Juz 24, Three Quarters

٤١ - فُصِّلَت

41 - Fussilat

وَقَالُوْا قُلُوْبُنَا فِيْۗ اَكِنَّۃٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُوْنَاۗ اِلَيْہِ وَفِيْۗ اٰذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَّمِنْۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ اِنَّنَا عٰمِلُوْنَ۝۵
Waqaloo quloobuna fee akinnatin mimma tadAAoona ilayhi wafee athanina waqrun wamin baynina wabaynika hijabun faiAAmal innana AAamiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

And say: "Our hearts are immured against what you call us to. There is a deafness in our ears, and a veil lies between us and you. So act (your way), we are acting (ours)."

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قُلْ اِنَّمَاۗ اَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوْحٰۗى اِلَيَّ اَنَّمَاۗ اِلٰــہُكُمْ اِلٰہٌ وَّاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيْمُوْۗا اِلَيْہِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوْہُ۝۰ۭ وَوَيْلٌ لِّـلْمُشْرِكِيْنَ۝۶ۙ
Qul innama ana basharun mithlukum yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun faistaqeemoo ilayhi waistaghfiroohu wawaylun lilmushrikeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "I am a man like you, (but) it is revealed to me that your God is one God, so take the straight path to Him, and ask Him to forgive your sins. Woe to the idolaters

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الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوۃَ وَہُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَۃِ ہُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۷ۙ
Allatheena la yutoona alzzakata wahum bialakhirati hum kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Who do not give a due share of their wealth for the welfare of others, and do not believe in the Hereafter.

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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَہُمْ اَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُوْنٍ۝۸ۧ
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

English

Ahmed Ali

But those who believe and do the right, will have a continuing reward.

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قُلْ اَىِٕنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُوْنَ بِالَّذِيْ خَلَقَ الْاَرْضَ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُوْنَ لَہٗۗ اَنْدَادًا۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ۝۹ۚ
Qul ainnakum latakfuroona biallathee khalaqa alarda fee yawmayni watajAAaloona lahu andadan thalika rabbu alAAalameena

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Do you refuse to believe in Him who created the earth in two spans of time, and set up compeers to Him, the Lord of all the worlds?

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وَجَعَلَ فِيْہَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِہَا وَبٰرَكَ فِيْہَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيْہَاۗ اَقْوَاتَہَا فِيْۗ اَرْبَعَۃِ اَيَّامٍ۝۰ۭ سَوَاۗءً لِّلسَّاۗىِٕلِيْنَ۝۱۰
WajaAAala feeha rawasiya min fawqiha wabaraka feeha waqaddara feeha aqwataha fee arbaAAati ayyamin sawaan lilssaileena

English

Ahmed Ali

He placed firm stabilisers rising above its surface, blessed it with plenty and growth, and ingrained the means of growing its food within it, sufficient for all seekers, in four spans.

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ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰۗى اِلَى السَّمَاۗءِ وَہِىَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَہَا وَلِلْاَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا اَوْ كَرْہًا۝۰ۭ قَالَتَاۗ اَتَيْنَا طَاۗىِٕعِيْنَ۝۱۱
Thumma istawa ila alssamai wahiya dukhanun faqala laha walilardi itiya tawAAan aw karhan qalata atayna taiAAeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Then He turned to the heavens, and it was smoke. So He said to it and the earth: "Come with willing obedience or perforce." They said: "We come willingly."

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فَقَضٰىہُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَاَوْحٰى فِيْ كُلِّ سَمَاۗءٍ اَمْرَہَا۝۰ۭ وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاۗءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيْحَ۝۰ۤۖ وَحِفْظًا۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ تَقْدِيْرُ الْعَزِيْزِ الْعَلِيْمِ۝۱۲
Faqadahunna sabAAa samawatin fee yawmayni waawha fee kulli samain amraha wazayyanna alssamaa alddunya bimasabeeha wahifthan thalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleemi

English

Ahmed Ali

Then He created several skies in two spans, and ingrained in each sky its function, decking the nearest heaven with lamps, and guarded it. This has been determined by the mighty and all-knowing.

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فَاِنْ اَعْرَضُوْا فَقُلْ اَنْذَرْتُكُمْ صٰعِقَۃً مِّثْلَ صٰعِقَۃِ عَادٍ وَّثَمُوْدَ۝۱۳ۭ
Fain aAAradoo fuqul anthartukum saAAiqatan mithla saAAiqati AAadin wathamooda

English

Ahmed Ali

If even then they turn away, tell them: "I forewarn you of a terrible punishment like the thunderbolt that fell upon the 'Ad and Thamud."

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اِذْ جَاۗءَتْہُمُ الرُّسُلُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ اَيْدِيْہِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِہِمْ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْۗا اِلَّا اللہَ۝۰ۭ قَالُوْا لَوْ شَاۗءَ رَبُّنَا لَاَنْزَلَ مَلٰۗىِٕكَۃً فَاِنَّا بِمَاۗ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِہٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۱۴
Ith jaathumu alrrusulu min bayni aydeehim wamin khalfihim alla taAAbudoo illa Allaha qaloo law shaa rabbuna laanzala malaikatan fainna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Their apostles came to them one after the other (saying): "Do not worship any one but God." They said: "If our Lord had pleased He would have sent the angels down. We reject what is sent with you."

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