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Surah As-Saffat Verses 101–150

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101

فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍۢ

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

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فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُSo We gave him the glad tidingsfabasharnāhu
بِغُلَٰمٍof a boybighulāmin
حَلِيمٍۢforbearingḥalīmin
102

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion,1296 he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the steadfast."

  1. [1296] i.e., the ability to work and be of assistance.

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فَلَمَّاThen whenfalammā
بَلَغَhe reachedbalagha
مَعَهُthe (age of) working with himmaʿahu
ٱلسَّعْىَthe (age of) working with himl-saʿya
قَالَhe saidqāla
يَٰبُنَىَّO my sonyābunayya
إِنِّىٓIndeed, Iinnī
أَرَىٰhave seenarā
فِىin
ٱلْمَنَامِthe dreaml-manāmi
أَنِّىٓthat I amannī
أَذْبَحُكَsacrificing youadhbaḥuka
فَٱنظُرْso lookfa-unẓur
مَاذَاwhatmādhā
تَرَىٰyou seetarā
قَالَHe saidqāla
يَٰٓأَبَتِO my fatheryāabati
ٱفْعَلْDoif'ʿal
مَاwhat
تُؤْمَرُyou are commandedtu'maru
سَتَجِدُنِىٓYou will find mesatajidunī
إِنifin
شَآءَAllah willsshāa
ٱللَّهُAllah willsl-lahu
مِنَofmina
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَthe patient onesl-ṣābirīna
103

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ

And when they had both submitted1297 and he put him down upon his forehead,

  1. [1297] To the command of Allāh.

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فَلَمَّآThen whenfalammā
أَسْلَمَاboth of them had submittedaslamā
وَتَلَّهُۥand he put him downwatallahu
لِلْجَبِينِupon his foreheadlil'jabīni
104

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

We called to him, "O Abraham,

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وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُAnd We called out to himwanādaynāhu
أَنthatan
يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُO Ibrahimyāib'rāhīmu
105

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

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قَدْVerilyqad
صَدَّقْتَyou have fulfilledṣaddaqta
ٱلرُّءْيَآthe visionl-ru'yā
إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
كَذَٰلِكَthuskadhālika
نَجْزِى[We] rewardnajzī
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna
106

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

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إِنَّIndeedinna
هَٰذَاthishādhā
لَهُوَ(was) surely [it]lahuwa
ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟the triall-balāu
ٱلْمُبِينُclearl-mubīnu
107

وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,1298

  1. [1298] Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) sent a huge ram to be sacrificed in place of Ishmael.

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وَفَدَيْنَٰهُAnd We ransomed himwafadaynāhu
بِذِبْحٍwith a sacrificebidhib'ḥin
عَظِيمٍۢgreatʿaẓīmin
108

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

Word by Word
وَتَرَكْنَاAnd We leftwataraknā
عَلَيْهِfor himʿalayhi
فِىamong
ٱلْءَاخِرِينَthe later generationsl-ākhirīna
109

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

"Peace upon Abraham."

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سَلَٰمٌPeace besalāmun
عَلَىٰٓonʿalā
إِبْرَٰهِيمَIbrahimib'rāhīma
110

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

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كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
نَجْزِىWe rewardnajzī
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna
111

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

Word by Word
إِنَّهُۥIndeed, he (was)innahu
مِنْofmin
عِبَادِنَاOur slavesʿibādinā
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbelievingl-mu'minīna
112

وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.1299

  1. [1299] This verifies that the firstborn son who was to be sacrificed was Ishmael and not Isaac, as claimed by the Jews and Christians.

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وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُAnd We gave him glad tidingswabasharnāhu
بِإِسْحَٰقَof Isaacbi-is'ḥāqa
نَبِيًّۭاa Prophetnabiyyan
مِّنَamongmina
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteousl-ṣāliḥīna
113

وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌۭ وَظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌۭ

And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself [i.e., sinner].

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وَبَٰرَكْنَاAnd We blessedwabāraknā
عَلَيْهِhimʿalayhi
وَعَلَىٰٓand [on]waʿalā
إِسْحَٰقَIsaacis'ḥāqa
وَمِنAnd ofwamin
ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَاtheir offspringdhurriyyatihimā
مُحْسِنٌۭ(are) good-doersmuḥ'sinun
وَظَالِمٌۭand unjustwaẓālimun
لِّنَفْسِهِۦto himselflinafsihi
مُبِينٌۭclearmubīnun
114

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

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وَلَقَدْAnd verilywalaqad
مَنَنَّاWe conferred Favormanannā
عَلَىٰuponʿalā
مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
وَهَٰرُونَand Harunwahārūna
115

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,

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وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَاAnd We saved both of themwanajjaynāhumā
وَقَوْمَهُمَاand their peoplewaqawmahumā
مِنَfrommina
ٱلْكَرْبِthe distressl-karbi
ٱلْعَظِيمِthe greatl-ʿaẓīmi
116

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

And We supported them so it was they who overcame.

