| 1 | A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall | |
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| 2 | Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert, | |
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| 3 | From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent. | |
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| 4 | The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years. | |
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| 5 | So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience. | |
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| 6 | Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off. | |
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| 7 | But We see it (quite) near. | |
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| 8 | The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead). | |
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| 9 | And the mountains will be like flakes of wool. | |
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| 10 | And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition), | |
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| 11 | Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, disbeliever) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children, | |
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| 12 | And his wife and his brother, | |
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| 13 | And his kindred who sheltered him, | |
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| 14 | And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him. | |
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| 15 | By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell, | |
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| 16 | Taking away (burning completely) the head skin! | |
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| 17 | Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi) | |
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| 18 | And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah). | |
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| 19 | Verily, man (disbeliever) was created very impatient; | |
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| 20 | Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him; | |
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| 21 | And niggardly when good touches him. | |
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| 22 | Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers). | |
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| 23 | Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers); | |
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| 24 | And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right | |
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| 25 | For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened). | |
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| 26 | And those who believe in the Day of Recompense. | |
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| 27 | And those who fear the torment of their Lord. | |
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| 28 | Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. - | |
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| 29 | And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts). | |
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| 30 | Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy. | |
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| 31 | But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers. | |
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| 32 | And those who keep their trusts and covenants. | |
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| 33 | And those who stand firm in their testimonies. | |
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| 34 | And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well. | |
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| 35 | Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured. | |
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| 36 | So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)]. | |
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| 37 | (Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)? | |
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| 38 | Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight? | |
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| 39 | No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know! | |
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| 40 | So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able | |
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| 41 | To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun. | |
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| 42 | So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised - | |
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| 43 | The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal, | |
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| 44 | With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised! | |
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