Arabic text and English translation

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1. مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

   What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement?

   الصافات 154

2. أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

   Then will you not be reminded?

   الصافات 155

3. أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ

   Or do you have a clear authority?

   الصافات 156

4. فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

   Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.

   الصافات 157

5. وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

   And they have made [i.e., claimed] between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought [to punishment].

   الصافات 158

6. سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

   Exalted is Allāh above what they describe,

   الصافات 159

7. إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

   Except the chosen servants of Allāh [who do not share in that sin].

   الصافات 160

8. فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ

   So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,

   الصافات 161

9. مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ

   You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

   الصافات 162

10. إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.

    الصافات 163

11. وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    [The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.

    الصافات 164

12. وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

    And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

    الصافات 165

13. وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ

    And indeed, we are those who exalt Allāh."

    الصافات 166

14. وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

    And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,

    الصافات 167

15. لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    "If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

    الصافات 168

16. لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."

    الصافات 169

17. فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.

    الصافات 170

18. وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,

    الصافات 171

19. إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ

    [That] indeed, they would be those given victory

    الصافات 172

20. وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

    And [that] indeed, Our soldiers [i.e., the believers] will be those who overcome.

    الصافات 173

21. فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    So, [O Muḥammad], leave them for a time.

    الصافات 174

22. وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

    And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see.

    الصافات 175

23. أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    Then for Our punishment are they impatient?

    الصافات 176

24. فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.

    الصافات 177

25. وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    And leave them for a time.

    الصافات 178

26. وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

    And see, for they are going to see.

    الصافات 179

27. سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.

    الصافات 180

28. وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And peace upon the messengers.

    الصافات 181

29. وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.

    الصافات 182