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Sūra 37: Ṣāffāt, or those Ranged in Ranks

Section 1 (1-21)

1. Waalssaffati saffan

1. By those who range themselves in ranks,


2. Faalzzajirati zajran

2. And so are strong in repelling (evil),


3. Faalttaliyati thikran

3. And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah.!


4. Inna ilahakum lawahidun

4. Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-


5. Rabbu alssamawati waal-ardi wama baynahuma warabbu almashariqi

5. Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!


6. Inna zayyanna alssamaa alddunya bizeenatin alkawakibi

6. We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-


7. Wahifthan min kulli shaytanin maridin

7. (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,


8. La yassammaAAoona ila almala-i al-aAAla wayuqthafoona min kulli janibin

8. (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,


9. Duhooran walahum AAathabun wasibun

9. Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,


10. Illa man khatifa alkhatfata faatbaAAahu shihabun thaqibun

10. Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.


11. Faistaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqna inna khalaqnahum min teenin lazibin

11. Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!


12. Bal AAajibta wayaskharoona

12. Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,


13. Wa-itha thukkiroo la yathkuroona

13. And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-


14. Wa-itha raaw ayatan yastaskhiroona

14. And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,


15. Waqaloo in hatha illa sihrun mubeenun

15. And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!


16. A-itha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman a-inna lamabAAoothoona

16. "What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)


17. Awa abaona al-awwaloona

17. "And also our fathers of old?"


18. Qul naAAam waantum dakhiroona

18. Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."


19. Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun fa-itha hum yanthuroona

19. Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!


20. Waqaloo ya waylana hatha yawmu alddeeni

20. They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"


21. Hatha yawmu alfasli allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

21. (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"


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