Ruku 3, Juz 1 (ٱلْرُكوع 3, جزء 1)

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّقُوْلُ اٰمَنَّا بِاللہِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَمَا ھُمْ ￀مِنِيْنَ۝۸ۘ
Wamina alnnasi man yaqoolu amanna biAllahi wabialyawmi alakhiri wama hum bimumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

And there are some who, though they say: "We believe in God and the Last Day," (in reality) do not believe.

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يُخٰدِعُوْنَ اللہَ وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا۝۰ۚ وَمَا يَخْدَعُوْنَ اِلَّاۗ اَنْفُسَھُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ۝۹ۭ
YukhadiAAoona Allaha waallatheena amanoo wama yakhdaAAoona illa anfusahum wama yashAAuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

They (try to) deceive God and those who believe, yet deceive none but themselves although they do not know.

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فِىْ قُلُوْبِہِمْ مَّرَضٌ۝۰ۙ فَزَادَھُمُ اللہُ مَرَضًا۝۰ۚ وَلَھُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِـيْمٌۢ۝۰ۥۙ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْذِبُوْنَ۝۱۰
Fee quloobihim maradun fazadahumu Allahu maradan walahum AAathabun aleemun bima kanoo yakthiboona

English

Ahmed Ali

Sick are their hearts, and God adds to their malady. For them is suffering for they lie.

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وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَھُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ۝۰ۙ قَالُوْۗا اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُوْنَ۝۱۱
Waitha qeela lahum la tufsidoo fee alardi qaloo innama nahnu muslihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When asked to desist from spreading corruption in the land they say: "Why, we are reformers."

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اَلَاۗ اِنَّھُمْ ھُمُ الْمُفْسِدُوْنَ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا يَشْعُرُوْنَ۝۱۲
Ala innahum humu almufsidoona walakin la yashAAuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet they are surely mischief-mongers, even though they do not know.

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وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَھُمْ اٰمِنُوْا كَمَاۗ اٰمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوْۗا اَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَاۗ اٰمَنَ السُّفَہَاۗءُ۝۰ۭ اَلَاۗ اِنَّھُمْ ھُمُ السُّفَہَاۗءُ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا يَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۱۳
Waitha qeela lahum aminoo kama amana alnnasu qaloo anuminu kama amana alssufahao ala innahum humu alssufahao walakin la yaAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When asked to believe as others do, they say: "Should we believe like fools?" And yet they are the fools, even though they do not know.

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وَاِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قَالُوْۗا اٰمَنَّا۝۰ۚۖ وَاِذَا خَلَوْا اِلٰى شَيٰطِيْنِہِمْ۝۰ۙ قَالُوْۗا اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ۝۰ۙ اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَہْزِءُوْنَ۝۱۴
Waitha laqoo allatheena amanoo qaloo amanna waitha khalaw ila shayateenihim qaloo inna maAAakum innama nahnu mustahzioona

English

Ahmed Ali

When they meet the faithful they say: "We believe;" but when alone with the devils (their fellows), they say: "We are really with you; we were joking."

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اَللہُ يَسْتَہْزِئُ بِہِمْ وَيَمُدُّھُمْ فِىْ طُغْيَانِہِمْ يَعْمَھُوْنَ۝۱۵
Allahu yastahzio bihim wayamudduhum fee tughyanihim yaAAmahoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But God will turn the joke against them and allow them to sink deeper into evil and wander perplexed in their wickedness.

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اُولٰۗىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلٰلَۃَ بِالْہُدٰى۝۰۠ فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِّجَارَتُھُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا مُہْتَدِيْنَ۝۱۶
Olaika allatheena ishtarawoo alddalalata bialhuda fama rabihat tijaratuhum wama kanoo muhtadeena

English

Ahmed Ali

They are indeed those who bartered away good guidance for error and gained nothing from the deal, nor found the right way.

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مَثَلُھُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى اسْـتَوْقَدَ نَارًا۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّاۗ اَضَاۗءَتْ مَا حَوْلَہٗ ذَھَبَ اللہُ بِنُوْرِہِمْ وَتَرَكَھُمْ فِىْ ظُلُمٰتٍ لَّا يُبْصِرُوْنَ۝۱۷
Mathaluhum kamathali allathee istawqada naran falamma adaat ma hawlahu thahaba Allahu binoorihim watarakahum fee thulumatin la yubsiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

They are like a man who kindles a fire, and when its glow has illumined the air God takes away their light leaving them in the dark where they will not be able to see.

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