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37. Surah As-Saffat

Those who set the Ranks

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

37:1
وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفًّا١

By those [angels] lined up in rows

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37:2
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا٢

And those who drive [the clouds]

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37:3
فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا٣

And those who recite the message,1

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37:4
إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ٤

Indeed, your God is One,

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37:5
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ٥

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.1

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37:6
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ٦

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

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37:7
وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ٧

And as protection against every rebellious devil

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37:8
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ٨

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,1

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37:9
دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ٩

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

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37:10
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ١٠

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

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37:11
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ١١

Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

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37:12
بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ١٢

But you wonder, while they mock,

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37:13
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ١٣

And when they are reminded, they remember not.

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37:14
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ١٤

And when they see a sign, they ridicule.

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37:15
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ١٥

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

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37:16
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ١٦

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

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37:17
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ١٧

And our forefathers [as well]?"

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37:18
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ١٨

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

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37:19
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ١٩

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

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37:20
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ٢٠

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

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37:21
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ٢١

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

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37:22
۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ٢٢

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds,1 and what they used to worship

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37:23
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ٢٣

Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

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37:24
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ٢٤

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

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37:25
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ٢٥

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

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37:26
بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ٢٦

But they, that Day, are in surrender.

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37:27
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ٢٧

And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.

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37:28
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ٢٨

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."1

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37:29
قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ٢٩

They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

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37:30
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَـٰغِينَ٣٠

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

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37:31
فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ٣١

So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].

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37:32
فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَـٰوِينَ٣٢

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

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37:33
فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ٣٣

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.

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37:34
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ٣٤

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.

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37:35
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ٣٥

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant

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37:36
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ٣٦

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

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37:37
بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ٣٧

Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

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37:38
إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ٣٨

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

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37:39
وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ٣٩

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -

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37:40
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ٤٠

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

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