ﱁAnd certainlyﱂWe createdﱃmanﱄand We knowﱅwhatﱆwhispersﱇto himﱈﱉhis soulﱊand Weﱋ(are) nearerﱌto himﱍthanﱎ(his) jugular veinﱏ(his) jugular veinﱐ
Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ created humankind and ˹fully˺ know what their souls whisper to them, and We are closer to them than ˹their˺ jugular vein.
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ﱑWhenﱒreceiveﱓthe two receiversﱔonﱕthe rightﱖand onﱗthe leftﱘseatedﱙ
As the two recording-angels—˹one˺ sitting to the right, and ˹the other to˺ the left—note ˹everything˺,
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ﱚNotﱛhe uttersﱜanyﱝwordﱞbutﱟwith himﱠ(is) an observerﱡreadyﱢ
not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.
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ﱣAnd will comeﱤ(the) stuporﱥ(of) deathﱦﱧin truthﱨThatﱩ(is) whatﱪyou wereﱫ[from it]ﱬavoidingﱭ
˹Ultimately,˺ with the throes of death will come the truth. This is what you were trying to escape!
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ﱮAnd will be blownﱯ[in]ﱰﱱthe trumpetﱲThatﱳ(is the) Dayﱴ(of) the Warningﱵ
And the Trumpet will be blown. This is the Day ˹you were˺ warned of.
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ﱶAnd will comeﱷeveryﱸsoulﱹwith itﱺa driverﱻand a witnessﱼ
Each soul will come forth with an angel to drive it and another to testify.
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ﱽCertainlyﱾyou wereﱿinﲀheedlessnessﲁofﲂthisﲃSo We have removedﲄfrom youﲅyour coverﲆso your sightﲇtodayﲈ(is) sharpﲉ
˹It will be said to the denier,˺ “You were totally heedless of this. Now We have lifted this veil of yours, so Today your sight is sharp!”
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ﲊAnd (will) sayﲋhis companionﲌThisﲍ(is) whatﲎ(is) with meﲏreadyﲐ
And one’s accompanying-angel will say, “Here is the record ready with me.”
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ﲑThrowﲒin (to)ﲓHellﲔeveryﲕdisbelieverﲖstubbornﲗ
˹It will be said to both angels,˺ “Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever,
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ﲘForbidderﲙof goodﲚtransgressorﲛdoubterﲜ
withholder of good, transgressor, and doubter,
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ﲝWhoﲞmadeﲟwithﲠAllahﲡa godﲢanotherﲣso throw himﲤin(to)ﲥthe punishmentﲦthe severeﲧ
who set up another god with Allah. So cast them into the severe punishment.”
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ﲨ ﲩWill sayﲪhis companionﲫOur LordﲬnotﲭI made him transgressﲮbutﲯhe wasﲰinﲱerrorﲲfarﲳ
One’s ˹devilish˺ associate will say, “Our Lord! I did not make them transgress. Rather, they were far astray ˹on their own˺.”
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ﲴHe will sayﲵ(Do) notﲶdisputeﲷ(in) My presenceﲸand indeedﲹI sent forthﲺto youﲻthe Warningﲼ
Allah will respond, “Do not dispute in My presence, since I had already given you a warning.
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ﲽNotﲾwill be changedﲿthe wordﳀwith Meﳁand notﳂI Amﳃunjustﳄto My slavesﳅ
My Word cannot be changed, nor am I unjust to ˹My˺ creation.”
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ﳆ(The) DayﳇWe will sayﳈto HellﳉAreﳊyou filledﳋAnd it will sayﳌAreﳍ(there) anyﳎmoreﳏ
˹Beware of˺ the Day We will ask Hell, “Are you full ˹yet˺?” And it will respond, “Are there any more?”
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ﳐAnd will be brought nearﳑthe Paradiseﳒto the righteousﳓnotﳔfarﳕ
And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off.
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ﳖThisﳗ(is) whatﳘyou were promisedﳙfor everyoneﳚwho turnsﳛ(and) who keepsﳜ
˹And it will be said to them,˺ “This is what you were promised, for whoever ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺ and kept up ˹His commandments˺—
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ﳝWhoﳞfearedﳟthe Most Graciousﳠin the unseenﳡand cameﳢwith a heartﳣreturningﳤ
who were in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing ˹Him˺, and have come with a heart turning ˹only to Him˺.
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ﳥEnter itﳦﳧin peaceﳨThatﳩ(is) a Dayﳪ(of) Eternityﳫ
Enter it in peace. This is the Day of eternal life!”
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ﳬFor themﳭwhateverﳮthey wishﳯthereinﳰand with Usﳱ(is) moreﳲ
There they will have whatever they desire, and with Us is ˹even˺ more.
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