Juz 22, Half

٣٤ - سَبَأ

34 - Saba

قُلْ لَّكُمْ مِّيْعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ عَنْہُ سَاعَۃً وَّلَا تَسْتَــقْدِمُوْنَ۝۳۰ۧ
Qul lakum meeAAadu yawmin la tastakhiroona AAanhu saAAatan wala tastaqdimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Determined is the day of the promise, which you can neither put back nor advance an hour.''

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وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ بِھٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بِالَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْہِ۝۰ۭ وَلَوْ تَرٰۗى اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَوْقُوْفُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّہِمْ۝۰ۚۖ يَرْجِــعُ بَعْضُہُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضِۨ الْقَوْلَ۝۰ۚ يَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا لَوْلَاۗ اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ۝۳۱
Waqala allatheena kafaroo lan numina bihatha alqurani wala biallathee bayna yadayhi walaw tara ithi alththalimoona mawqoofoona AAinda rabbihim yarjiAAu baAAduhum ila baAAdin alqawla yaqoolu allatheena istudAAifoo lillatheena istakbaroo lawla antum lakunna mumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

The unbelievers say: "We do not believe in this Qur'an, nor in what was (sent) before it." If only you could see the sinners when they are made to stand before their Lord, blaming one another! Those who were weak will say to those who were arrogant: "But for you we would have certainly been believers."

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قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْۗا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنٰكُمْ عَنِ الْہُدٰى بَعْدَ اِذْ جَاۗءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُّجْرِمِيْنَ۝۳۲
Qala allatheena istakbaroo lillatheena istudAAifoo anahnu sadadnakum AAani alhuda baAAda ith jaakum bal kuntum mujrimeena

English

Ahmed Ali

The arrogant will say to the weak: "Did we hold you back from guidance after it had come to you? Certainly not. In fact you were yourselves guilty."

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وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَ النَّہَارِ اِذْ تَاْمُرُوْنَــنَاۗ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ بِاللہِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَہٗۗ اَنْدَادًا۝۰ۭ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَۃَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ۝۰ۭ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِيْۗ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا۝۰ۭ ہَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۳۳
Waqala allatheena istudAAifoo lillatheena istakbaroo bal makru allayli waalnnahari ith tamuroonana an nakfura biAllahi wanajAAala lahu andadan waasarroo alnnadamata lamma raawoo alAAathaba wajaAAalna alaghlala fee aAAnaqi allatheena kafaroo hal yujzawna illa ma kanoo yaAAmaloona

English

Ahmed Ali

But the weak will say to the arrogant: "Not in the least. It was your plotting night and day when you ordered us to disbelieve in God and associate compeers with Him." When they see the punishment they will express repentance. But We shall put iron collars round the necks of infidels. Will they be requited for anything but what they did?

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وَمَاۗ اَرْسَلْنَا فِيْ قَرْيَۃٍ مِّنْ نَّذِيْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْہَاۗ۝۰ۙ اِنَّا بِمَاۗ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِہٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۳۴
Wama arsalna fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

We never sent an admonisher to a habitation but its well-to-do people said: "We do not believe in what you have brought."

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وَ قَالُوْا نَحْنُ اَكْثَرُ اَمْوَالًا وَّاَوْلَادًا۝۰ۙ وَّمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِيْنَ۝۳۵
Waqaloo nahnu aktharu amwalan waawladan wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

English

Ahmed Ali

And (further): "We have far more wealth and children (than you), and we are not the ones to be punished."

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قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ وَيَــقْدِرُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۳۶ۧ
Qul inna rabbee yabsutu alrrizqa liman yashao wayaqdiru walakinna akthara alnnasi la yaAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Verily my Lord increases or restricts the provision of whosoever He will;" but most men do not understand.

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وَمَاۗ اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَاۗ اَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّتِيْ تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفٰۗي اِلَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا۝۰ۡفَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ لَہُمْ جَزَاۗءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوْا وَہُمْ فِي الْغُرُفٰتِ اٰمِنُوْنَ۝۳۷
Wama amwalukum wala awladukum biallatee tuqarribukum AAindana zulfa illa man amana waAAamila salihan faolaika lahum jazao alddiAAfi bima AAamiloo wahum fee alghurufati aminoona

English

Ahmed Ali

It is not your wealth and children that will bring you closer to Us, except those who believe and do the right. These will be given a two-fold reward for their deeds, and will dwell in peace in the high empyrean.

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وَ الَّذِيْنَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِيْۗ اٰيٰتِنَا مُعٰجِزِيْنَ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُوْنَ۝۳۸
Waallatheena yasAAawna fee ayatina muAAajizeena olaika fee alAAathabi muhdaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

But those who try to subvert Our signs will be given over to punishment

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قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ مِنْ عِبَادِہٖ وَيَقْدِرُ لَہٗ۝۰ۭ وَمَاۗ اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ فَہُوَ يُخْلِفُہٗ۝۰ۚ وَہُوَخَيْرُ الرّٰزِقِيْنَ۝۳۹
Qul inna rabbee yabsutu alrrizqa liman yashao min AAibadihi wayaqdiru lahu wama anfaqtum min shayin fahuwa yukhlifuhu wahuwa khayru alrraziqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Verily my Lord increases or restricts the provision of any of His creatures as He will, and repays whatsoever you spend. He is the best of all providers."

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