As-Sajdah
The Prostration
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﱁAlif Lam Meemﱂ
Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.
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ﱃ(The) revelationﱄ(of) the Bookﱅ(there is) noﱆdoubtﱇabout itﱈfromﱉ(the) Lordﱊ(of) the worldsﱋ
The revelation of this Book is—beyond doubt—from the Lord of all worlds.
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ﱌOrﱍ(do) they sayﱎﱏHe invented itﱐNayﱑitﱒ(is) the truthﱓfromﱔyour Lordﱕthat you may warnﱖa peopleﱗnotﱘhas come to themﱙanyﱚwarnerﱛbefore youﱜbefore youﱝso that they mayﱞbe guidedﱟ
Or do they say, “He has fabricated it!”? No! It is the truth from your Lord in order for you to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so they may be ˹rightly˺ guided.
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ﱠAllahﱡ(is) the One Whoﱢcreatedﱣthe heavensﱤand the earthﱥand whateverﱦ(is) between themﱧinﱨsixﱩperiodsﱪThenﱫestablished Himselfﱬonﱭﱮthe ThroneﱯNotﱰfor youﱱbesides Himﱲbesides Himﱳanyﱴprotectorﱵand notﱶﱷany intercessorﱸThen will notﱹyou take heedﱺ
It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days, then established Himself on the Throne. You have no protector or intercessor besides Him. Will you not then be mindful?
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ﱻHe regulatesﱼthe affairﱽofﱾthe heavenﱿtoﲀthe earthﲁthenﲂit will ascendﲃto Himﲄinﲅa Dayﲆ(the) measure of which isﲇ(the) measure of which isﲈa thousandﲉyearsﲊof whatﲋyou countﲌ
He conducts every affair from the heavens to the earth, then it all ascends to Him on a Day whose length is a thousand years by your counting.
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ﲍThatﲎ(is the) Knowerﲏ(of) the hiddenﲐand the witnessedﲑthe All-Mightyﲒthe Most Mercifulﲓ
That is the Knower of the seen and unseen—the Almighty, Most Merciful,
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ﲔThe One Whoﲕmade goodﲖeveryﲗthingﲘﲙHe createdﲚand He beganﲛ(the) creationﲜ(of) manﲝfromﲞclayﲟ
Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay.
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ﲠThenﲡHe madeﲢhis progenyﲣfromﲤan extractﲥofﲦwaterﲧdespisedﲨ
Then He made his descendants from an extract of a humble fluid,
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ﲩThenﲪHe fashioned himﲫand breathedﲬinto himﲭfromﲮﲯHis spiritﲰand madeﲱfor youﲲthe hearingﲳand the sightﲴﲵand feelingsﲶlittleﲷ[what]ﲸthanks you giveﲹ
then He fashioned them and had a spirit of His Own ˹creation˺ breathed into them. And He gave you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.
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ﲺAnd they sayﲻIs (it) whenﲼwe are lostﲽinﲾthe earthﲿwill weﳀcertainly be inﳁa creationﳂﳃnewﳄNayﳅtheyﳆin (the) meetingﳇ(of) their Lordﳈ(are) disbelieversﳉ
˹Still˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are disintegrated into the earth, will we really be raised as a new creation?” In fact, they are in denial of the meeting with their Lord.
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ﳊ ﳋSayﳌWill take your soulﳍ(the) Angelﳎ(of) the deathﳏthe one whoﳐhas been put in chargeﳑof youﳒThenﳓtoﳔyour Lordﳕyou will be returnedﳖ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Your soul will be taken by the Angel of Death, who is in charge of you. Then to your Lord you will ˹all˺ be returned.”
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