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يَّقُوۡلُ ءَاِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الۡمُصَدِّقِيۡنَ

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

ءَاِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَدِيۡنُوۡنَ

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

قَالَ هَلۡ اَنۡتُمۡ مُّطَّلِعُوۡنَ

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

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَاٰهُ فِيۡ سَوَآءِ الۡجَحِيۡمِ

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

قَالَ تَاللّٰهِ اِنۡ كِدۡتَّ لَتُرۡدِيۡنِۙ‏

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

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّيۡ لَكُنۡتُ مِنَ الۡمُحۡضَرِيۡنَ

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

اَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِيۡنَۙ‏

Then, are we not to die

اِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا الۡاُوۡلٰي وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِيۡنَ

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

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡعَظِيۡمُ

Indeed, this is the great attainment

لِمِثۡلِ هٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ الۡعٰمِلُوۡنَ

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

اَذٰلِكَ خَيۡرٌ نُّزُلًا اَمۡ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّوۡمِ

Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum

اِنَّا جَعَلۡنٰهَا فِتۡنَةً لِّلظّٰلِمِيۡنَ

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers

اِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخۡرُجُ فِيۡ٘ اَصۡلِ الۡجَحِيۡمِۙ‏

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

طَلۡعُهَا كَاَنَّهٗ رُءُوۡسُ الشَّيٰطِيۡنِ

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils

فَاِنَّهُمۡ لَاٰكِلُوۡنَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔوۡنَ مِنۡهَا الۡبُطُوۡنَؕ‏

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

ثُمَّ اِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبًا مِّنۡ حَمِيۡمٍۚ‏

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

ثُمَّ اِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَا۠اِلَي الۡجَحِيۡمِ

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire

اِنَّهُمۡ اَلۡفَوۡا اٰبَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّيۡنَۙ‏

Indeed they found their fathers astray

فَهُمۡ عَلٰ٘ي اٰثٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُوۡنَ

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ اَكۡثَرُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَۙ‏

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

وَلَقَدۡ اَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيۡهِمۡ مُّنۡذِرِيۡنَ

And We had already sent among them warners

فَانۡظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الۡمُنۡذَرِيۡنَۙ‏

Then look how was the end of those who were warned

اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الۡمُخۡلَصِيۡنَࣖ‏

But not the chosen servants of Allah

وَلَقَدۡ نَادٰىنَا نُوۡحٌ فَلَنِعۡمَ الۡمُجِيۡبُوۡنَؗۖ‏

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

وَنَجَّيۡنٰهُ وَاَهۡلَهٗ مِنَ الۡكَرۡبِ الۡعَظِيۡمِؗۖ‏

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction