Ruku 441, Juz 26 (ٱلْرُكوع 441, جزء 26)

٤٦ - ٱلْأَحْقَاف

46 - Al-Ahqaf

وَلَقَدْ اَہْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرٰى وَصَرَّفْنَا الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۲۷
Walaqad ahlakna ma hawlakum mina alqura wasarrafna alayati laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

We have destroyed habitations all around you, having explained Our signs in different ways to them that they may turn back.

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فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَہُمُ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللہِ قُرْبَانًا اٰلِہَۃً۝۰ۭ بَلْ ضَلُّوْا عَنْہُمْ۝۰ۚ وَذٰلِكَ اِفْكُہُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا يَفْتَرُوْنَ۝۲۸
Falawla nasarahumu allatheena ittakhathoo min dooni Allahi qurbanan alihatan bal dalloo AAanhum wathalika ifkuhum wama kanoo yaftaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Why then did the gods they had taken apart from God as propitiators, not come to their aid? In fact they strayed away from them. It was all a lie what they had contrived!

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وَاِذْ صَرَفْنَاۗ اِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوْہُ قَالُوْۗا اَنْصِتُوْا۝۰ۚ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا اِلٰى قَوْمِہِمْ مُّنْذِرِيْنَ۝۲۹
Waith sarafna ilayka nafaran mina aljinni yastamiAAoona alqurana falamma hadaroohu qaloo ansitoo falamma qudiya wallaw ila qawmihim munthireena

English

Ahmed Ali

And (remember), when We turned a company of jinns towards you to listen to the Qur'an, they arrived when it was being recited, and they said: "Keep silent." When it was over they came back to their people, warning them:

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قَالُوْا يٰقَوْمَنَاۗ اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتٰبًا اُنْزِلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مُوْسٰى مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْہِ يَہْدِيْۗ اِلَى الْحَـقِّ وَاِلٰى طَرِيْقٍ مُّسْـتَقِيْمٍ۝۳۰
Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi waila tareeqin mustaqeemin

English

Ahmed Ali

"O our people:" they said: "we have listened to a Book which has come down after Moses, confirming what was (sent down) before it, showing the way to the truth and a path that is straight.

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يٰقَوْمَنَاۗ اَجِيْبُوْا دَاعِيَ اللہِ وَاٰمِنُوْا بِہٖ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ۝۳۱
Ya qawmana ajeeboo daAAiya Allahi waaminoo bihi yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayujirkum min AAathabin aleemin

English

Ahmed Ali

O our people, hearken to the summoner of God, and believe in him, so that He may forgive you your sins and save you from a painful doom.

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وَمَنْ لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللہِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَہٗ مِنْ دُوْنِہٖۗ اَوْلِيَاۗءُ۝۰ۭ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ فِيْ ضَلٰـلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ۝۳۲
Waman la yujib daAAiya Allahi falaysa bimuAAjizin fee alardi walaysa lahu min doonihi awliyaa olaika fee dalalin mubeenin

English

Ahmed Ali

He who does not listen to the summoner of God cannot weaken (the power of) God on earth, nor will he have protectors other than Him. They are clearly in the wrong."

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اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللہَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْيَ بِخَلْقِہِنَّ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰۗي اَنْ يُّـحْيِۦ الْمَوْتٰى۝۰ۭ بَلٰۗي اِنَّہٗ عَلٰي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ۝۳۳
Awalam yaraw anna Allaha allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda walam yaAAya bikhalqihinna biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta bala innahu AAala kulli shayin qadeerun

English

Ahmed Ali

Do they not realise that God who created the heavens and the earth, and did not tire creating them, is able to bring the dead to life? And why not? He has the power over everything.

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وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَلَي النَّارِ۝۰ۭ اَلَيْسَ ھٰذَا بِالْحَقِّ۝۰ۭ قَالُوْا بَلٰي وَرَبِّنَا۝۰ۭ قَالَ فَذُوْقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُوْنَ۝۳۴
Wayawma yuAAradu allatheena kafaroo AAala alnnari alaysa hatha bialhaqqi qaloo bala warabbina qala fathooqoo alAAathaba bima kuntum takfuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

The day the unbelievers will be stood before the Fire, (they will be asked:) "Is this not the reality?" They will answer: "In truth, by our Lord!" It will be said: "Then taste the torment of what you had denied."

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فَاصْبِرْ كَـمَا صَبَرَ اُولُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلْ لَّہُمْ۝۰ۭ كَاَنَّہُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوْعَدُوْنَ۝۰ۙ لَمْ يَلْبَثُوْۗا اِلَّا سَاعَۃً مِّنْ نَّہَارٍ۝۰ۭ بَلٰغٌ۝۰ۚ فَہَلْ يُہْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ۝۳۵ۧ
Faisbir kama sabara oloo alAAazmi mina alrrusuli wala tastaAAjil lahum kaannahum yawma yarawna ma yooAAadoona lam yalbathoo illa saAAatan min naharin balaghun fahal yuhlaku illa alqawmu alfasiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

So bear with patience, as the apostles who were constant, bore; and do not be hasty (in demanding punishment) for them. On the day they see what they had been foretold, (they will realise) that they did not stay in the world but only an hour of the day. This is the message to be conveyed: Shall any perish but the ungodly?

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