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فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

Famaa tanfa'uhum shafaa'atush shaafi'een

So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Famaa lahum 'anittazkirati mu'rideen

Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah

As if they were alarmed donkeys

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ

Farrat min qaswarah

Fleeing from a lion?

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Kallaa bal laa yakhaafoonal aakhirah

No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Kallaaa innahoo tazkirah

No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Fa man shaaa'a zakarah

Then whoever wills will remember it.

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

Wa maa yazkuroona illaaa any yashaaa'al laah; Huwa ahlut taqwaa wa ahlul maghfirah

And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

Laaa uqsimu bi yawmil qiyaamah

I swear by the Day of Resurrection

وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ

Wa laaa uqsimu bin nafsil lawwaamah

And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ

Ayahsabul insaanu al lan najm'a 'izaamah

Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?

بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ

Balaa qaadireena 'alaaa an nusawwiya banaanah

Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ

Bal yureedul insaanu liyafjura amaamah

But man desires to continue in sin.

يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ

Yas'alu ayyyaana yawmul qiyaamah

He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ

Fa izaa bariqal basar

So when vision is dazzled

وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ

We khasafal qamar

And the moon darkens

وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ

Wa jumi'ash shamusu wal qamar

And the sun and the moon are joined,

يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ

Yaqoolul insaanu yaw ma 'izin aynal mafarr

Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

Kallaa laa wazar

No! There is no refuge.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ

Ilaa rabbika yawma 'izinil mustaqarr

To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

Yunabba 'ul insaanu yawma 'izim bimaa qaddama wa akhkhar

Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ

Balil insaanu 'alaa nafsihee baseerah

Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ

Wa law alqaa ma'aazeerah

Even if he presents his excuses.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ

Laa tuharrik bihee lisaa naka lita'jala bih

Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ

Inna 'alainaa jam'ahoo wa qur aanah

Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ

Fa izaa qaraanaahu fattabi' qur aanah

So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ

Summa inna 'alainaa bayaanah

Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].