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وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْAnd We helped themwanaṣarnāhum
فَكَانُوا۟so they becamefakānū
هُمُso they becamehumu
ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَthe victorsl-ghālibīna
117

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],

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وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَاAnd We gave both of themwaātaynāhumā
ٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَthe clearl-mus'tabīna
118

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

And We guided them on the straight path.

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وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَاAnd We guided both of themwahadaynāhumā
ٱلصِّرَٰطَ(to) the Pathl-ṣirāṭa
ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَthe Straightl-mus'taqīma
119

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:

Word by Word
وَتَرَكْنَاAnd We leftwataraknā
عَلَيْهِمَاfor both of themʿalayhimā
فِىamong
ٱلْءَاخِرِينَthe later generationsl-ākhirīna
120

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."

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سَلَٰمٌPeace besalāmun
عَلَىٰuponʿalā
مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
وَهَٰرُونَand Harunwahārūna
121

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Word by Word
إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
كَذَٰلِكَthuskadhālika
نَجْزِىrewardnajzī
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna
122

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Indeed, they were of Our believing servants.

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إِنَّهُمَاIndeed, both of theminnahumā
مِنْ(were) ofmin
عِبَادِنَاOur slavesʿibādinā
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbelievingl-mu'minīna
123

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,

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وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
إِلْيَاسَElijahil'yāsa
لَمِنَ(was) surely oflamina
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengersl-mur'salīna
124

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?

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إِذْWhenidh
قَالَhe saidqāla
لِقَوْمِهِۦٓto his peopleliqawmihi
أَلَاWill notalā
تَتَّقُونَyou feartattaqūna
125

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًۭا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

Do you call upon Baʿl1300 and leave the best of creators -

  1. [1300] The name of a great idol worshipped by the people and said to mean "lord."

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أَتَدْعُونَDo you callatadʿūna
بَعْلًۭاBaalbaʿlan
وَتَذَرُونَand you forsakewatadharūna
أَحْسَنَ(the) Bestaḥsana
ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ(of) Creatorsl-khāliqīna
126

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"

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ٱللَّهَAllahal-laha
رَبَّكُمْyour Lordrabbakum
وَرَبَّand (the) Lordwarabba
ءَابَآئِكُمُ(of) your forefathersābāikumu
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) your forefathersl-awalīna
127

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],

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فَكَذَّبُوهُBut they denied himfakadhabūhu
فَإِنَّهُمْso indeed, theyfa-innahum
لَمُحْضَرُونَ(will) surely be broughtlamuḥ'ḍarūna
128

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

Except the chosen servants of Allāh.

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إِلَّاExceptillā
عِبَادَ(the) slavesʿibāda
ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَthe chosen onesl-mukh'laṣīna
129

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

Word by Word
وَتَرَكْنَاAnd We leftwataraknā
عَلَيْهِfor himʿalayhi
فِىamong
ٱلْءَاخِرِينَthe later generationsl-ākhirīna
130

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

"Peace upon Elias."1301

  1. [1301] Ilyāseen is said by some commentators to be a plural form, meaning "Elias and those who followed him."

Word by Word
سَلَٰمٌPeace besalāmun
عَلَىٰٓuponʿalā
إِلْElijahil yāsīna
يَاسِينَIts meaning is given together with the adjacent word.
131

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Word by Word
إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
كَذَٰلِكَthuskadhālika
نَجْزِىrewardnajzī
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna
132

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

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إِنَّهُۥIndeed, he (was)innahu
مِنْofmin
عِبَادِنَاOur slavesʿibādinā
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbelievingl-mu'minīna
133

وَإِنَّ لُوطًۭا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And indeed, Lot was among the messengers.

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وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
لُوطًۭاLutlūṭan
لَّمِنَ(was) oflamina
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengersl-mur'salīna
134

إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,

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إِذْWhenidh
نَجَّيْنَٰهُWe saved himnajjaynāhu
وَأَهْلَهُۥٓand his familywa-ahlahu
أَجْمَعِينَallajmaʿīna
135

إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].

