Ruku 339, Juz 20 (ٱلْرُكوع 339, جزء 20)

٢٨ - ٱلْقَصَص

28 - Al-Qasas

وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَـہُمُ الْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ۝۵۱ۭ
Walaqad wassalna lahumu alqawla laAAallahum yatathakkaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

We have been sending word to them that they may take a warning.

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اَلَّذِيْنَ اٰتَيْنٰہُمُ الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ قَبْلِہٖ ہُمْ بِہٖ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ۝۵۲
Allatheena ataynahumu alkitaba min qablihi hum bihi yuminoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those to whom We gave the Book before this do believe in it;

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وَاِذَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْہِمْ قَالُوْۗا اٰمَنَّا بِہٖۗ اِنَّہُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّنَاۗ اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِہٖ مُسْلِـمِيْنَ۝۵۳
Waitha yutla AAalayhim qaloo amanna bihi innahu alhaqqu min rabbina inna kunna min qablihi muslimeena

English

Ahmed Ali

And when it is read out to them, say: "We believe in it. It's the truth from our Lord. We had committed ourselves before it came."

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اُولٰۗىِٕكَ يُؤْتَوْنَ اَجْرَہُمْ مَّرَّتَيْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوْا وَيَدْرَءُوْنَ بِالْحَسَنَۃِ السَّيِّئَۃَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰہُمْ يُنْفِقُوْنَ۝۵۴
Olaika yutawna ajrahum marratayni bima sabaroo wayadraoona bialhasanati alssayyiata wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

These will be given their recompense twice, for they persevered and repelled evil with good, and spent of what We had given them.

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وَاِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ اَعْرَضُوْا عَنْہُ وَقَالُوْا لَنَاۗ اَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ اَعْمَالُكُمْ۝۰ۡ سَلٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ۝۰ۡلَا نَبْتَغِي الْجٰہِلِيْنَ۝۵۵
Waitha samiAAoo allaghwa aAAradoo AAanhu waqaloo lana aAAmaluna walakum aAAmalukum salamun AAalaykum la nabtaghee aljahileena

English

Ahmed Ali

When they hear idle talk they turn aside and say: "To us our actions, to you yours. Peace on you; we do not look for the ignorant."

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اِنَّكَ لَا تَہْدِيْ مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَلٰكِنَّ اللہَ يَہْدِيْ مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ۝۰ۚ وَہُوَاَعْلَمُ بِالْمُہْتَدِيْنَ۝۵۶
Innaka la tahdee man ahbabta walakinna Allaha yahdee man yashao wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena

English

Ahmed Ali

You cannot guide any one you like: God guides whosoever He please. He knows best who will come to guidance.

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وَقَالُوْۗا اِنْ نَّتَّبِعِ الْہُدٰى مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ اَرْضِنَا۝۰ۭ اَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَّہُمْ حَرَمًا اٰمِنًا يُّجْبٰۗى اِلَيْہِ ثَمَرٰتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رِّزْقًا مِّنْ لَّدُنَّا وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَہُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۵۷
Waqaloo in nattabiAAi alhuda maAAaka nutakhattaf min ardina awalam numakkin lahum haraman aminan yujba ilayhi thamaratu kulli shayin rizqan min ladunna walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

They say: "If we followed your guidance we would be driven from the land by force." Have We not set up a sanctuary for them, to which is brought a wealth of everything as provision from Us? But most of them do not understand.

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وَكَمْ اَہْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَۃٍؚبَطِرَتْ مَعِيْشَتَہَا۝۰ۚ فَتِلْكَ مَسٰكِنُہُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَنْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِہِمْ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا۝۰ۭ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوٰرِثِيْنَ۝۵۸
Wakam ahlakna min qaryatin batirat maAAeeshataha fatilka masakinuhum lam tuskan min baAAdihim illa qaleelan wakunna nahnu alwaritheena

English

Ahmed Ali

How many habitations that had come to boast of their resources have We destroyed? These their dwellings were never inhabited except rarely after them; and they came back to Us.

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وَ مَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُہْلِكَ الْقُرٰى حَتّٰى يَبْعَثَ فِيْۗ اُمِّہَا رَسُوْلًا يَّتْلُوْا عَلَيْہِمْ اٰيٰتِنَا۝۰ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُہْلِــكِي الْقُرٰۗى اِلَّا وَاَہْلُہَا ظٰلِمُوْنَ۝۵۹
Wama kana rabbuka muhlika alqura hatta yabAAatha fee ommiha rasoolan yatloo AAalayhim ayatina wama kunna muhlikee alqura illa waahluha thalimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But your Lord does not destroy habitations without having sent an apostle to their metropolis to read out Our commandments to them. We would never have destroyed cities if their inhabitants were not given to wickedness.

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وَمَاۗ اُوْتِيْتُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِيْنَتُہَا۝۰ۚ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللہِ خَيْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰى۝۰ۭ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۶۰ۧ
Wama ooteetum min shayin famataAAu alhayati alddunya wazeenatuha wama AAinda Allahi khayrun waabqa afala taAAqiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

Whatsoever has been given you is the stuff this life is made of, and only its embellishment. What is with your Lord is better and abiding. Will you not understand?

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