Luqman (لُقْمَان)

٣١ - لُقْمَان

31 - Luqman

الۗمّۗ۝۱ۚ
Aliflammeem

English

Ahmed Ali

ALIF LAM MIM.

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تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْحَكِيْمِ۝۲ۙ
Tilka ayatu alkitabi alhakeemi

English

Ahmed Ali

These are the verses of the sagacious Book,

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ہُدًى وَرَحْمَۃً لِّلْمُحْسِنِيْنَ۝۳ۙ
Hudan warahmatan lilmuhsineena

English

Ahmed Ali

And a guidance and grace for those who do good,

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الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوۃَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوۃَ وَہُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَۃِ ہُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَ۝۴ۭ
Allatheena yuqeemoona alssalata wayutoona alzzakata wahum bialakhirati hum yooqinoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Who are constant in devotion, pay the zakat, and are certain of the Hereafter.

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اُولٰۗىِٕكَ عَلٰي ہُدًى مِّنْ رَّبِّہِمْ وَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ۝۵
Olaika AAala hudan min rabbihim waolaika humu almuflihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

They are on guidance from their Lord, and will prosper.

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وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِيْ لَہْوَالْحَدِيْثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ۝۰ۤۖ وَّيَتَّخِذَہَا ہُزُوًا۝۰ۭ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ لَہُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّہِيْنٌ۝۶
Wamina alnnasi man yashtaree lahwa alhadeethi liyudilla AAan sabeeli Allahi bighayri AAilmin wayattakhithaha huzuwan olaika lahum AAathabun muheenun

English

Ahmed Ali

But among men are also those who spread frivolous stories to mislead (others) from the way of God, without any knowledge, and take it lightly. For such as these the nemesis will be shameful.

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وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْہِ اٰيٰتُنَا وَلّٰى مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَسْمَعْہَا كَاَنَّ فِيْۗ اُذُنَيْہِ وَقْرًا۝۰ۚ فَبَشِّرْہُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ۝۷
Waitha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna walla mustakbiran kaan lam yasmaAAha kaanna fee othunayhi waqran fabashshirhu biAAathabin aleemin

English

Ahmed Ali

When Our verses are recited before them they turn away haughtily as though they did not hear them, as if a deafness had come into their ears. So give them tidings of a shameful punishment.

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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَہُمْ جَنّٰتُ النَّعِيْمِ۝۸ۙ
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatu alnnaAAeemi

English

Ahmed Ali

Surely for those who believe and do the right are pleasure gardens.

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خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْہَا۝۰ۭ وَعْدَ اللہِ حَقًّا۝۰ۭ وَہُوَالْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ۝۹
Khalideena feeha waAAda Allahi haqqan wahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeemu

English

Ahmed Ali

They will abide in them for ever. The promise of God is true; and He is all-mighty and all-wise.

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خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَہَا وَاَلْقٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَمِيْدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيْہَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَاۗبَّۃٍ۝۰ۭ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۗءِ مَاۗءً فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْہَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيْمٍ۝۱۰
Khalaqa alssamawati bighayri AAamadin tarawnaha waalqa fee alardi rawasiya an tameeda bikum wabaththa feeha min kulli dabbatin waanzalna mina alssamai maan faanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareemin

English

Ahmed Ali

He created the skies without a support, as you can see, and placed stabilisers in the earth that you may dwell at ease as it revolves; and dispersed on it all varieties of creatures, and He sent down water from the skies and grew all kinds of splendid things upon it.

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