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إِلَّاExceptillā
عَجُوزًۭاan old womanʿajūzan
فِى(was) among
ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَthose who remained behindl-ghābirīna
136

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ

Then We destroyed the others.

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ثُمَّThenthumma
دَمَّرْنَاWe destroyeddammarnā
ٱلْءَاخَرِينَthe othersl-ākharīna
137

وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ

And indeed, you pass by them in the morning

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وَإِنَّكُمْAnd indeed, youwa-innakum
لَتَمُرُّونَsurely passlatamurrūna
عَلَيْهِمby themʿalayhim
مُّصْبِحِينَ(in the) morningmuṣ'biḥīna
138

وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

And at night. Then will you not use reason?

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وَبِٱلَّيْلِAnd at nightwabi-al-layli
أَفَلَاThen will notafalā
تَعْقِلُونَyou use reasontaʿqilūna
139

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.

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وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
يُونُسَYunusyūnusa
لَمِنَ(was) surely oflamina
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengersl-mur'salīna
140

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.

Word by Word
إِذْWhenidh
أَبَقَhe ran awayabaqa
إِلَىtoilā
ٱلْفُلْكِthe shipl-ful'ki
ٱلْمَشْحُونِladenl-mashḥūni
141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

And he drew lots1302 and was among the losers.

  1. [1302] To determine who would be cast overboard in order to save the other passengers. Having been overloaded, the ship was on the verge of sinking.

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فَسَاهَمَThen he drew lotsfasāhama
فَكَانَand wasfakāna
مِنَofmina
ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَthe losersl-mud'ḥaḍīna
142

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.1303

  1. [1303] For having given up hope on his people prematurely and having left them without permission from Allāh.

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فَٱلْتَقَمَهُThen swallowed himfal-taqamahu
ٱلْحُوتُthe fishl-ḥūtu
وَهُوَwhile hewahuwa
مُلِيمٌۭ(was) blameworthymulīmun
143

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ

And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,

Word by Word
فَلَوْلَآAnd if notfalawlā
أَنَّهُۥthat heannahu
كَانَwaskāna
مِنَofmina
ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَthose who glorifyl-musabiḥīna
144

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.1304

  1. [1304] Meaning that the belly of the fish would have become his grave.

Word by Word
لَلَبِثَCertainly, he (would have) remainedlalabitha
فِىin
بَطْنِهِۦٓits bellybaṭnihi
إِلَىٰuntililā
يَوْمِthe Dayyawmi
يُبْعَثُونَthey are resurrectedyub'ʿathūna
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۞ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌۭ

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

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فَنَبَذْنَٰهُBut We cast himfanabadhnāhu
بِٱلْعَرَآءِonto the open shorebil-ʿarāi
وَهُوَwhile hewahuwa
سَقِيمٌۭ(was) illsaqīmun
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وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةًۭ مِّن يَقْطِينٍۢ

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.1305

  1. [1305] Which is known to give cooling shade and to be a repellent of flies.

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وَأَنۢبَتْنَاAnd We caused to growwa-anbatnā
عَلَيْهِover himʿalayhi
شَجَرَةًۭa plantshajaratan
مِّنofmin
يَقْطِينٍۢgourdyaqṭīnin
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وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ

And We sent him1306 to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.

  1. [1306] i.e., returned him thereafter.

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وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُAnd We sent himwa-arsalnāhu
إِلَىٰtoilā
مِا۟ئَةِa hundredmi-ati
أَلْفٍthousandalfin
أَوْoraw
يَزِيدُونَmoreyazīdūna
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فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

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فَـَٔامَنُوا۟And they believedfaāmanū
فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْso We gave them enjoymentfamattaʿnāhum
إِلَىٰforilā
حِينٍۢa whileḥīnin
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?1307

  1. [1307] The people of Makkah claimed that the angels were daughters of Allāh, yet they preferred sons for themselves.

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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْThen ask themfa-is'taftihim
أَلِرَبِّكَDoes your Lordalirabbika
ٱلْبَنَاتُ(have) daughtersl-banātu
وَلَهُمُwhile for themwalahumu
ٱلْبَنُونَ(are) sonsl-banūna
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أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًۭا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ

Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"

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أَمْOram
خَلَقْنَاdid We createkhalaqnā
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَthe Angelsl-malāikata
إِنَٰثًۭاfemalesināthan
وَهُمْwhile theywahum
شَٰهِدُونَ(were) witnessesshāhidūna