Juz 1, Half

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

وَ مِنْھُمْ اُمِّيُّوْنَ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّاۗ اَمَانِىَّ وَاِنْ ھُمْ اِلَّا يَظُنُّوْنَ۝۷۸
Waminhum ommiyyoona la yaAAlamoona alkitaba illa amaniyya wain hum illa yathunnoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Among them are heathens who know nothing of the Book but only what they wish to believe, and are only lost in fantasies.

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فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ يَكْتُبُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ بِاَيْدِيْہِمْ۝۰ۤ ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُوْنَ ھٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللہِ لِــيَشْتَرُوْا بِہٖ ثَــمَنًا قَلِيْلًا۝۰ۭ فَوَيْلٌ لَّھُمْ مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ اَيْدِيْہِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَّھُمْ مِّمَّا يَكْسِبُوْنَ۝۷۹
Fawaylun lillatheena yaktuboona alkitaba biaydeehim thumma yaqooloona hatha min AAindi Allahi liyashtaroo bihi thamanan qaleelan fawaylun lahum mimma katabat aydeehim wawaylun lahum mimma yaksiboona

English

Ahmed Ali

But woe to them who fake the Scriptures and say: "This is from God," so that they might earn some profit thereby; and woe to them for what they fake, and woe to them for what they earn from it!

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وَقَالُوْا لَنْ تَمَسَّـنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۗ اَيَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدَۃً۝۰ۭ قُلْ اَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِنْدَ اللہِ عَہْدًا فَلَنْ يُّخْلِفَ اللہُ عَہْدَہٗۗ اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَي اللہِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۸۰
Waqaloo lan tamassana alnnaru illa ayyaman maAAdoodatan qul attakhathtum AAinda Allahi AAahdan falan yukhlifa Allahu AAahdahu am taqooloona AAala Allahi ma la taAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet they say: "The Fire will not touch us for more than a few days." Say.. "Have you so received a promise from God?" "Then surely God will not withdraw His pledge. Or do you impute things to God of which you have no knowledge at all?"

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بَلٰى مَنْ كَسَبَ سَيِّئَۃً وَّاَحَاطَتْ بِہٖ خَطِيْۗــــــــَٔــتُہٗ فَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِۚ ھُمْ فِيْہَا خٰلِدُوْنَ۝۸۱
Bala man kasaba sayyiatan waahatat bihi khateeatuhu faolaika ashabu alnnari hum feeha khalidoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Why, they who have earned the wages of sin and are enclosed in error, are people of Hell, where they will abide for ever.

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وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّۃِ۝۰ۚ ھُمْ فِيْہَا خٰلِدُوْنَ۝۸۲ۧ
Waallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati olaika ashabu aljannati hum feeha khalidoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But those who believe and do good deeds are people of Paradise, and shall live there forever.

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وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِيْثَاقَ بَنِىْۗ اِسْرَاۗءِيْلَ لَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ اِلَّا اللہَ۝۰ۣ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسَانًا وَّذِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْيَتٰمٰى وَالْمَسٰكِيْنِ وَقُوْلُوْا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْـنًا وَّاَقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوۃَ۝۰ۭ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا مِّنْكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ۝۸۳
Waith akhathna meethaqa banee israeela la taAAbudoona illa Allaha wabialwalidayni ihsanan wathee alqurba waalyatama waalmasakeeni waqooloo lilnnasi husnan waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata thumma tawallaytum illa qaleelan minkum waantum muAAridoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Remember, when We made a covenant with the people of Israel and said: "Worship no one but God, and be good to your parents and your kin, and to orphans and the needy, and speak of goodness to men; observe your devotional obligations, and give zakat (the due share of your wealth for the welfare of others)," you went back (on your word), except only a few, and paid no heed.

