ﱁAnd notﱂ(is) thisﱃlifeﱄ(of) the worldﱅbutﱆamusementﱇﱈand playﱉAnd indeedﱊthe Homeﱋ(of) the Hereafter ﱌsurely, itﱍﱎ(is) the lifeﱏif onlyﱐtheyﱑknowﱒ
This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.
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ﱓAnd whenﱔthey embarkﱕ[in]ﱖthe shipﱗthey callﱘAllahﱙ(being) sincereﱚto Himﱛ(in) the religionﱜBut whenﱝHe delivers themﱞtoﱟthe landﱠbeholdﱡtheyﱢassociate partners (with Him)ﱣ
If they happen to be aboard a ship ˹caught in a storm˺, they cry out to Allah ˹alone˺ in sincere devotion. But as soon as He delivers them ˹safely˺ to shore, they associate ˹others with Him once again˺.
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ﱤSo that they may denyﱥ[in] whatﱦWe have given themﱧﱨand they may enjoy (themselves)ﱩBut soonﱪthey will knowﱫ
So let them be ungrateful for all We have given them, and ˹let them˺ enjoy themselves ˹for now˺! For they will soon know.
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ﱬDo notﱭthey seeﱮthat Weﱯhave madeﱰa Sanctuaryﱱsecureﱲwhile are being taken awayﱳthe peopleﱴaround themﱵﱶaround themﱷThen do in (the) falsehoodﱸthey believeﱹand in (the) Favorﱺ(of) Allahﱻthey disbelieveﱼ
Have they not seen how We have made ˹Mecca˺ a safe haven, whereas people ˹all˺ around them are snatched away? How can they then believe in falsehood and deny Allah’s favours?
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ﱽAnd whoﱾ(is) more unjustﱿthan (he) whoﲀinventsﲁagainstﲂAllahﲃa lieﲄorﲅdeniesﲆthe truthﲇwhenﲈﲉit has come to himﲊIs there notﲋinﲌHellﲍan abodeﲎfor the disbelieversﲏ
And who does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah or reject the truth after it has reached them? Is Hell not a ˹fitting˺ home for the disbelievers?
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ﲐAnd those whoﲑstriveﲒfor UsﲓWe will surely, guide themﲔﲕ(to) Our waysﲖAnd indeedﲗAllahﲘsurely (is) withﲙthe good-doersﲚ
As for those who struggle in Our cause, We will surely guide them along Our Way. And Allah is certainly with the good-doers.
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Ar-Rum
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ﲛAlif Lam Meemﲜ
Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.
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ﲝHave been defeatedﲞthe Romansﲟ
The Romans have been defeated
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ﲠInﲡ(the) nearestﲢlandﲣBut theyﲤafterﲥafterﲦtheir defeatﲧwill overcomeﲨ
in a nearby land. Yet following their defeat, they will triumph
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ﲩWithinﲪa fewﲫﲬyearsﲭFor Allahﲮ(is) the commandﲯbeforeﲰbeforeﲱand afterﲲﲳand afterﲴAnd that dayﲵwill rejoiceﲶthe believersﲷ
within three to nine years. The ˹whole˺ matter rests with Allah before and after ˹victory˺. And on that day the believers will rejoice
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ﲸWith (the) helpﲹﲺ(of) AllahﲻHe helpsﲼwhomﲽﲾHe willsﲿAnd Heﳀ(is) the All-Mightyﳁthe Most Mercifulﳂ
at the victory willed by Allah. He gives victory to whoever He wills. For He is the Almighty, Most Merciful.
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