,

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بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism.

Mishary Rashid AlafasyMurattal · Juz 23
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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).