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وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِيْثَاقَكُمْ لَا تَسْفِكُوْنَ دِمَاۗءَكُمْ وَلَا تُخْرِجُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ مِّنْ دِيَارِكُمْ ثُمَّ اَقْــرَرْتُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ تَشْہَدُوْنَ۝۸۴
Waith akhathna meethaqakum la tasfikoona dimaakum wala tukhrijoona anfusakum min diyarikum thumma aqrartum waantum tashhadoona

English

Ahmed Ali

And remember, when We made a covenant with you whereby you agreed you will neither shed blood among you nor turn your people out of their homes, you promised, and are witness to it too.

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ثُمَّ اَنْتُمْ ھٰۗؤُلَاۗءِ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَتُخْرِجُوْنَ فَرِيْـقًا مِّنْكُمْ مِّنْ دِيَارِھِمْ۝۰ۡتَظٰھَرُوْنَ عَلَيْہِمْ بِالْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ۝۰ۭ وَاِنْ يَّاْتُوْكُمْ اُسٰرٰى تُفٰدُوْھُمْ وَھُوَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ اِخْرَاجُہُمْ۝۰ۭ اَفَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتٰبِ وَتَكْفُرُوْنَ بِبَعْضٍ۝۰ۚ فَمَا جَزَاۗءُ مَنْ يَّفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ اِلَّا خِزْيٌ فِي الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا۝۰ۚ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَۃِ يُرَدُّوْنَ اِلٰۗى اَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ۝۰ۭ وَمَا اللہُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۸۵
Thumma antum haolai taqtuloona anfusakum watukhrijoona fareeqan minkum min diyarihim tathaharoona AAalayhim bialithmi waalAAudwani wain yatookum osara tufadoohum wahuwa muharramun AAalaykum ikhrajuhum afatuminoona bibaAAdi alkitabi watakfuroona bibaAAdin fama jazao man yafAAalu thalika minkum illa khizyun fee alhayati alddunya wayawma alqiyamati yuraddoona ila ashaddi alAAathabi wama Allahu bighafilin AAamma taAAmaloona

English

Ahmed Ali

But you still kill one another, and you turn a section of your people from their homes, assisting one another against them with guilt and oppression. Yet when they are brought to you as captives you ransom them, although forbidden it was to drive them away. Do you, then, believe a part of the Book and reject a part? There is no other award for them who so act but disgrace in the world, and on the Day of Judgement the severest of punishment; for God is not heedless of all that you do.

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اُولٰۗىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الْحَيٰوۃَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْاٰخِرَۃِ۝۰ۡ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْہُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلَا ھُمْ يُنْصَرُوْنَ۝۸۶ۧ
Olaika allatheena ishtarawoo alhayata alddunya bialakhirati fala yukhaffafu AAanhumu alAAathabu wala hum yunsaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

They are those who bought the life of the world at the cost of the life to come; and neither will their torment decrease nor help reach them.

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وَ لَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوْسَى الْكِتٰبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ بِالرُّسُلِ۝۰ۡ وَاٰتَيْنَا عِيْسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنٰتِ وَاَيَّدْنٰہُ بِرُوْحِ الْقُدُسِ۝۰ۭ اَفَكُلَّمَا جَاۗءَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَہْوٰۗى اَنْفُسُكُمُ اسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ۝۰ۚ فَفَرِيْقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ۝۰ۡوَفَرِيْقًا تَقْتُلُوْنَ۝۸۷
Walaqad atayna moosa alkitaba waqaffayna min baAAdihi bialrrusuli waatayna AAeesa ibna maryama albayyinati waayyadnahu biroohi alqudusi afakullama jaakum rasoolun bima la tahwa anfusukumu istakbartum fafareeqan kaththabtum wafareeqan taqtuloona

English

Ahmed Ali

Remember We gave Moses the Book and sent after him many an apostle; and to Jesus, son of Mary, We gave clear evidence of the truth, reinforcing him with divine grace. Even so, when a messenger brought to you what did not suit your mood you turned haughty, and called some imposters and some others you slew.

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