٥٠ - ق

50 - Qaf

قَالَ قَرِيْنُہٗ رَبَّنَا مَاۗ اَطْغَيْتُہٗ وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍؚبَعِيْدٍ۝۲۷
Qala qareenuhu rabbana ma atghaytuhu walakin kana fee dalalin baAAeedin

English

Ahmed Ali

His companion will say: "O Lord, I did not lead him to wickedness, but he was himself far astray."

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قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوْا لَدَيَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ اِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيْدِ۝۲۸
Qala la takhtasimoo ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bialwaAAeedi

English

Ahmed Ali

"Do not argue in My presence. I had announced the promise of doom in advance.

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مَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَمَاۗ اَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيْدِ۝۲۹ۧ
Ma yubaddalu alqawlu ladayya wama ana bithallamin lilAAabeedi

English

Ahmed Ali

There is no changing of My word, nor am I unjust to My creatures."

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يَوْمَ نَقُوْلُ لِجَہَنَّمَ ہَلِ امْتَلَاْتِ وَتَقُوْلُ ہَلْ مِنْ مَّزِيْدٍ۝۳۰
Yawma naqoolu lijahannama hali imtalati wataqoolu hal min mazeedin

English

Ahmed Ali

We shall ask Hell that day: "Are you full?" It will answer: "Are there still more?"

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وَاُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّۃُ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ غَيْرَ بَعِيْدٍ۝۳۱
Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena ghayra baAAeedin

English

Ahmed Ali

And Paradise will be brought near, not far from those who took heed for themselves and feared God.

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ھٰذَا مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ لِكُلِّ اَوَّابٍ حَفِيْظٍ۝۳۲ۚ
Hatha ma tooAAadoona likulli awwabin hafeethin

English

Ahmed Ali

"This is what you had been promised," (will be said) to every penitent who remembered (his duty),

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مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَاۗءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيْبِۨ۝۳۳ۙ
Man khashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi wajaa biqalbin muneebin

English

Ahmed Ali

Who feared Ar-Rahman in secret, and came with a penitent heart:

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ادْخُلُوْہَا بِسَلٰمٍ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُلُوْدِ۝۳۴
Odkhulooha bisalamin thalika yawmu alkhuloodi

English

Ahmed Ali

"Enter it in peace. This is the day of life abiding."

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لَہُمْ مَّا يَشَاۗءُوْنَ فِيْہَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيْدٌ۝۳۵
Lahum ma yashaoona feeha waladayna mazeedun

English

Ahmed Ali

Theirs will be whatsoever they wish: And with Us there is more.

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وَكَمْ اَہْلَكْنَا قَبْلَہُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ ہُمْ اَشَدُّ مِنْہُمْ بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ۝۰ۭ ہَلْ مِنْ مَّحِيْصٍ۝۳۶
Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee albiladi hal min maheesin

English

Ahmed Ali

How many generations have We destroyed before them who were mightier in power than they. Then they searched throughout the land to see if there was a way of escape.

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