Juz 2, Half

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

وَمِنْہُمْ مَّنْ يَّقُوْلُ رَبَّنَاۗ اٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَۃً وَّفِي الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَـنَۃً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ۝۲۰۱
Waminhum man yaqoolu rabbana atina fee alddunya hasanatan wafee alakhirati hasanatan waqina AAathaba alnnari

English

Ahmed Ali

But some there are who pray: "Give us of good in the world, O Lord, and give us of good in the life to come, and suffer us not to suffer the torment of Hell."

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اُولٰۗىِٕكَ لَہُمْ نَصِيْبٌ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوْا۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ۝۲۰۲
Olaika lahum naseebun mimma kasaboo waAllahu sareeAAu alhisabi

English

Ahmed Ali

They are those who will surely have their share of whatsoever they have earned; for God is swift at the reckoning.

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وَاذْكُرُوا اللہَ فِيْۗ اَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ۝۰ۭ فَمَنْ تَعَـجَّلَ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَاۗ اِثْمَ عَلَيْہِ۝۰ۚ وَمَنْ تَاَخَّرَ فَلَاۗ اِثْمَ عَلَيْہِ۝۰ۙ لِمَنِ اتَّقٰى۝۰ۭ وَاتَّقُوا اللہَ وَاعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّكُمْ اِلَيْہِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ۝۲۰۳
Waothkuroo Allaha fee ayyamin maAAdoodatin faman taAAajjala fee yawmayni fala ithma AAalayhi waman taakhkhara fala ithma AAalayhi limani ittaqa waittaqoo Allaha waiAAlamoo annakum ilayhi tuhsharoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Remember God during the stated days; but if a person comes away after two days, it will not be a sin; and if one tarries, he will not transgress, if he keep away from evil. Follow the law of God, and remember that you will have to gather before Him in the end.

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وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُّعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُہٗ فِي الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْہِدُ اللہَ عَلٰي مَا فِيْ قَلْبِہٖ۝۰ۙ وَھُوَاَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ۝۲۰۴
Wamina alnnasi man yuAAjibuka qawluhu fee alhayati alddunya wayushhidu Allaha AAala ma fee qalbihi wahuwa aladdu alkhisami

English

Ahmed Ali

There is a man who talks well of the world to your pleasing, and makes God witness to what is in his heart, yet he is the most contentious;

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وَاِذَا تَوَلّٰى سَعٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيْہَا وَيُہْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ۝۲۰۵
Waitha tawalla saAAa fee alardi liyufsida feeha wayuhlika alhartha waalnnasla waAllahu la yuhibbu alfasada

English

Ahmed Ali

For when his back is turned he goes about spreading disorder in the land, destroying fields and flocks; but God does not love disorder.

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وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَہُ اتَّقِ اللہَ اَخَذَتْہُ الْعِزَّۃُ بِالْاِثْمِ فَحَسْـبُہٗ جَہَنَّمُ۝۰ۭ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمِہَادُ۝۲۰۶
Waitha qeela lahu ittaqi Allaha akhathathu alAAizzatu bialithmi fahasbuhu jahannamu walabisa almihadu

English

Ahmed Ali

Whenever he is told: "Obey God," his arrogance leads him to more sin; and sufficient for him shall be Hell: How evil a place of wide expanse!

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وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْرِيْ نَفْسَہُ ابْـتِغَاۗءَ مَرْضَاتِ اؘ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ رَءُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ۝۲۰۷
Wamina alnnasi man yashree nafsahu ibtighaa mardati Allahi waAllahu raoofun bialAAibadi

English

Ahmed Ali

And there is a man who is willing to sell even his soul to win the favour of God; and God is compassionate to His creatures.

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يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا ادْخُلُوْا فِي السِّلْمِ كَاۗفَّۃً۝۰۠ وَّلَا تَتَّبِعُوْا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّيْطٰنِ۝۰ۭ اِنَّہٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ۝۲۰۸
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo odkhuloo fee alssilmi kaffatan wala tattabiAAoo khutuwati alshshaytani innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun

English

Ahmed Ali

O believers, come to full submission to God. Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan your acknowledged foe.

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فَاِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَاۗءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنٰتُ فَاعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّ اللہَ عَزِيْزٌ حَكِيْمٌ۝۲۰۹
Fain zalaltum min baAAdi ma jaatkumu albayyinatu faiAAlamoo anna Allaha AAazeezun hakeemun

English

Ahmed Ali

If you falter even after Our signs have reached you, then do not forget that God is all-powerful and all-wise.

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ھَلْ يَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّاۗ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَہُمُ اللہُ فِيْ ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَلٰۗىِٕكَۃُ وَقُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ۝ ۰ۭ وَاِلَى اللہِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ۝۲۱۰ۧ
Hal yanthuroona illa an yatiyahumu Allahu fee thulalin mina alghamami waalmalaikatu waqudiya alamru waila Allahi turjaAAu alomooru

English

Ahmed Ali

Are they waiting for God to appear in the balconies of clouds with a host of angels, and the matter to be settled? But all things rest with God in the end.

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