ﱁAnd (will) appearﱂto themﱃ(the) evilﱄ(of) whatﱅthey didﱆand (will) envelopﱇthemﱈwhatﱉthey usedﱊ[at it]ﱋ(to) mockﱌ
And the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds will unfold before them, and they will be overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.
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ﱍAnd it will be saidﱎTodayﱏWe forget youﱐasﱑyou forgotﱒ(the) meetingﱓ(of) this Day of yoursﱔ(of) this Day of yoursﱕand your abodeﱖ(is) the Fireﱗand notﱘfor youﱙanyﱚhelpersﱛ
It will be said, “This Day We will neglect you as you neglected the meeting of this Day of yours! Your home will be the Fire, and you will have no helpers.
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ﱜThatﱝ(is) because youﱞtookﱟ(the) Versesﱠ(of) Allahﱡ(in) ridiculeﱢand deceived youﱣthe lifeﱤﱥ(of) the worldﱦSo this Dayﱧnotﱨthey will be brought forthﱩfrom itﱪand notﱫtheyﱬwill be asked to appeaseﱭ
This is because you made a mockery of Allah’s revelations, and were deluded by ˹your˺ worldly life.” So ˹from˺ that Day ˹on˺ they will not be taken out of the Fire, nor will they be allowed to appease ˹their Lord˺.
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ﱮThen for Allahﱯ(is) all the praiseﱰ(the) Lordﱱ(of) the heavensﱲand (the) Lordﱳ(of) the earthﱴ(the) lordﱵ(of) the worldsﱶ
So all praise is for Allah—Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of all worlds.
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ﱷAnd for Himﱸ(is) the greatnessﱹinﱺthe heavensﱻﱼand the earthﱽand Heﱾ(is) the All-Mightyﱿthe All-Wiseﲀ
To Him belongs ˹all˺ Majesty in the heavens and the earth. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.
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Al-Ahqaf
The Wind-Curved Sandhills
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﲁHa Meemﲂ
Ḥâ-Mĩm.
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ﲃ(The) revelationﲄ(of) the Bookﲅ(is) fromﲆAllahﲇthe All-Mightyﲈthe All-Wiseﲉ
The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.
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ﲊNotﲋWe createdﲌthe heavensﲍand the earthﲎand whatﲏ(is) between both of themﲐexceptﲑin truthﲒand (for) a termﲓﲔappointedﲕBut those whoﲖdisbelieveﲗfrom whatﲘthey are warnedﲙ(are) turning awayﲚ
We only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet the disbelievers are turning away from what they have been warned about.
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ﲛSayﲜDo you seeﲝwhatﲞyou callﲟbesidesﲠbesidesﲡAllahﲢShow meﲣwhatﲤthey have createdﲥofﲦthe earthﲧorﲨfor themﲩ(is) any shareﲪinﲫﲬthe heavensﲭBring meﲮa bookﲯfromﲰbeforeﲱthisﲲorﲳa traceﲴofﲵknowledgeﲶifﲷyou areﲸtruthfulﲹ
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Have you considered whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Bring me a scripture ˹revealed˺ before this ˹Quran˺ or a shred of knowledge, if what you say is true.”
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ﲺAnd whoﲻ(is) more astrayﲼthan (he) whoﲽcallsﲾbesidesﲿbesidesﳀAllahﳁwhoﳂwill not respondﳃwill not respondﳄto himﳅuntilﳆ(the) Dayﳇ(of) Resurrectionﳈand theyﳉofﳊtheir callsﳋ(are) unawareﳌ
And who could be more astray than those who call upon others besides Allah—˹others˺ that cannot respond to them until the Day of Judgment, and are ˹even˺ unaware of their calls?
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