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وَالصّٰٓفّٰتِ صَفًّاۙ‏

By those [angels] lined up in rows

فَالزّٰجِرٰتِ زَجۡرًاۙ‏

And those who drive [the clouds]

فَالتّٰلِيٰتِ ذِكۡرًاۙ‏

And those who recite the message

اِنَّ اِلٰهَكُمۡ لَوَاحِدٌؕ‏

Indeed, your God is One

رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الۡمَشَارِقِؕ‏

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

اِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنۡيَا بِزِيۡنَةِ اِۨلۡكَوَاكِبِۙ‏

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

وَحِفۡظًا مِّنۡ كُلِّ شَيۡطٰنٍ مَّارِدٍۚ‏

And as protection against every rebellious devil

لَا يَسَّمَّعُوۡنَ اِلَي الۡمَلَاِ الۡاَعۡلٰي وَيُقۡذَفُوۡنَ مِنۡ كُلِّ جَانِبٍࣗۙۖ‏

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

دُحُوۡرًا وَّلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ وَّاصِبٌۙ‏

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment

اِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ الۡخَطۡفَةَ فَاَتۡبَعَهٗ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

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

فَاسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ اَهُمۡ اَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا اَمۡ مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَاؕ اِنَّا خَلَقۡنٰهُمۡ مِّنۡ طِيۡنٍ لَّازِبٍ

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

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُوۡنَࣕ‏

But you wonder, while they mock

وَاِذَا ذُكِّرُوۡا لَا يَذۡكُرُوۡنَࣕ‏

And when they are reminded, they remember not

وَاِذَا رَاَوۡا اٰيَةً يَّسۡتَسۡخِرُوۡنَࣕ‏

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

وَقَالُوۡ٘ا اِنۡ هٰذَا٘ اِلَّا سِحۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌۚۖ‏

And say, "This is not but obvious magic

ءَاِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوۡثُوۡنَۙ‏

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

اَوَ اٰبَآؤُنَا الۡاَوَّلُوۡنَؕ‏

And our forefathers [as well]

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَاَنۡتُمۡ دَاخِرُوۡنَۚ‏

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

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌ فَاِذَا هُمۡ يَنۡظُرُوۡنَ

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

وَقَالُوۡا يٰوَيۡلَنَا هٰذَا يَوۡمُ الدِّيۡنِ

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

هٰذَا يَوۡمُ الۡفَصۡلِ الَّذِيۡ كُنۡتُمۡ بِهٖ تُكَذِّبُوۡنَࣖ‏

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

اُحۡشُرُوا الَّذِيۡنَ ظَلَمُوۡا وَاَزۡوَاجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُوۡا يَعۡبُدُوۡنَۙ‏

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

مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ فَاهۡدُوۡهُمۡ اِلٰي صِرَاطِ الۡجَحِيۡمِࣔ‏

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

وَقِفُوۡهُمۡ اِنَّهُمۡ مَّسۡـُٔوۡلُوۡنَۙ‏

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned