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ﱁﱂThey will be made to see each otherWould wishthe criminalifhe (could be) ransomedfrom(the) punishment(of) that Dayby his children(11)

˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,

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And his spouseand his brother(12)

their spouses, their siblings,

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And his nearest kindredwhosheltered him(13)

their clan that sheltered them,

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And whoever(is) onthe earthallthenit (could) save him(14)

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

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ﱚﱛBy no meansIndeed, it (is)surely a Flame of Hell(15)

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

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A removerof the skin of the head(16)

ripping off scalps.

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Inviting(him) whoturned his backand went away(17)

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

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And collectedand hoarded(18)

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

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ﱪ ﱫIndeedthe manwas createdanxious (19)

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

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Whentouches himthe evildistressed(20)

distressed when touched with evil,

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And whentouches himthe goodwithholding(21)

and withholding when touched with good—

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Exceptthose who pray (22)

except those who pray,

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Those who[they]ﱿattheir prayer(are) constant(23)

consistently performing their prayers;

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And those whointheir wealth(is) a rightknown(24)

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

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For the one who asksand the deprived(25)

to the beggar and the poor;

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And those whoaccept (the) truth(of the) Day(of) the Judgment(26)

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

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And those who[they]of(the) punishment(of) their Lord(are) fearful (27)

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

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Indeed(the) punishment(of) your Lord(is) notto be felt secure (of) (28)

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

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And those who[they]their modesty(are) guardians(29)

and those who guard their chastity1

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Exceptfromtheir spousesorwhatthey possessrightfullythen indeed, they(are) notblameworthy(30)

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,1 for then they are free from blame,

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But whoeverseeksbeyondthatthen those[they](are) the transgressors (31)

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

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And those who[they]of their trustsand their promise(are) observers(32)

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

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And those who[they]in their testimoniesﲿstand firm(33)

and who are honest in their testimony;

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And those who[they]ontheir prayerkeep a guard (34)

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

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Those(will be) inGardenshonored(35)

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

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So what is withthose whodisbelievebefore you(they) hasten(36)

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

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Onthe rightand onthe left(in) separate groups(37)

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?1

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Does longeverypersonamong themthathe entersa Garden(of) Delight(38)

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

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ﳡﳢBy no meansIndeed, We[We] have created themfrom whatthey know(39)

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.1

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But nayI swearby (the) Lord(of) the risingsand the settingsthat We(are) surely Able(40)

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset1 that We are truly capable