٤٦ - ٱلْأَحْقَاف

46 - Al-Ahqaf

وَاذْكُرْ اَخَا عَادٍ۝۰ۭ اِذْ اَنْذَرَ قَوْمَہٗ بِالْاَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ النُّذُرُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْہِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِہٖۗ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْۗا اِلَّا اللہَ۝۰ۭ اِنِّىْۗ اَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيْمٍ۝۲۱
Waothkur akha AAadin ith anthara qawmahu bialahqafi waqad khalati alnnuthuru min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi alla taAAbudoo illa Allaha innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

English

Ahmed Ali

Remember (Hud) the brother of 'Ad. When he warned his people in Ahqaf -- though many a warner had come and gone before and after him: "Do not worship any one but God, for I fear the punishment of an awful day for you,"

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قَالُوْۗا اَجِئْتَـنَا لِتَاْفِكَنَا عَنْ اٰلِہَتِنَا۝۰ۚ فَاْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۗ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ۝۲۲
Qaloo ajitana litafikana AAan alihatina fatina bima taAAiduna in kunta mina alssadiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

They said: "Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us what you predict for us, if you are a man of truth."

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قَالَ اِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِنْدَ اؘ۝۰ۡۖ وَاُبَلِّغُكُمْ مَّاۗ اُرْسِلْتُ بِہٖ وَلٰكِنِّىْۗ اَرٰىكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْـہَلُوْنَ۝۲۳
Qala innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi waoballighukum ma orsiltu bihi walakinnee arakum qawman tajhaloona

English

Ahmed Ali

He said: "Only God has the knowledge. I only convey to you what I have been sent with. But I see you are a foolish people."

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فَلَمَّا رَاَوْہُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ اَوْدِيَــتِہِمْ۝۰ۙ قَالُوْا ھٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا۝۰ۭ بَلْ ہُوَمَا اسْـتَعْــجَلْتُمْ بِہٖ۝۰ۭ رِيْحٌ فِيْہَا عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ۝۲۴ۙ
Falamma raawhu AAaridan mustaqbila awdiyatihim qaloo hatha AAaridun mumtiruna bal huwa ma istaAAjaltum bihi reehun feeha AAathabun aleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

So when they saw it as a cloud advancing towards their valleys, they said: "This is just a passing cloud that will bring us rain." "No. It is what you were trying to hasten: The wind which carries the grievous punishment!

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تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍؚبِاَمْرِ رَبِّہَا فَاَصْبَحُوْا لَا يُرٰۗى اِلَّا مَسٰكِنُہُمْ۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ۝۲۵
Tudammiru kulla shayin biamri rabbiha faasbahoo la yura illa masakinuhum kathalika najzee alqawma almujrimeena

English

Ahmed Ali

It will destroy everything at the bidding of its Lord." So in the morning there was nothing but their empty dwellings to be seen. That is how We requite the sinners.

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وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنّٰہُمْ فِيْمَاۗ اِنْ مَّكَّنّٰكُمْ فِيْہِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَہُمْ سَمْعًا وَّاَبْصَارًا وَّاَفْـــِٕدَۃً۝۰ۡۖ فَمَاۗ اَغْنٰى عَنْہُمْ سَمْعُہُمْ وَلَاۗ اَبْصَارُہُمْ وَلَاۗ اَفْــِٕدَتُہُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ اِذْ كَانُوْا يَجْـحَدُوْنَ۝۰ۙ بِاٰيٰتِ اللہِ وَحَاقَ بِہِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِہٖ يَسْتَہْزِءُوْنَ۝۲۶ۧ
Walaqad makkannahum feema in makkannakum feehi wajaAAalna lahum samAAan waabsaran waafidatan fama aghna AAanhum samAAuhum wala absaruhum wala afidatuhum min shayin ith kanoo yajhadoona biayati Allahi wahaqa bihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

English

Ahmed Ali

We had strengthened them as We have not strengthened you, had given them ears and eyes and hearts; but nothing stood them in good stead, neither their ears nor eyes nor hearts, for they rejected the signs of God, and were seized by what they had mocked.

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وَلَقَدْ اَہْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرٰى وَصَرَّفْنَا الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۲۷
Walaqad ahlakna ma hawlakum mina alqura wasarrafna alayati laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

We have destroyed habitations all around you, having explained Our signs in different ways to them that they may turn back.

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فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَہُمُ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللہِ قُرْبَانًا اٰلِہَۃً۝۰ۭ بَلْ ضَلُّوْا عَنْہُمْ۝۰ۚ وَذٰلِكَ اِفْكُہُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا يَفْتَرُوْنَ۝۲۸
Falawla nasarahumu allatheena ittakhathoo min dooni Allahi qurbanan alihatan bal dalloo AAanhum wathalika ifkuhum wama kanoo yaftaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Why then did the gods they had taken apart from God as propitiators, not come to their aid? In fact they strayed away from them. It was all a lie what they had contrived!

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وَاِذْ صَرَفْنَاۗ اِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوْہُ قَالُوْۗا اَنْصِتُوْا۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا اِلٰى قَوْمِہِمْ مُّنْذِرِيْنَ۝۲۹
Waith sarafna ilayka nafaran mina aljinni yastamiAAoona alqurana falamma hadaroohu qaloo ansitoo falamma qudiya wallaw ila qawmihim munthireena

English

Ahmed Ali

And (remember), when We turned a company of jinns towards you to listen to the Qur'an, they arrived when it was being recited, and they said: "Keep silent." When it was over they came back to their people, warning them:

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قَالُوْا يٰقَوْمَنَاۗ اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتٰبًا اُنْزِلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مُوْسٰى مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْہِ يَہْدِيْۗ اِلَى الْحَـقِّ وَاِلٰى طَرِيْقٍ مُّسْـتَقِيْمٍ۝۳۰
Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi waila tareeqin mustaqeemin

English

Ahmed Ali

"O our people:" they said: "we have listened to a Book which has come down after Moses, confirming what was (sent down) before it, showing the way to the truth and a path that is straight.

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