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‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Qaf. By the honored Qur'an... (1)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing. (2)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return." (3)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record. (4)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition. (5)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts? (6)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, (7)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah]. (8)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest (9)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers - (10)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection. (11)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud (12)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And 'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot (13)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled. (14)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation. (15)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein (16)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left. (17)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. (18)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid. (19)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat. (20)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness. (21)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[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." (22)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared." (23)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, (24)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter, (25)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment." (26)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error." (27)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning. (28)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants." (29)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more," (30)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far, (31)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant] (32)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance]. (33)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity." (34)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more. (35)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

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? (36)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind]. (37)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness. (38)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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, (39)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration. (40)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near - (41)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves]. (42)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination (43)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us. (44)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (45)