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يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ

Yaqoolu a'innnaka laminal musaddiqeen

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'ainnaa lamadeenoon

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

Qaala hal antum muttali'oon

He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

Fattala'a fara aahu fee sawaaa'il Jaheem

And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.

قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

Qaala tallaahi in kitta laturdeen

He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ

Wa law laa ni'matu Rabbee lakuntu minal muhdareen

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afamaa nahnu bimaiyiteen

Then, are we not to die

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatanal oola wa maa nahnu bimu'azzabeen

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

Inna haazaa falya'ma lil'aamiloon

Indeed, this is the great attainment.

لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ

Limisli haaza falya'ma lil 'aamiloon

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ

Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqom

Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum?

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ

Innaa ja'alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ

Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ

Tal'uhaa ka annahoo ru'oosush Shayaateen

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ

Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali'oona minhal butoon

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

Summa inna lahum 'alaihaa lashawbam min hameem

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ

Summa inna marji'ahum la ilal Jaheem

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ

Innahum alfaw aabaaa'ahum daaalleen

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

Fahum 'alaa aasaarihim yuhra'oon

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen

And We had already sent among them warners.

فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

Fanzur kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul munzareen

Then look how was the end of those who were warned -

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

Illaa 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ

Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani'mal mujeeboon

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

Wa jajainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil 'azeem

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.