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And certainlyWe createdmanand We knowwhatwhispersto himﱈﱉhis souland We(are) nearerto himthan(his) jugular vein(his) jugular vein(16)

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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Whenreceivethe two receiversonthe rightand onthe leftseated(17)

As the two recording-angels—˹one˺ sitting to the right, and ˹the other to˺ the left—note ˹everything˺,

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Nothe uttersanywordbutwith him(is) an observerready(18)

not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.1

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And will come(the) stupor(of) deathﱦﱧin truthThat(is) whatyou were[from it]avoiding(19)

˹Ultimately,˺ with the throes of death will come the truth.1 This is what you were trying to escape!

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And will be blown[in]ﱰﱱthe trumpetThat(is the) Day(of) the Warning(20)

And the Trumpet will be blown.1 This is the Day ˹you were˺ warned of.

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And will comeeverysoulwith ita driverand a witness(21)

Each soul will come forth with an angel to drive it and another to testify.

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Certainlyyou wereﱿinheedlessnessofthisSo We have removedfrom youyour coverso your sighttoday(is) sharp(22)

˹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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And (will) sayhis companionThis(is) what(is) with meready(23)

And one’s accompanying-angel will say, “Here is the record ready with me.”

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Throwin (to)Helleverydisbelieverstubborn(24)

˹It will be said to both angels,˺ “Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever,

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Forbidderof goodtransgressordoubter(25)

withholder of good, transgressor, and doubter,

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WhomadewithAllaha godanotherso throw himin(to)the punishmentthe severe(26)

who set up another god with Allah. So cast them into the severe punishment.”

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ﲨ ﲩWill sayhis companionOur LordnotI made him transgressbuthe wasinerrorfar(27)

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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He will say(Do) notdispute(in) My presenceand indeedI sent forthto youthe Warning(28)

Allah will respond, “Do not dispute in My presence, since I had already given you a warning.

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Notwill be changedﲿthe wordwith Meand notI Amunjustto My slaves(29)

My Word cannot be changed,1 nor am I unjust to ˹My˺ creation.”

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(The) DayWe will sayto HellAreyou filledAnd it will sayAre(there) anymore(30)

˹Beware of˺ the Day We will ask Hell, “Are you full ˹yet˺?” And it will respond, “Are there any more?”

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And will be brought nearthe Paradiseto the righteousnotfar(31)

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off.

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This(is) whatyou were promisedfor everyonewho turns(and) who keeps(32)

˹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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Whofearedthe Most Graciousin the unseenand camewith a heartreturning(33)

who were in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing ˹Him˺,1 and have come with a heart turning ˹only to Him˺.

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Enter itﳦﳧin peaceThat(is) a Day(of) Eternity(34)

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of eternal life!”

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For themwhateverthey wishthereinand with Us(is) more(35)

There they will have whatever they desire, and with Us is ˹even˺ more.1