ﱁAnd Heﱂ(is) the One Whoﱃtakes your (soul)ﱄby the nightﱅand He knowsﱆwhatﱇyou committedﱈby the dayﱉThenﱊHe raises you upﱋthereinﱌso that is fulfilledﱍ(the) termﱎﱏspecifiedﱐThenﱑto Himﱒwill be your returnﱓthenﱔHe will inform youﱕabout whatﱖyou used toﱗdoﱘ
He is the One Who calls back your souls by night and knows what you do by day, then revives you daily to complete your appointed term. To Him is your ˹ultimate˺ return, then He will inform you of what you used to do.
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ﱙAnd Heﱚ(is) the SubjugatorﱛoverﱜﱝHis slavesﱞand He sendsﱟover youﱠguardiansﱡuntilﱢwhenﱣcomesﱤ(to) anyone of youﱥthe deathﱦtake himﱧOur messengersﱨand theyﱩ(do) notﱪfailﱫ
He reigns supreme over all of His creation, and sends recording-angels, watching over you. When death comes to any of you, Our angels take their soul, never neglecting this duty.
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ﱬThenﱭthey are returnedﱮtoﱯAllahﱰtheir Protector ﱱﱲ[the] TrueﱳUnquestionablyﱴfor Himﱵ(is) the judgmentﱶAnd Heﱷ(is) swiftestﱸ(of) the Reckonersﱹ
Then they are ˹all˺ returned to Allah—their True Master. Judgment is His ˹alone˺. And He is the Swiftest Reckoner.
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ﱺSayﱻWhoﱼsaves youﱽfromﱾdarkness[es]ﱿ(of) the landﲀand the seaﲁyou call Himﲂhumblyﲃand secretlyﲄIfﲅHe saves usﲆfromﲇthisﲈsurely we will beﲉfromﲊthe grateful onesﲋ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Who rescues you from the darkest times on land and at sea? He ˹alone˺ you call upon with humility, openly and secretly: “If You rescue us from this, we will be ever grateful.”
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ﲌSayﲍAllahﲎsaves youﲏfrom itﲐand fromﲑeveryﲒdistressﲓyetﲔyouﲕassociate partners (with Allah)ﲖ
Say, “˹Only˺ Allah rescues you from this and any other distress, yet you associate others with Him ˹in worship˺.”
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ﲗSayﲘHeﲙ(is) All-Capableﲚ[on]ﲛtoﲜsendﲝupon youﲞpunishmentﲟfromﲠabove youﲡorﲢfromﲣbeneathﲤyour feetﲥorﲦ(to) confuse youﲧ(into) sectsﲨand make (you) taste ﲩsome of youﲪviolenceﲫﲬ(of) othersﲭSeeﲮhowﲯWe explainﲰthe Signsﲱso that they mayﲲunderstandﲳ
Say, “He ˹alone˺ has the power to unleash upon you a torment from above or below you or split you into ˹conflicting˺ factions and make you taste the violence of one another.” See how We vary the signs, so perhaps they will comprehend.
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ﲴBut deniedﲵit ﲶyour peopleﲷwhile itﲸﲹ(is) the truthﲺSayﲻI am notﲼover youﲽa managerﲾ
Still your people ˹O Prophet˺ have rejected this ˹Quran˺, although it is the truth. Say, “I am not a keeper over you.”
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ﲿFor everyﳀnewsﳁﳂ(is) a fixed timeﳃand soonﳄyou will knowﳅ
Every ˹destined˺ matter has a ˹set˺ time to transpire. And you will soon come to know.
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ﳆAnd whenﳇyou seeﳈthose whoﳉengage (in vain talks)ﳊaboutﳋOur Versesﳌthen turn awayﳍfrom themﳎuntilﳏthey engageﳐinﳑa talkﳒﳓother than itﳔAnd ifﳕcauses you to forgetﳖthe Shaitaanﳗthen (do) notﳘsitﳙafterﳚthe reminderﳛwithﳜthe people ﳝthe wrongdoersﳞ
And when you come across those who ridicule Our revelations, do not sit with them unless they engage in a different topic. Should Satan make you forget, then once you remember, do not ˹continue to˺ sit with the wrongdoing people.
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