Arabic text and English translation

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1. وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفًّا

   By those [angels] lined up in rows

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2. فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا

   And those who drive [the clouds]

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3. فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

   And those who recite the message,

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4. إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ

   Indeed, your God is One,

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5. رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ

   Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.

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6. إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ

   Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

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7. وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

   And as protection against every rebellious devil

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8. لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

   [So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

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9. دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

   Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

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10. إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

    Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

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11. فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ

    Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

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12. بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

    But you wonder, while they mock,

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13. وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

    And when they are reminded, they remember not.

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14. وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

    And when they see a sign, they ridicule.

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15. وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

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16. أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

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17. أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

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18. قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ

    Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

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19. فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

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20. وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

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21. هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    [They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

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22. ۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ

    [The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship

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23. مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

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24. وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ

    And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

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